Matthew K. Manning is the author of over eighty books and dozens of comic books. He has written books for Scholastic, Disney Press, Abrams, Amazon, Capstone, DK Publishing, Insight Editions, Andrews/McMeel, and Running Press, dividing his time between writing original chapter book series and coffee table books. His chapter books include the six-book series Xander and the Rainbow-Barfing Unicorns (Capstone), the four-book Drone Academy series (Capstone), Backstories: Batman and Backstories: Batgirl (Scholastic), and Artemis Fowl: How to be a LEPrecon (Disney Press), released in both paperback and on Audible. Many of his books have reached best-seller status on Amazon, including DC Comics: Anatomy of a Metahuman, DC Comics Encyclopedia, and Batman: A Visual History. In addition, Manning specializes in comic books, writing for the titles Beware the Batman, Teen Titans Go!, The Batman Strikes!, Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century, Justice League Adventures, Scooby-Doo, and Looney Tunes for DC Comics, Marvel Action: Avengers for IDW/Marvel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Amazing Adventures and TMNT: New Animated Adventures for IDW, and the top-selling Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures for DC/IDW, nominated by the Diamond Gem Awards for comic of the year. Manning’s work has received acclaim in Entertainment Weekly, People Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, Publisher’s Weekly, and The Washington Times. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Dorothy and his daughters Lillian and Gwendolyn. Buy his books and support independent booksellers on Bookshop at https://bookshop.org/shop/matthewkman...
Series
Books
Artemis Fowl
Welcome to the LEP!: Your Guide to the Gear, Gadgets, and Goings-on of the World's Most Elite Fairy Force
2020
Teen Titans Go! #27
2018
The Man of Steel
Superman and the Poisoned Planet
2012
Batman
A Visual History
2014
Iron Man
The Ultimate Guide to the Armored Super Hero
2010
Batman
Scarecrow, Doctor of Fear
2010
Batman Character Encyclopedia
2016
The Attack of Professor Zoom!
2011
Lockdown
2012
Can You Survive the 1918 Flu Pandemic?
An Interactive History Adventure
2023
Wonder Woman Wrestles Circe's Sorcery
2017
Tony Hawk's 900 Revolution
2012
Little Green Men
2010
Black Adam
An Origin Story
2022
The Dark Knight
Batman and the Flock of Fear
2012
The World According to the Joker
2014
Superman
An Origin Story
2015
The Salem Witch Showdown
2017
Batman
Two-Face's Double Take
2010
The Batman Files
2011
The Cheetah
2022
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #1
2017
Marvel Chronicle
2008
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
New Animated Adventures #24
2015
The Art of Thor
2011
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Complete Adventures
2023
Marvel Heroes
Greatest Battles
2008
Batman
Gotham City's Guardian
2016
Wolverine
Inside The World Of The Living Weapon
2009
DC vs. Vampires
All-Out War
2023
Anatomy of a Metahuman
2018
The DC Comics Encyclopedia New Edition
2016
Magic Smells Awful
2018
The Art of AMC's the Walking Dead Universe
2021
Spider-Man
Inside the World of Your Friendly Neighborhood Hero
2012
The Batman Vault
A Museum-in-a-Book Featuring Rare Collectibles from the Batcave
2009
Teen Titans Go! (2013-) #61 (Teen Titans Go!
2018
Secret of the Haunted Cave
2016
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
New Animated Adventures #23
2015
Teen Titans Go! (2013-) #53 (Teen Titans Go!
2018
Deadpool
Drawing the Merc with a Mouth
2016
Revenge of the One-Trick Pony
2018
Teen Titans Go! (2013-) #69 (Teen Titans Go!
2019
Who Turned Off the Colors?
2019
MARVEL Spider-Man
A History and Celebration of the Web-Slinger, Decade by Decade
2017
