Matthew K Manning: 15 books

Xander discovers a new magical creature—millions of them, actually! In this adventure, a swarm of insects threatens the Montgomery Orchard and twelve-year-old Xander’s fruitful summer job. Luckily, the so-called bugs aren’t actually bugs. Unluckily, they’re miniature, unicorn-hating, insect...

The Rainbow-Barfing Unicorn virus hasn’t infected humans . . . until now! In this adventure, twelve-year-old Xander contracts the mysterious virus of the Rainbow-Barfing Unicorns. The virus gives the unicorns their barfing abilities, but it’s having the opposite effect on Xander—it’s draining...

After being released from ARKHAM ASYLUM, the DARK KNIGHT'S most frightful foe, the SCARECROW, sets out to cure his one and only fear - birds! With a new and improved fear toxin, he's going after ROBIN, BATMAN'S powerful partner.

At a charity ball, BRUCE WAYNE notices a strange coincidence — all of the waiters are twins. Then suddenly, the terrible TWO-FACE crashes the festivities! He has partnered with another super-villain to rob every bank in GOTHAM, but first this crazy criminal wants to take down the city's top moneymaker....

In the dead of winter, fear is spreading through GOTHAM like a flu virus. Hundreds of residents have gone mad with fright, and dozens more are affected each day. Fortunately, BATMAN and his teenage partner, BATGIRL, are on this medical case. And soon, the root of the problem is revealed. SCARECROW, the...

POISON IVY is sick and tired of watching the Daily Planet newspaper produce billions of pounds of waste each year. With a little help from a recently discovered crashed kryptonite meteorite, IVY creates a voracious vine and covers the Daily Planet building with her creeping creation. That way, she can hold the paper hostage and keep SUPERMAN out!

Taking a rare day off from the DAILY PLANET newspaper, CLARK KENT relaxes with his new sci-fi novel, Little Green Men. Then suddenly, the mild-mannered reporter hears a scream! Unable to ignore his other job as SUPERMAN, the world's greatest hero, he soars toward the cry for help, rescuing a construction...

In this edition of Tony Hawk: Live2Skate, Kevin Simon is caught vandalizing a statue. As punishment, his parents make him help his neighbor for the summer. Kevin is certain the summer will be a total waste. That is, until he discovers the old man has an abandoned pool, perfect for skating.

With one member in exile and others on lockdown, the Revolution team is falling apart fast and their enemies are picking up the pieces! With each new Artifact, the gang of troublesome teens, known as the Collective, grows more and more powerful. If the team can't pull themselves together, the Revolution might be overthrown by evil.

In brightest day and in blackest night, Hal Jordan heeds all calls for help as sector 2814's Green Lantern. But before Hal became a galactic guardian, he was a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force. Follow in Hal's footsteps as he becomes the greatest Green Lantern of all! This action-packed chapter book for early readers is filled with comic art by DC Comics illustrators.

After stealing a prized necklace, Catwoman manages to escape Batman’s pursuit only to find the Penguin waiting for her in her apartment. The Penguin asks her to kidnap the Ventriloquist’s prized puppet, Scarface, so he can hold it hostage so the Ventriloquist's gang will stop stealing the...

One day, an alien orphan crash-lands on Earth and is adopted by a human couple, the Kents. Many years later, that little baby becomes Superman, protector of Earth! But how did the Man of Steel go from orphan to super hero? Experience Clark Kent's incredible journey in this action-packed chapter book for early readers featuring vibrant art by DC Comics illustrators.

Darkseid is back! He's stolen Superman's Fortress of Solitude, and plans to conquer Earth! Will Superman be able to repel the invaders from Apokolips? Can he retrieve his fortress and stop Darkseid's plans? Or will the Man of Steel finally be defeated by Darkseid's power? You choose the path to decide how Superman will defeat Darkseid and his forces!

When Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang visit a famous mansion once owned by horror filmmakers Jeffrey and Madeline Mayhew, they discover they’ve arrived at a pretty creepy place. With its maze-like layout, strange stairways that abruptly end at the ceiling, doors opening to reveal brick walls or...