16 Nerdy Books For Comic and Superhero Geeks! || NerdSync

Just in time for the holiday season, Scott takes you through his list of favorite comic book research material so you can learn about fun superhero trivia and impress your friends with nerdy and geeky trivia!

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Marvel Comics: The Untold Story

Was Superman a Spy?

Comics Creators on Spider-Man

Comics Creators on X-Men

Comics Creators on Fantastic Four

Supergraphic

The Physics of Superheroes

Understanding Comics

Making Comics

Superhero Origins

What is a Superhero?

Superheroes: Capes, Cowls, and the Creation of Comic Book Culture

Avengers and Philosophy

Batman and Philosophy

Spider-Man and Philosophy

A Philosopher Reads... Marvel Comics' Civil War

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[batfreeze]

NerdstorianExplained is my favorite YouTube channel, not gonna lie.

[tonyisgrendel]

Great video!

I have read "The Phyisics of Superheroes" and "Understanding Comics" and have noticed some of the video topics inspired by them.

I really love how you go into these topics about comics and the world we live in. You have one of the best channels out there and I am always excited to see a video.

Love all your videos!

[kaiwilliams]

Another good suggestion is Batman and Psychology by Dr. Travis Langley. And he has other books about pop culture and psychology. He has the walking dead, star wars, doctor who, game of thrones and more.

[savlecz]

Scott, this is a refreshing idea. Thank you for this!

[Reptosaur]

For those who are confused about the intro:

Nerd- Nerdsync
Storian- Comicstorian
Explained- ComicsExplained

[gracebridgette]

"What do you want for Christmas?'' *sends everyone this video*

[CosmicNerdStudios]

nerd storian explained seems like a good crossover... i kinda want to see you all collab now

[OwenLikesComics]

Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics is a personal favourite of mine, glad to hear it get some praise. Also anything by Mark D. White is always terrific!

P.S. keep reading is all well and good, but you should always take care when you keep reading;)

[AceOfROMs]

I think we deserve a NedstorianExplained crossover in honor of crossover week.

[kylescoolclips]

Ooooh, thanks man! I feel like this kind of information is exactly what is needed to grow the community around comics. A lot more people get attracted to them from the movies, but they also need to be introduced and encouraged into reading comic books to make sure they don't misunderstand things or miss certain key features that stop them from realising the greatness of comics when they try it. Some people might not understand why and how comic books are fun at first, so they need to be guided.
I hope I expressed myself clearly enough.I love it when people give you much more than you needed/asked for, because THAT MANY books will keep me busy for much longer than I actually needed, which is great. It's a delight when suddenly not finding enough information turns into having much more than enough information available. Thank you.

[pixelanarchy]

Thank you Scott for the list, this is gonna be great for Christmas, I'll make sure my family members use the links, you do so much for us, it's time we give a little back.

[logey]

You should start doing the weekly trivia again. or make it the daily trivia or something, that was awesome!

[CyberPumpkin]

I also recomend 'The Superhero Costume: Identity and Disguise in Fact and Fiction' by Barbara Brownie and Danny Graydon, "The Science of Superheroes" by Lois H. Gresh and Robert Weinberg, it's follow up book "The Science of Supervillans", and "Superman on the Couch" by Danny Fingeroth. Then there is what I am reading at the moment "Minutes to Midnight" by Richard Bensam, a collection of 12 articles about Watchman.

[taniacruz]

bro your videos are so awesome and fun to watch

[hairywampa]

I think this is the most excited I've seen scott in a while... maybe ever

[MrTerryt]

Nice Hamilton reference, your channel is my favorite. Kirby: King of Comics is a favorite of mine.The material you gave I'm going this week to grab a few of those.

[briguy_]

The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America by David Hajdu is, hands down, my favorite comics history book. It has an air of humor and yet captures the tragic plight of comic creators working at the time of pre-code comics.

[harrison_]

Thanks for this video Scott a lot of these books look really good and I'll check them out

[zackyend]

thanks Scott for those recommendation s definitely going to buy one

[JulioCGuevara]

1. Morris, T.; Morris, M. (2005): Superheroes and Philosophy: Truth Justice and the Socratic Way.
2. Alsford, Mike (2006): Heroes and Villains.
3. Arp Rober; White, Mark D. u.a. (2008): Batman and Philosophy: The Dark Knight of
the Soul.