Showing posts with label Superhero Fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Superhero Fiction. Show all posts

Wonder Woman: Her Greatest Battles

Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Title: Wonder Woman: Her Greatest Battles
Author: Various
Illustrator: Various
Genre: Graphic Novels, Superheroes
Publisher: DC Comic on February 14, 2017
Length: 166 pages
Free through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Just in time for the blockbuster hit of 2017, Wonder Woman! Gal Gadot brings the Amazonian to life on the big screen while some of the best talents in comics bring her to life on the page. This collection brings together the biggest and greatest battles and moments in Wonder Woman's history as a DC Comics superhero, spanning over seven decades!
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The collection focuses on battles that highlight her characteristics and values: hope, the power of the mind, defending the innocent, peace, etc. While this might sound a bit preachy or dull, the issues chosen also have a healthy dose of humor and, of course, LOTS of action.

Broken by Susan Jane Bigelow

Saturday, January 28, 2017
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Title: Broken

Series: The Extrahuman Union, book 1

Author: Susan Jane Bigelow

Genre: science fiction, dystopian, superheroes

Publisher: Book Smugglers Publishing

Date: March 22, 2016

Length: 258 pages

This book was free through my Kindle Unlimited subscription 
In a post-war, future world, where first contact has been made with intelligent life and humans are colonizing the stars, the nations of Earth have been united under a central government. Extrahumans, those possessing supernatural abilities such as flight and strength, are required by this government to belong to the Union, where they can be trained, monitored, and weaponized. 
Michael Forward is cursed with the ability to see the future – every possible future – when he gazes into another person’s eyes. All he has ever wanted is to escape the grim destiny he sees when he looks in the mirror, but when he is tasked with a mission that will define the course of human history, Michael finds he cannot refuse. Now, he needs the help of a homeless ex-superhero to save a baby who may become the key to humanity’s freedom.
Broken figured she was done with heroics when she lost the ability to fly and escaped the confinement of the Extrahuman Union. But then the world started to fall apart around her, and a desperate teenage prophet with a baby entered her life, offering her the possibility of redemption and a chance to fly once more.
In a time of spreading darkness, when paranoia and oppression reign, can these unlikely allies preserve a small ray of hope for a better, brighter future?
Description from Goodreads
Argh! This book! I enjoyed it and I hated it. But what I hated actually worked for the story, so it wasn't much a bad thing as it was just me not getting my way. And can I give a shout out to that gorgeous cover! I spotted this on The Book Smugglers and had to read it. My only cover complaint is that I'm assuming that's Michael on the cover and the facial hair makes him look much older than he actually is.

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