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Steve Leonard is an award-winning faculty member at the University of Kansas School of Business, where he serves as Senior Assistant Dean and Professor of the Practice. A former senior military strategist and the creative force behind the defense microblog, Doctrine Man!!, he is a career writer and speaker with a passion for developing and mentoring the next generation of thought leaders. He is a senior fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point; the co-founder of the national security blog, Divergent Options; co-founder of the Military Writers Guild; and a member of the editorial review board of the Arthur D. Simons Center’s Interagency Journal. He is the author, co-author, or editor of several books, including To Boldly Go (Casemate, 2021), Why We Write (2019), Winning Westeros (2019), and Strategy Strikes Back (2018). Jonathan Klug is a professor at the U.S. Army War College, military strategist, and historian. A PhD candidate in Military and Naval History at the University of New Brunswick, he is an award-winning military history instructor and has taught at both the Air Force and Naval Academies. He is co-editor of To Boldly Go (with Steven Leonard, Casemate, 2021). Kelsey Cipolla is a writer, editor, and digital marketing specialist who has covered everything from nonprofits making a global impact to the best place to find tacos in Kansas City. An accomplished author and self-admitted comic book geek, she also contributed to Winning Westeros: How Game of Thrones Explains Modern Military Strategy and To Boldly Go: Leadership, Strategy and Conflict in the 21st Century and Beyond. Kelsey lives in Denver, Colorado, with her husband, dog, cat, and collection of Lord of the Rings Pez dispensers. Jon Niccum is an award-winning journalist, author and screenwriter. He is a longtime entertainment writer and critic for the Kansas City Star. He is the author of The Worst Gig: From Psycho Fans to Stage Riots, Famous Musicians Tell All (Sourcebooks, 2013). Additionally, he has written and/or produced numerous independent features and documentaries, including Big Fur, The Sublime and Beautiful, Jayhawkers, and Rhino. He earned a degree in Film and Media Studies and a Master’s in Journalism from the University of Kansas, where he currently teaches screenwriting.

Foreword by Jon Niccum_x000D_
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Introduction_x000D_
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PART I: GREAT RESPONSIBILITY_x000D_
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1 Boys Will Be Boys by Kayla Hodges_x000D_
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2 Call it, Captain  by Cory S. Hollon_x000D_
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3 The Rise of a Reluctant Leader by Mick Ryan_x000D_
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4 The Unexpected Hero by Kari McEwen_x000D_
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5 The Command of Masks by Ronald J. Granieri_x000D_
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6 Ethical Excellence Through Decisive Dimness by Jeff Drake_x000D_
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PART II: AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!_x000D_
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7 Blood in the Inkwell by Geoff Harkness_x000D_
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8 We Could Be (Super)Heroes by Heather S. Gregg_x000D_
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9 When Being a Superhero Ain’t So Super by Mathew Klickstein_x000D_
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10 Lumberjanes and Team Building the Hardcore Lady-Type Way by Julie M. Still_x000D_
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11 There Was an Idea by Amelia Cohen-Levy_x000D_
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12 The Ordinary, Everyday Superhero by Mike Burke_x000D_
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PART III: GREEN LANTERN’S LIGHT!_x000D_
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13 The River of Truth by Matt Lancaster_x000D_
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14 They Only Lack the Light to Show the Way by Eric Muirhead_x000D_
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15 Could the Sokovia Accords Save the (Real) World? by Theresa Hitchens_x000D_
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16 A Fitting End for His Kind by Jo Brick_x000D_
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17 Injustice for All by James Groves_x000D_
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18 It’s Not Just Black and White by Alyssa Jones_x000D_
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19 Black Vibranium in the Hour of Chaos by Aaron Rahsaan Thomas_x000D_
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PART IV: IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME!_x000D_
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20 Who Runs the World? Squirrels! by Kelsey Cipolla_x000D_
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21 Your Cape and Cowl, Mr. Bond? by Mitch Brian_x000D_
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22 Trick or Deceit by Erica Iverson_x000D_
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23 Unbeatable by Dan Ward_x000D_
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24 The Veidt Method by Ian Boley_x000D_
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PART V: TO THE BATCAVE!_x000D_
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25 I’ve Come to Save the World by Kera Rolsen_x000D_
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26 Your Ancestors Called It Magic, But You Call It Science by Jonathan Klug_x000D_
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27 Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys? by Candice E. Frost_x000D_
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28 To the Warrior, Their Arms by Mick Cook_x000D_
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29 We Need to Be Put in Check by Clara Engle_x000D_
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PART VI: KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!_x000D_
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30 The Caped Crusader and the Road to Radicalism by Max Brooks_x000D_
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31 Where Monsters Dwell by Steven Leonard_x000D_
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32 Marvel Zombies by Jon Niccum_x000D_
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33 Strip Mining the Superhero Archetype by Janeen Webb_x000D_
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34 The New Gods by Patrick Sullivan_x000D_
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35 ХАЙЛЬ ГИДРА! by Joshua C. Huminski_x000D_
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