While some may be glad to see a gay hero come out of the closet just in time to save the world, others may wish the situations felt less clichéd.

Additionally, conspicuous similarities between secondary characters and comic icons like Superman and Wonder Woman seem less like homage and more like imitation. Ultimately, the novel misses its mark, with an abundance of two-dimensional characters and contrived situations. : humorous details include an illness-inducing hero named Typhoid Larry and the media savvy of the superheroes. Essentially, much of this will be familiar from comics or The Incredibles They are the ultimate downfall of our society”), Thom hides both aspects of his identity. However, because his father, a disgraced former hero, detests super-heroes and gays (“These people will never have a normal life. Thom is elated when the League, the foremost organization of superheroes, invites him to join as a probationary member. With his partner, Hunter Hill, Perry wrote and directed his first feature film, Lake City, starring Sissy Spacek. Moore (an executive producer of the Chronicles of Narnia films) gives his debut novel a contemporary setting, albeit one rife with superheroes and villains straight out of the Golden Age of comic books. To find happiness, he’ll have to come to terms with his father’s past and discover the kind of hero he really wants to be.With a mother who has inexplicably disappeared, nascent superpowers and a burgeoning understanding of his gay sexuality, Thom Creed's life is anything but normal. To survive, Thom will face challenges he never imagined. 'Moore's casting of a gay teen hero in a high-concept fantasy marks an significant expansion of GLBTQ literature into genres that reflect teens' diverse reading interests given the mainstream popularity of comics-inspired tales, the average, ordinary, gay teen superhero who comes out and saves the world will raise cheers from within the GLBTQ community and beyond. Like Thom, these heroes have things to hide but they will have to learn to trust one another when they uncover a deadly conspiracy within the League.

There, he connects with a misfit group of aspiring heroes, including Scarlett, who can control fire but not her anger Typhoid Larry, who can make anyone sick with his touch and Ruth, a wise old broad who can see the future. But the most painful secret of all is one Thom can barely face himself: he’s gay.īut becoming a member of the League opens up a new world to Thom. And that he’s been asked to join the League ? the very organization of superheroes that spurned his dad. The last thing in the world Thom Creed wants is to add to his father’s pain, so he keeps secrets.

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