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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for Superman: Secret Identity.
Themes labels used: identity, coming of age, humanity, hope, legacy, family, mortality, belonging, responsibility, privacy, acceptance, love, fatherhood, aging, selfhood, everyday heroism
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their themes embeddings are close.
Clark Kent grows from Smallville outsider to Metropolis’s first great hero in a retelling of Superman’s origin.
Why this is here
Themes labels: hope · acceptance · identity · belonging · responsibility · family · humanity · immigration · truth · heroism · coming of age · legacy · optimism · alienation · social change
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0702
As the world ends around Jersey City, Kamala Khan teams with Captain Marvel to save family, friends, and hope.
Why this is here
Themes labels: coming of age · identity · faith · family · friendship · community · heroism · responsibility · end of the world · hope · self-reflection · belonging · leadership · maturation · acceptance · keeping others safe · letting go · secret identity
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0809
Anthology stories in a superhero city trace family, legacy, growing up, and life on both sides of the mask.
Why this is here
Themes labels: belonging · identity · legacy · responsibility · parenthood · family duty · growing up · normalcy · ageing · recognition · humanity · community resilience · heroism as daily life · consequences · self-worth
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0815
A reimagined Superman origin follows Clark from Krypton to Kansas, the Navy, Atlantis, and Metropolis.
Why this is here
Themes labels: responsibility · choice · humanity · identity · belonging · outsiderhood · self-control · morality · coming of age · heroism · power and restraint · adoption · duty
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0890
A teenage engineering prodigy builds a suit, takes on a legacy, and learns heroism with help from Tony Stark’s AI.
Why this is here
Themes labels: representation · responsibility · identity · legacy · grief · trauma · coming of age · heroism · technology · self-determination · belonging · social isolation
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0896
A seasonal, four-voice retelling of Clark Kent’s early path toward becoming Superman, rooted in Smallville and family.
Why this is here
Themes labels: hope · humanity · responsibility · self-discovery · belonging · morality · coming of age · family influence · ordinary life · dual identity · doing good · limitations · sacrifice · nostalgia · change · resilience · altruism
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0976
Three linked Earthsea tales follow Ged across youth, maturity, and old age as magic, identity, and death entwine.
Why this is here
Themes labels: coming of age · self-knowledge · responsibility · balance · mortality · identity · freedom · power · pride · morality · love for strangers · injustice · gender roles · social responsibility · human agency · death and life
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1001
A time-bending heroine must navigate rebellion, a lost love, and hidden cities as her world expands beyond its walls.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · humanity · loyalty · guilt · power · morality · family · choice · leadership · trust · responsibility · coming of age
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1021
A hidden Superman family tries to live quietly on a world that already has its own Superman, until secrets begin to surface.
Why this is here
Themes labels: family · hope · identity · secrecy · legacy · responsibility · truth · heroism · integrity · belonging · parenthood · adaptation · trust · normalcy
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1029
An immortal blood-drinker is forced to mentor a newly made heme on a tense road trip that tests identity, control, and survival.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · coming of age · self-discovery · immortality · mortality · humanity · responsibility · redemption · trauma · control · isolation · belonging · eternity · good and evil · ethics of feeding · loss · memory · self-actualization · living with secrets
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1034
John Byrne reboots Superman’s origin, introducing his early life, allies, enemies, and first steps as a hero.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · humanity · morality · coming of age · heroism · nature vs nurture · duty · relevance · legacy · alienation · home · power and responsibility
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1044
A lone monitor aboard a generation ship nears the end of his service and must choose between duty, sleep, and freedom.
Why this is here
Themes labels: mortality · freedom · agency · humanity · identity · fate · duty · loneliness · choice · self-determination · existentialism · coming of age · sacrifice
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1045
