Synopses & Reviews
Before there was
WATCHMEN, there was SUPERFOLKS.... David Brinkley used to be a hero, the greatest the world had ever seen--until he retired, got married, moved to the suburbs, and packed on a few extra pounds. Now all the heroes are dead or missing, and his beloved New York is on the edge of chaos. It's up to Brinkley to come to the rescue, but he's in the midst of a serious mid-life crisis--his superpowers are failing him.
At long last this classic satire that inspired comic books like Watchmen and Miracleman is back in print. It's a hilarious thriller that digs deep into the American psyche.
Robert Mayer was an award-winning journalist. He now lives in New Mexico. Superfolks, his first novel, was originally published in 1977. David Brinkley used to be a hero, the greatest the world had ever seenuntil be retired, got married, moved to the suburbs, and packed on a few extra pounds. Now all the heroes are dead or missing, and his beloved New York is on the edge of chaos. It's up to Brinkley to come to the rescue, but he's in the midst of a serious mid-life crisishis superpowers are failing him.
At long last this classic novel, a satire that changed superheroes forever, and that would become the inspiration for the next generation of comic book creators, is back in print. It's a hilarious thriller that digs deep into the American psyche. "Infectiously funny."Los Angeles magazine
"It is gorgeous. It is splendid. It is funny as hell . . . [Mayer] writes like an angel."Newsday
"What if you were a superhero going through a mid-life crisis? Your tights are in a bunch. You've lost your hair. Your powers have a mind of their own . . . You'll never look at superheroes the same way again!"Stan Lee, comic legend and creator of Spiderman and The X-Men
"What Robert Mayer has done, and done with real aplomb, is carry off a smart satire and a very funny novel while at the same time caring enough about his characters that the reader's investment is respected and paid dividends. Without being derivative, it reminds me of early VonnegutVonnegut through Cat's Cradleas well as the first couple of the Hitchhiker's Guides. It's always satisfying when an influential but neglected workin any genre, in any fieldis 'rediscovered' and given its proper credit."Tom de Haven, author of Funny Papers, Derby Dugan's Depression Funnies, and Dugan Under Ground
"Superfolks is an irreverent look behind the mask of superheroes wrapped up in a cutting lampoon of late 70's attitudes."Paul Dini, writer and producer of Batman: The Animated Series
"Superfolks was the book that showed me you could do more with superheroes than adolescent power fantasies. Without Superfolks I doubt there'd have been an Astro City."Kurt Busiek, Multiple Eisner Award-Winning Creator of Astro City
Review
"What if you were a superhero going through a mid-life crisis? Your tights are in a bunch. You've lost your hair. Your powers have a mind of their own....You'll never look at superheroes the same way again!" Stan Lee, comic legend and creator of Spiderman, X-Men, and The Fantastic Four
Review
"What Robert Mayer has done, and done with real aplomb, is carry off a smart satire and a very funny novel while at the same time caring enough about his characters that the reader's investment is respected and paid dividends. Without being derivative, it reminds me of early Vonnegut Vonnegut through Cat's Cradle as well as the first couple of the Hitchhiker's Guide [series]. It's always satisfying when an influential but neglected work in any genre, in any field is 'rediscovered' and given its proper credit." Tom de Haven, author of Funny Papers, Derby Dugan's Depression Funnies, and Dugan Under Ground
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"Superfolks was the book that showed me you could do more with superheroes than adolescent power fantasies. Without Superfolks I doubt there'd have been an Astro City." Kurt Busiek, multiple Eisner Award-winning creator of Astro City
Synopsis
Before there was WATCHMEN, there was SUPERFOLKS....
David Brinkley used to be a hero, the greatest the world had ever seen--until he retired, got married, moved to the suburbs, and packed on a few extra pounds. Now all the heroes are dead or missing, and his beloved New York is on the edge of chaos. It's up to Brinkley to come to the rescue, but he's in the midst of a serious mid-life crisis--his superpowers are failing him.
At long last this classic satire that inspired comic books like Watchmen and Miracleman is back in print. It's a hilarious thriller that digs deep into the American psyche.
Synopsis
David Brinkley used to be a hero, the greatest the world had ever seen until he retired, got married, moved to the suburbs, and packed on a few extra pounds. Now all the heroes are dead or missing, and his beloved New York is on the edge of chaos. It's up to Brinkley to come to the rescue, but he's in the midst of a serious mid-life crisis his superpowers are failing him.
At long last this classic satire that changed superheroes forever, and became the inspiration for the next generation of comic book creators, is back in print. It's a hilarious thriller that digs deep into the American psyche.
Synopsis
Before there was
WATCHMEN, there was SUPERFOLKS.... David Brinkley used to be a hero, the greatest the world had ever seen--until he retired, got married, moved to the suburbs, and packed on a few extra pounds. Now all the heroes are dead or missing, and his beloved New York is on the edge of chaos. It's up to Brinkley to come to the rescue, but he's in the midst of a serious mid-life crisis--his superpowers are failing him.
At long last this classic satire that inspired comic books like Watchmen and Miracleman is back in print. It's a hilarious thriller that digs deep into the American psyche.
About the Author
Robert Mayer is a former, award-winning journalist. He lives in New Mexico. During a mid-life crisis, he got in touch with his inner superhero and created
Superfolks, his first novel, which was originally published in 1977.