Description
A high-flying YA anthology featuring 13 short stories that turn superhero tropes on their head and offer fresh perspectives on modern mythsTriumph. Tragedy. The empyreal. The infernal. Even the mundane, filtered through the fantastical. Superheroes are, appropriately enough, a sort of super-genre, encompassing all other story types.This YA anthology features 13 short stories that creatively turn superhero tropes on their head, while still paying homage to the genre that has found fans for more than eight decades. And there will be no mistake-superheroes don't have to just be generic handsome white dudes. Everyone in the world, no matter their race, sexual preference, pronouns, or level of ability, has dreamed of flying.Contributors include six New York Times bestselling authors, seven multiple award winners, a founder of We Need Diverse Books, and at least one author with millions of books in print in the U.S. alone-and the collection also features illustrations from Colleen Doran-New York Times bestselling cartoonist, and artist of the legendary Stan Lee's memoir. The full list of contributors includes: Barry Lyga, Paul Levitz, Sarah MacLean, Lamar Giles, Elizabeth Eulberg, Danielle Paige, Varian Johnson, Joseph Bruchac, Morgan Baden, Matthew Phillion, Anna-Marie McLemore, Sterling Gates, and Axie Oh.
A high-flying YA anthology featuring 13 short stories that turn superhero tropes on their head and offer fresh perspectives on modern myths
About the Author
Barry Lyga (Editor) has written a metric ton of books for seven different publishers in fifteen years. He's an award winner, a New York Times bestseller, a "YA rebel author," and a guy whose entire life has been spent reading, writing, studying, selling, buying, and otherwise being involved in superheroes. If there's anyone in YA who knows superheroes, it's Barry.
Reviews
The collection as a whole satisfies, with a wide range of lived experiences represented. Dramatic and impactful illustrations by cartoonist Doran open each story. Thirteen solid stories from an all-star lineup. * Kirkus Reviews *
Book Information
ISBN 9781419754463
Author Barry Lyga
Format Hardback
Page Count 368
Imprint Amulet Books
Publisher Abrams
A high-flying YA anthology featuring 13 short stories that turn superhero tropes on their head and offer fresh perspectives on modern myths
About the Author
Barry Lyga (Editor) has written a metric ton of books for seven different publishers in fifteen years. He's an award winner, a New York Times bestseller, a "YA rebel author," and a guy whose entire life has been spent reading, writing, studying, selling, buying, and otherwise being involved in superheroes. If there's anyone in YA who knows superheroes, it's Barry.
Reviews
The collection as a whole satisfies, with a wide range of lived experiences represented. Dramatic and impactful illustrations by cartoonist Doran open each story. Thirteen solid stories from an all-star lineup. * Kirkus Reviews *
Book Information
ISBN 9781419754463
Author Barry Lyga
Format Hardback
Page Count 368
Imprint Amulet Books
Publisher Abrams
