Soon I Will be Invincible
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (681 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307279863 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 318 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Though he's been out of commission for a while, Doctor Impossible hatches a scheme to knock the planet out of orbit ("As the Earth grows colder, my power becomes apparent, and the nations submit," he reasons). All rights reserved. From Publishers Weekly The realm of comic book heroes and villains gets a dose of realism in this whimsical debut from game design consultant Grossman. (June)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. . The story shifts between the perspectives of Doctor Impossible, a brilliant scientist turned world's greatest menace, and Fatale, a lonely cyborg and the newest addition to the venerable
But this prison won't hold him forever. Doctor Impossible—evil genius, would-be world conqueror—languishes in prison. After all, he's lost every battle he's ever fought. Shuffling through the cafeteria line with ordinary criminals, he wonders if the smartest man in the world has done the smartest thing he could with his life. But being a superhero is not all flying cars and planets in peril—she learns that in the locker rooms and dive bars of superherodom, the men and women (even mutants) behind the masks are as human as anyone.Soon I Will Be Invincible is a wildly entertaining first novel, brimming with attitude and humor—an emotionally resonant look at good and evil, love and loss, power and glory.. Now, she's a rookie member of the world's most famous super-team, the Champions. Fatale—half woman, half high-tech warrior—used to be an unemployed cyborg
Noelle said A Zeta Beam of Irresistible Entertainment. So clever! Grossman peppers this novel with snippets of information that turn the reader into a participant in this fight between sorta-good and in-the-neighborhood-of-evil. You'll never guess which leads are red herrings, but you'll be thoroughly entertained as the author disproves your hypotheses with a maniacal laugh. The only criticism I can possibly muster is that Doctor Impossible didn't stick with the moniker "Smartacus".. Good versus Evil is not so clear Karen Dyer Terrific book. Does what I want my comic book heroes and superheroes to do - wrestle with the outcome of their actions and realize that good and evil is not so black and white. And what do you do about it once you've had this realization?. AmySimpson said One of my favorites. One of my favorites, I have read it (and gifted it) several times.