“BUY TALES OF THE ASTONISHING BLACK SPARK FOR THE SUPERHEROES; READ
ON FOR THE HUMOR AND THE WISDOM. THIS IS A RICH AND FURIOUS DEBUT
NOVEL.”—DANIEL A. HOYT, AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR YOU AND
THEN WE SAW THE FLAMES
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 city--Donald
McDougal's 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 fanboy's 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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Charlie J. Eskew is a writer from Columbus, Ohio. He is a professional
comic book shop lurker and tenured Black dude in America. Please
satisfy your unnatural obsession with him via Twitter @CJEskew or his
website, www.askeweskew.com.
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