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Action and superheroes
Action stories generally contain quickly paced storytelling and fighting sequences. Superhero fiction revolves around characters with larger-than-life physical or mental abilities that often have a supernatural origin. 
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Zodiac Starforce, Vol. 1: By the Power of Astra by Kevin Panetta

Zodiac Starforce, Vol. 1: By the Power of Astra

Zodiac Starforce (Collected Editions) #1

Kevin Panetta

136 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction comics fantasy adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
It Will All Hurt, Vol. 1 by Farel Dalrymple

It Will All Hurt, Vol. 1

It Will All Hurt #1

Farel Dalrymple

48 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction comics adventurous fast-paced
Happy Kanako's Killer Life Vol. 1 by Toshiya Wakabayashi

Happy Kanako's Killer Life Vol. 1

Happy Kanako’s Killer Life #1

Toshiya Wakabayashi

128 pages • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

fiction manga medium-paced
Jade Street Protection Services by Katy Rex

Jade Street Protection Services

Jade Street Protection Services #1-4

Katy Rex

110 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction comics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
Radiant Black, Vol. 1 by Kyle Higgins, Cherish Chen, David Lafuente, Marcelo Costa

Radiant Black, Vol. 1

Radiant Black #1-6

Kyle Higgins, Cherish Chen, David Lafuente, Marcelo Costa

192 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction comics science fiction adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
God Hates Astronauts, Vol. 1: The Head That Wouldn't Die! by Ryan Browne

God Hates Astronauts, Vol. 1: The Head That Wouldn't Die!

God Hates Astronauts #1

Ryan Browne

180 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction comics adventurous funny fast-paced
Oath: An Anthology of New (Queer) Heroes by Theo Nicole Lorenz, Vaneda Vireak, Allison Paige, Sarah Winifred Searle, Jon Erik Christianson, Aud Koch, Kori Michele Handwerker, Apollo Pop, Tini Howard, Alex Law, Rachel Dukes, Camila Fortuna, Milkrainn, Steve Foxe, Sara Goetter, Sfé R. Monster, Lee Blauersouth, K Van Dam, Blue Delliquanti, Adriana Ferguson, Katherine Verhoeven, E.A. Denich, Jenn St-Onge, Rian Sygh, Audrey Redpath, Ty Blauersouth, Carey Pietsch, Megan Gedris

Oath: An Anthology of New (Queer) Heroes

Theo Nicole Lorenz, Vaneda Vireak, Allison Paige, Sarah Winifred Searle, Jon Erik Christianson, Aud Koch, Kori Michele Handwerker, Apollo Pop, Tini Howard, Alex Law, Rachel Dukes, Camila Fortuna, Milkrainn, Steve Foxe, Sara Goetter, Sfé R. Monster, Lee Blauersouth, K Van Dam, Blue Delliquanti, Adriana Ferguson, Katherine Verhoeven, E.A. Denich, Jenn St-Onge, Rian Sygh, Audrey Redpath, Ty Blauersouth, Carey Pietsch, Megan Gedris

240 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction comics fantasy lgbtqia+ short stories adventurous fast-paced
PTSD by Guillaume Singelin

PTSD

Guillaume Singelin

208 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction comics graphic novel challenging emotional medium-paced
Black by Kwanza Osajyefo, Jamal Igle

Black

BLACK #1-6

Kwanza Osajyefo, Jamal Igle

208 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction comics adventurous reflective fast-paced
Black AF: America's Sweetheart by Sho Murase, Kwanza Osajyefo, Jennifer Johnson

Black AF: America's Sweetheart

Black AF

Sho Murase, Kwanza Osajyefo, Jennifer Johnson

84 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction comics young adult adventurous dark fast-paced