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Marion G. Harmon

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Similar in premise + setting

These books are ranked using the premise + setting labels extracted for Wearing the Cape: A Superhero Story. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Premise labels used: superhero origin, new powers, secret identity, career choice, mentor training, hero team, supervillain threat, public celebrity, worldbuilding

Setting labels used: Chicago, university setting, contemporary world, alternate Earth, post-Event world, superhero society

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their premise + setting embeddings are close.

Cover of Invincible Iron Man: Ironheart, Vol. 1: Riri Williams by Brian Michael Bendis

Invincible Iron Man: Ironheart, Vol. 1: Riri Williams

Brian Michael Bendis · 2017 · Invincible Iron Man (2016) (Collected Editions)

A teenage engineering prodigy builds a suit, takes on a legacy, and learns heroism with help from Tony Stark’s AI.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1754

Cover of Sovereign by April  Daniels

Sovereign

April Daniels · 2017 · Nemesis

A trans teen superhero must defend her city, survive escalating attacks, and face the cost of power and identity.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1850

Cover of Marvel Rising by G. Willow Wilson

Marvel Rising

G. Willow Wilson · 2018 · Marvel Rising (2018)

Ms. Marvel and Squirrel Girl team up to stop a video-game-powered villain while hiding their secret identities.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1871

Cover of Super Powereds: Year 1 by Drew  Hayes

Super Powereds: Year 1

Drew Hayes · 2013 · Super Powereds

Five new college students hide a dangerous secret while training to become certified superheroes.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1872

Cover of Sensation by Kevin Hardman

Sensation

Kevin Hardman · 2013 · Kid Sensation

A powerful teen hero must reclaim his future after a failed tryout leaves him outcast, hunted, and targeted by bigger forces.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1876

Cover of The Boys, Volume 6: The Self-Preservation Society by Garth Ennis

The Boys, Volume 6: The Self-Preservation Society

Garth Ennis · 2010 · The Boys (Trade Paperbacks)

A superteam called The Boys is attacked by a rival squad, then forced to confront the hidden origins of its own members.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1879

Cover of All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault by James Alan Gardner

All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault

James Alan Gardner · 2017 · Dark/Spark

Four college roommates gain superpowers in a weird alternate Canada and must stop a mad scheme while becoming heroes.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1885

Cover of Flash Fire by T.J. Klune

Flash Fire

T.J. Klune · 2021 · The Extraordinaries

A queer teen superhero sequel pits Nick and his friends against new threats, secrets, and a fraught reckoning with power.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1935

Cover of Invincible, Compendium Two by Robert Kirkman

Invincible, Compendium Two

Robert Kirkman · 2013 · Invincible

A young superhero’s life grows darker, bigger, and more morally complex as old ties, new threats, and shifting loyalties collide.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1968

Cover of Super Powereds: Year 2 by Drew  Hayes

Super Powereds: Year 2

Drew Hayes · 2013 · Super Powereds

Sophomore superhero trainees return to school, hide changed identities, and face new team trials, secrets, and threats.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1988

Cover of Before Watchmen: Minutemen/Silk Spectre by Darwyn Cooke

Before Watchmen: Minutemen/Silk Spectre

Darwyn Cooke · 2013 · Before Watchmen

Two Watchmen prequels trace a masked team’s rise and fall and a young heroine’s break from family control.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1998

Cover of Astro City, Vol. 2: Confession by Kurt Busiek

Astro City, Vol. 2: Confession

Kurt Busiek · 1996 · Astro City

A young newcomer becomes a vigilante’s sidekick and uncovers a secret as the city turns against its heroes.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2008