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I enjoyed <em>Wearing the Cape</em>, which feels like it does a realistic job of integrating heroes into modern society. Prior to reading Worm I'd have put this forward as the most realistic superpowered media I'd read/watched.
Some minor examples:
All the costumes (other than PR-appearance only costumes) include body armor, and even though she's a classic "flying brick" the protagonist has a costume with heavy defensive plates.
Planes have clearly marked points to indicate where someone with superflight should lift them, should the need arise.
heroes have no special legal powers, but will regularly assist police. No-knock warrants against supervillains are raising legal concerns, and the "I was mind controlled by the real villian" defense is causing chaos in the legal system.
One of the more important things a superhero team does is remain visible and build positive press to prevent public opinion turning on supers when villains cause problems. Rescuing cats stuck in trees is actually a pretty important duty, and having someone with excellent PR skills (either superpowered or otherwise) is essential to every team.
Superstrong is good. Superstrong with an oversized tungsten maul is better.
Yeah he released it for Kindle on Amazon a few days back. Audio book, also.
Not sure about a print book.
Star Child: Places of Power https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076PGG2XK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_0aBeAbK6TWV6Y
The Reckoners Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson. Technically YA, but I'm a thirty-something dad dude and I loved them. Right in that metahuman wheelhouse you're looking for. Easy listens expertly narrated by MacLeod Andrews.
For something a little less well-known, you could try the Meta Series by Tom Reynolds. Shorter listens, but pretty decent. Fair warning though, the author does narrate the first book himself. He doesn't do a terrible job, but it can be a little rough at times
I would contend that Dreadnought by April Daniels is a TG novel. It's not erotica, but it's definitely an mtf tg story.
Just use this link! https://www.amazon.com.au/Star-Child-Places-Leonard-Petracci-ebook/dp/B076PGG2XK
Pro tip- just add ".au" after ".com" in the url whenever amazon says something isn't available and you might get lucky. Enjoy :)
Yes. A Young Adult novel meant to serve as a kind of official, but not really canon origin story for Thanos. Here’s an Amazon link
I can get lots of traffic. I can get great reviews and sales. But converting to purchases is a mystery for me, and often my conversion rate is low for reasons that I don't know why.
This might not be "Amazon Legal" but if there was a page that mimicked amazon exactly but showed me at what point visitors left for testing that would be amazing.
Example Page: https://www.amazon.com/Star-Child-Places-Leonard-Petracci-ebook/dp/B076PGG2XK/
Go to Amazon and search Star Child. It will show you the "Kindle" option under the format tab first, but there is a paperback option as well for $11.99 per book. That's how I got my copy. Not 100% sure, but I think they do print on demand so the paperback option is there for a lot of otherwise e-book only titles.
Link for convenience. Not an affiliate link. Just grabbed it from the app on my phone.
It's not a comic book, but the novel Dreadnought by April Daniels is pretty fun. It's a young-adult superhero novel with a transfemme protag. Which is not a spoiler, because it's like right there on page 1.
I'm only about half way through it at the moment, but it's really fun and I've already decided I'll get the rest of the series.
Only slightly related, but the MC in Dreadnought by April Daniels is a trans girl who gains superpowers and has her body reshaped during her "Exaltation." Might be worth borrowing ideas from.
Hey there! Very cool what you are doing! Love seeing stuff like this and so cool it's based around here.
Would love to connect with you- and maybe in the future participate if yall need help. Or just to grab a beer! I'm a sci fi/fantasy author in the area (park circle). Pretty knowledgeable in the indie publishing space (mainly kdp) and always happy to chat :)
I'll be sure to pick up a game copy!
Try The Ables, about disabled school kids that have super powers.
Like a blind kid with telekinesis (can't see what he's moving), an asthmatic kid that an Hulk out (but not for long), or a speedster that is mentally handicapped (can't think as fast as he can travel).
I would imagine this kind of subtlety would be lost on a transphobic person, but it's your call.
Maybe a book with a transgender protagonist? In-your-face but with plausible deniability. I've heard good things about Dreadnought by April Daniels.
Best of luck! <3
BTW, if you liked either of these and also like to read, I highly recommend Wearing the Cape. This genre is a little difficult to find decent writing for, and this is one of the better ones.
this is the UK version, I'm hoping someone else can help if you are from the states or anywhere else!
You should check out The Ables — it's a novel about a middle-schooler growing up in a small town where everyone has superpowers. The main character has telekinesis, but he's been blind since birth. He's a bit of an outcast and is friends with the other disabled kids at school.
Wearing the Cape, by Marion G. Harmon
Full disclosure, I haven't actually read it yet, but I was browsing amazon last night, discovered it (and the rest of the series) and was super into what I was reading about it.
The science ficiton classic Bring the Jubilee by Ward Moore, is sort of this, though the main character only works out exactly what the intent was right at the end.
This is the driving force in Wearing the Cape While the main character does not herself travel through time, she does eventually play a curcial role in the time war (basically you have two sides trying to shape the futrue in different directions).
The Ancient Future Trilogy by Traci Harding, Again the main character is not initially aware of what is going on, but she does travel back in time.
The Ables sounds fascinating and is on my to-read list. It's about superheroes with disabilities that make using their powers more difficult. For instance, imagine being telekinetic and blind. http://www.amazon.com/The-ABLES-Jeremy-Scott/dp/1940262658
Hero by Perry Moore. The protagonist is gay. It is a coming of age book.. with superpowers. It is the only book I have read with a gay protagonist, and I really enjoyed it :).
I know several self published novels that 'broke out'. Here's one: http://www.amazon.com/Meta-Superhero-Novel-Book-ebook/dp/B00GCICW6O/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1428005613&sr=1-1&keywords=tom+reynolds+meta
My favorite self published author is Marion G. Harmon, author of the Wearing the Cape Series. Based on his blog he is making enough of his books to live off of, which is a good job if you can get it.
Another amazing Brandon Sanderson book is Steelheart.
Basically, some people get superpowers, but it doesn't work out so well.
This series was one of my favorite things growing up. You really should check out Everworld and Remnants, the other two YA series Applegate came out with about the time Animorphs was ending. Remnants especially is one of my favorite things to come from her and her husband.
For people who don't know, the moniker 'K.A. Applegate' referred to both Katherine and her husband Michael Grant, who worked as a team on many projects, including Animorphs. They intended to write the entire series themselves, but about halfway through, ghostwriters had to be employed to keep up. They oversaw everything, employed many young proteges who might never have gotten such a chance otherwise, and only ever had to throw out one manuscript from one of the contributors.
Michael, her husband, has a new scifi series out called Gone. And in other, awesome news, Scholastic is republishing Animorphs beginning May 1st. I don't think there's been a commitment to the full run, but we'll get the first dozen books or so for sure. KA is supervising revisions to the series to make pop culture and technology references current, in order to bring the series to current young readers.
I really enjoyed Hero by Perry Moore it is a teen book and has a bit of a fantastical element to it but I enjoyed it. It's especially good for people who are into Comic books are just comic book characters.