Superhumans and superpowers. Girls just wanting to have thunder. Being bulletproof. Not liking Tories. A list of possible projects conceived while working at a shitty office job.

You've got the power.

From the electrical jolts that bring Frankenstein to life, to powerful names in poetry, from pain relief to navigating identity through video games, 404 Ink tackles the topic of power in all its forms through fiction, non-fiction, poetry and comics.

Wrapping up 2017 we've compiled a mega list of our favourite reads from the year past, alongside picks from Chris McQueer, Helen McClory and our own Nasty Women, just in case you needed more for your to-be-read pile.

Featuring: Andrew Blair, Calum MacLeod, Carol Stewart, Caroline Grebell, Darren Hepburn, Ever Dundas, Gary Marshall, Henry Bell, Isaac Wilcox, Jane Flett, Jonathan Macho, Joseph S Pete, Karyn Dougan, Kirsty Logan, Lisa Parr, Marcas Mac an Tuairneir, Matthew Meyer, Mel Reeve, Melissa Goodbourn, Rebecca Monks, Rebecca Raeburn, Ricky Monahan Brown, Ross McCleary, Ryan Ende, Sim Bajwa, Siobhan Dunlop, Siobhan Shields, Stuart Kenny, Veronique Kootstra