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      Superfolks

      by Robert Mayer
      Published
      Mar 2005
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      Science Fiction Sci-Fi
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      240
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      From the award-winning journalist, the "infectiously funny" classic superhero satire that inspired comic books like Watchmen and Miracleman (Los Angeles Magazine)

      With a Foreword by Grant Morrison

      David Brinkley used to be a hero, the greatest the world had ever seen—until he retired, got married, moved to the suburbs, and packed on a few extra pounds.

      Now all the heroes are dead or missing, and his beloved New York is on the edge of chaos. It's up to Brinkley to come to the rescue, but he's in the midst of a serious mid-life crisis—his superpowers are failing him . . .

      "What if you were a superhero going through a mid-life crisis? Your tights are in a bunch. You've lost your hair. Your powers have a mind of their own . . . You'll never look at superheroes the same way again." —Stan Lee

      "Superfolks is an irreverent look behind the mask of superheroes wrapped up in a cutting lampoon of late 70's attitudes." —Paul Dini, Emmy Award–winning writer and producer of Batman: The Animated Series

      "Sharp, funny, and ultimately moving, with a plot that could be the R-rated version of The Incredibles . . . a cult novel that inspired a generation of comic book writers and anticipated books like The Fortress of Solitude and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay." —Kirkus Reviews

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      Speculative Fiction

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      Science Fiction

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