Contemporary Black Superheroes

This Black History Month (or any month), check out these teen graphic novels featuring contemporary Black superheroes!

Updated February 3, 2026
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Clock striker. Volume 1, "I'm gonna be a SMITH!"
Galadima, Issaka
Paper Book
Clock Striker, now in graphic novel format, follows Shonen manga's first Black female lead hero, Cast, in her quest to become a member of the SMITHS, the legendary warrior engineers. *2024 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens**2023 Texas Library...
Quincredible : the hero within
Barnes, Rodney (Producer)
Paper Book
"A heartfelt voyage through time and space." - Kirkus Rodney Barnes and Selina Espiritu return for another Quincredible adventure, this time diving into the world of Voodoo. Quinton West is back as the would-be hero of his city New Orleans, battling against a new enemy who...
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. Vol. 3, The smartest there is!
Montclare, Brandon
Paper Book
Tony Stark, Victor von Doom, T'Challa, Amadeus Cho...the greatest minds in the Marvel Universe all have one thing in common: they're not smarter than a 4th grader! That's right, the rumors are true - Lunella Lafayette is the smartest there is! Now it's time to put her unrivaled intellect to the...
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Reeder, Amy
Paper Book
LUNELLA LAFAYETTE is a preteen super genius who wants to change the world-but learned the hard way that it takes MORE than just big brains. Fearful of the monstrous INHUMAN genes inside her, life is turned upside down when a savage, red-scaled tyrant is teleported from prehistoric past to a far...
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. Vol. 2, Cosmic cooties
Montclare, Brandon
Paper Book
She's been so busy worrying about the Terrigen Cloud that would turn her Inhuman, Luna Lafayette might instead fall prey to...Cosmic Cooties?! Because when a new boy moves to town from far, far away, he's oddly interested in her. Meanwhile, the most wanted T-Rex in NYC is running out of places to...
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. Vol. 4, Girl-moon
Montclare, Brandon
Paper Book
Journey to the Living Planet! It's Lunella Lafayette's biggest adventure yet, as a voice from the outer reaches of space beckons her and Devil Dinosaur on a truly fantastic voyage - an Ego trip, if you will! Are you ready for Moon Girl to meet... Girl-Moon? Lunella isn't just smart, she's the...

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