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Originally Posted by Dngrsone
Thanks to a daughter who kept me up all night, I have powered through more than half the book (Armageddon Girl) already, and I like it. The main character (the aforementioned geek gal) has a wonderful sense of humor and is liberal with slanderous nicknames for some of the supers that she encounters. The new world she has to contend with is fairly different from her own (ours, natch), but there are wonderful similarities and analogues between 'Earth Alpha' and 'Earth Prime' as she calls them, and many of the super-powered people are analogues of comic and pulp heroes in this world.
At any rate, I am enjoying it, and will likely continue the series.
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Thanks for the update! This is on my TBR as well.
As requested
elsewhere, I am going to list some of the other superhero books I have enjoyed recently (or not so recently):
- Marion G. Harmon's Wearing the Cape
The basic premise is that people from all walks of life start gaining powers, there are superheros, supervillains, one-winged angels, government capes, as well as vampires, witches, Ozma of Oz (she claims to be the original), various beings out of numerous folklores, basically whatever that person associates with.
And then real life happens, which is somewhat less common.
Reminds me a lot of the Wild Cards anthologies, but with a somewhat more hopeful outlook.
Very accurate portrayal of people. One of my favorites.
- Chelsea M. Campbell's Renegade X.
The son of a supervillain discovers his father was a superhero, and he's being shipped off to live with the other half of his family. Worse, it turns out his power is flight (which is a problem, because he's afraid of heights -- also, the villain community will NOT be impressed). And worst of all, he ends up having to save the day. First he saves the heroes (from his own mother), then he saves the villains (from his own sidekick, no less).... Kid just can't get a break. 
- Richard Roberts' Please Don't Tell My Parents... (I'm a Supervillain, I Blew Up the Moon, I've Got Henchmen).
The daughter of two of the most famous forces for good finally develops the Mad Scientist powers she's been waiting for.
Unfortunately, one of the first things that happens to her is she ends up trashing the school fair in a fight against a snotty sidekick. And discovers she and her best friends have a real talent for villainy.
But they can't figure out how to stop....
Bonus: no one knows how developed their powers are, and their villain alter-egos supposedly have a vendetta against (the "real") them.
- Tom Reynolds' Meta
Standard superhero fare, nothing really stood out but it was a decent, fun read.
- Lexie Dunne's Superheroes Anonymous
The main character was known for years as "Hostage Girl" -- need I say more? Now she becomes a superhero-in-training, and in short order, a supervillain on the run (she didn't do it). Fate really hates her.
Superheroes Anonymous is the only BPH book there -- for someone who keeps on coming to the defense of Indie publishing, I am actually rather lazy about
finding such books.
