Joseph Darowski Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Host of The Protagonist Podcast. Editor of The Ages of Superheroes essay collections. Co-author of Cheers: A Cultural History. PhD in American Studies.

Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery
Deborah Howe
Each week on The Protagonist Podcast we discuss great characters in great stories. This week, we're talking about James and Rebecca Howe's Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery https://t.co/aHBpUf53AR https://t.co/aaIhxFrezv
Paperback, 2006
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
X-Men and the Mutant Metaphor: Race and Gender in the Comic Books
Joseph J. Darowski
Me: *checks to see why #xmen is trending* So, I wrote a book called X-Men and the Mutant Metaphor: Race and Gender in the Comic Books. It's based on my doctoral dissertation. If anyone wants to talk, I know some stuff.
Hardcover, 2014
$111.00$86.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Marvel: August 1961 Omnibus
Stan Lee
Some facts about She-Hulk, who has a decades long legacy in comics and also other media appearances 1) She first appeared 42 years ago in 1980's Savage She-Hulk #1 2) She was a co-creation of Stan Lee and John Buscema, and one of the last characters Lee co-created for Marvel
Hardcover, 2021
$150.00$125.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Class ACT: A Graphic Novel
Jerry Craft
Is spite-purchasing a thing? Because after reading this article I purchased these books so fast https://www.comicsbeat.com/jerry-craft-new-kid-class-act-pulled-texas-school-libraries/
Paperback, 2020
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told
Douglas Wolk
In our newest episode of The Protagonist Podcast, author Douglas Wolk (@douglaswolk) joins us to discuss his recent book All of the Marvels! Wolk read more than 27,000 Marvel comics and wrote about the sprawling narrative Marvel has published for decades https://t.co/qozJWlDPV2 https://t.co/clPEePQFXi
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Decades: Marvel in the '50s - Captain America Strikes!
Howard Chaykin
Some facts about She-Hulk, who has a decades long legacy in comics and also other media appearances 1) She first appeared 42 years ago in 1980's Savage She-Hulk #1 2) She was a co-creation of Stan Lee and John Buscema, and one of the last characters Lee co-created for Marvel
Out of stock

Marvel-Verse: She-Hulk
Stan Lee
Some facts about She-Hulk, who has a decades long legacy in comics and also other media appearances 1) She first appeared 42 years ago in 1980's Savage She-Hulk #1 2) She was a co-creation of Stan Lee and John Buscema, and one of the last characters Lee co-created for Marvel
Out of stock

A Tip for the Hangman
Allison Epstein
Each week on The Protagonist Podcast we discuss a great character in a great story. This week, author Allison Epstein (@rapscallison) joined us to discuss Christopher Marlowe from her novel A Tip for the Hangman https://t.co/wxnCFrg87m https://t.co/o4AEK5rrNj
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
New Kid: A Graphic Novel
Jerry Craft
Is spite-purchasing a thing? Because after reading this article I purchased these books so fast https://www.comicsbeat.com/jerry-craft-new-kid-class-act-pulled-texas-school-libraries/
Paperback, 2019
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book