Superheroes conquer the literary novel

Prose incarnations of the comic-book staples are not new, but they are gaining new potency in serious fiction

Superheroes have never really worked for me outside what I consider their "natural" environment comic books. Even in this post-Avengers movie age, I still find brightly-costumed heroes interacting with real life on the big screen somewhat jarring, something with which I have no trouble in the confines of a comic panel.

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