Book Details
⚡️Book Title : Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark
⚡Book Author : Charlie J. Eskew
⚡Page : 380 pages
⚡Published September 4th 2018 by Lanternfish Press
Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark - Trapped in a dead-end job in his Ohio hometown, watching the girl of his dreams move on to a glamorous new life in a big cityDonald McDougals aimlessness has held him back for a long time. When a lightning strike grants him superhuman powers, he jumps at his chance to finally be somebody. But the new abilities and the pursuit of superheroic fame come with a price tag, and it may not be one he can afford. This wry debut is at once a fanboys homage to the history of superhero storytelling in America and a keen-eyed satire of those same stories, raising questions about race and privilege that are becoming impossible to ignore.
Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark
Trapped in a dead-end job in his Ohio hometown, watching the girl of his dreams move on to a glamorous new life in a big cityDonald McDougals aimlessness has held him back for a long time. When a lightning strike grants him superhuman powers, he jumps at his chance to finally be somebody. But the new abilities and the pursuit of superheroic fame come with a price tag, and it may not be one he can afford. This wry debut is at once a fanboys homage to the history of superhero storytelling in America and a keen-eyed satire of those same stories, raising questions about race and privilege that are becoming impossible to ignore.
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