A grounded and heartbreakingly human story about the legendary Superman as a teenager finding his place in a world filled with death and hate, without losing sight of his greatest power...hope. Despite being a superpowered teenager, high school has been pretty normal for Clark Kent; but his idyllic life is wrenched away when the death of a classmate rocks all of Smallville. As he and his friends grieve, the challenges they face become darker, more complex, and deeply insidious. Clark feels completely out of his depth when Smallville's latest threat proves that it takes more than fists and laser beams to save the day. For the first time in his life, Clark must grapple with life's biggest questions, and confront his own mortality (or lack thereof) in order to become the hero his beloved town needs.
Acclaimed GLAAD media award-winning writer and artist Sina Grace (
Iceman) tells the deeply moving and quintessential story of teen Clark Kent and the town that must overcome grief and hate to restore hope.
Author: Sina Grace
Publisher: DC Comics
Published: 10/03/2023
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781779511058
Age Range: 13-17
Review Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2023
About the Author
Sina Grace is a GLAAD media award-nominated writer and artist known for his groundbreaking run on the bestselling Iceman series at Marvel. Sina's other work includes writing Shazam! and Wonder Woman stories at DC, Go Go Power Rangers (Boom! Studios), Jughead's Time Police (Archie), and the fan-favorite Rockstar and Softboy (Image Comics). He also created and co-illustrated Ghosted in L.A. for Boom! Studios' Boom! Box imprint. Additionally, Sina contributed to the Eisner award-winning anthology Love is Love and Ringo Award-winning anthology Mine!: A Comics Collection to Benefit Planned Parenthood. The first in a trilogy of YA graphic novels for Random House Graphic, The Big Deal, comes out in 2024.
As an illustrator, Sina has been able to collaborate with his favorite musicians, including Jenny Lewis, Childish Gambino, Tegan & Sara, and Metric. He has provided illustrations for director Cameron Crowe and his label Vinyl Films Records, and contributed illustrations and comic pages to the National Book Award-nominated
I Hotel by Karen Tei Yamashita.
Sina Grace is a GLAAD media award-nominated writer and artist known for his groundbreaking run on the bestselling
Iceman series at Marvel. Sina's other work includes writing
Shazam! and
Wonder Woman stories at DC,
Go Go Power Rangers (Boom! Studios),
Jughead's Time Police (Archie), and the fan-favorite
Rockstar and Softboy (Image Comics). He also created and co-illustrated
Ghosted in L.A. for Boom! Studios' Boom! Box imprint. Additionally, Sina contributed to the Eisner award-winning anthology
Love is Love and Ringo Award-winning anthology
Mine!: A Comics Collection to Benefit Planned Parenthood. The first in a trilogy of YA graphic novels for Random House Graphic,
The Big Deal, comes out in 2024.
As an illustrator, Sina has been able to collaborate with his favorite musicians, including Jenny Lewis, Childish Gambino, Tegan & Sara, and Metric. He has provided illustrations for director Cameron Crowe and his label Vinyl Films Records, and contributed illustrations and comic pages to the National Book Award-nominated
I Hotel by Karen Tei Yamashita.
