Who Can Save Us Now?: Brand-New Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) Stories

Who Can Save Us Now?: Brand-New Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) Stories

EnglishPaperback / softback
Owen King
Simon & Schuster
EAN: 9781416566441
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Twenty-two of today's most talented writers (and comics fans) unite in Who Can Save Us Now, an anthology featuring brand-new superheroes equipped for the threats and challenges of the twenty-first century - with a few supervillains thrown in for good measure. Edited and with contributions by Owen King (We're All in This Together) and John McNally (America's Report Card), Who Can Save Us Now? enriches the superhero canon immeasurably. With mutations stranger than the X-Men and with even more baggage than the Hulk, this next generation of superheroes is a far cry from your run-of-the-mill caped crusader. From the image-conscious and not-very-mysterious masked meathead who swoops in and sweeps the tough girl reporter off her feet; to the Meerkat, who overcomes his species' cute and cuddly image to become the resident hero in a small Midwestern city; to the Silverfish, "the creepy superhero", who fights crime while maintaining the slipperiest of identities; to Manna Man, who manipulates the minds of televangelists to serve his own righteous mission, these protectors (and in some cases antagonizers) of the innocent and the virtuous will delight literary enthusiasts and comic fans alike. With stunning illustrations by artist Chris Burnham, Who Can Save Us Now? offers a vibrant, funny, and truly unusual array of characters and their stories.
EAN 9781416566441
ISBN 1416566449
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Publication date September 15, 2008
Pages 432
Language English
Dimensions 229 x 152 x 25
Country United States
Readership General
Authors Owen King
Illustrations 24 b&w line drawings t-o
Editors King Owen; McNally, John