Maybe that’s why there have been so many biographies about comic book creators in recent years — so many, in fact, that SDCC@Home devoted an entire panel to discussing four of the newest. All of the books featured there are also featured here, as well as a number of others about writers, artists, and more. Some of them are names you’ve likely never heard before; others you know better than your own. All of them worked hard and often thanklessly to bring us the comics we love. Like comics themselves, white men — both as authors and as subjects — dominate this list. Fortunately, more recent scholarship is seeking to reverse this trend, as you can see below. Can’t get enough biographies about creative people? Check out these literary bios, or these musician autobiographies! If you want Kane’s version of events, you can check out his 1989 autobiography, Batman and Me. Given the looks of his tombstone, however, I’d brace yourself for some terminal self-aggrandizement. For Lee’s own view of his life story, you can check out his 2002 autobiography, Excelsior!: The Amazing Life of Stan Lee.
