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Books like Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers

12 books with a reading profile close to Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis. Practical, outward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

1

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1: Coming Home

by J. Michael Straczynski

Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative

Peter Parker transitions into a new chapter of adulthood by returning to his former high school as a science teacher.
2

House of M

by Brian Michael Bendis

Also outward-looking and escapist · entertainment, narrative

Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, suffers a psychological breakdown that threatens the fabric of reality.
3

Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 1: Gifted

by Joss Whedon

Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative

Cyclops and Emma Frost lead a reformed team consisting of Wolverine, Beast, and Kitty Pryde to re-establish the X-Men as a public force for good.
4

Paper Girls, Volume 2

by Brian K. Vaughan

Also practical and escapist · entertainment, narrative

After being thrust through a rift in time, 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls KJ, Mac, and Tiff land in 2016 Cleveland.
5

Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned

by Brian K. Vaughan

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

In 2002, a simultaneous global catastrophe kills every living mammal with a Y chromosome, except for an amateur escape artist named Yorick Brown and his pet capuchin monkey, Ampersand.
6

The Door into Summer

by Robert A. Heinlein

Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative

Dan Davis is a talented engineer and inventor in 1970 who loses everything when his business partner and his fiancée betray him.
7

Ender's Shadow -- Battle School

by Mike Carey

Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative

Based on the original novel by Orson Scott Card, this graphic novel adaptation follows Bean, a genetically engineered child who survives the starvation-ridden streets of Rotterdam before being recruited into the Interna…
8

Enders Shadow Ultimate Collection

by Mike Carey

Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative

This collection adapts Orson Scott Card’s novel into a visual narrative centered on Bean, a genetically engineered orphan surviving the streets of Rotterdam before his recruitment into Battle School.
9

All Our Wrong Todays

by Elan Mastai

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

In 2016, Tom Barren lives in a techno-utopian version of Earth powered by an infinite energy engine created in 1965.
10

All-Star Superman, Vol. 1

by Grant Morrison

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

The story begins when Superman rescues a scientific crew from a solar mission gone wrong, only to discover that the massive infusion of yellow sun radiation has triggered a fatal cellular breakdown in his body.
11

Shadow Puppets

by Orson Scott Card

Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative

In this third installment of the Shadow series, Peter Wiggin struggles to solidify his role as Hegemon while the world spirals toward global conflict.
12

Friday

by Robert A. Heinlein

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Friday follows the life of Friday Jones, an "artificial person" engineered with enhanced speed, intelligence, and physical durability.

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