#Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark. Charlie J Eskew #####Publisher: Lanternfish Press LLC

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ISBN: 9781941360163 | 380 pages | 10 Mb

Overview Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark by Charlie J Eskew Trapped in a dead-end job in his Ohio hometown, watching the girl of his dreams move on to a glamorous new life in a big city—Donald McDougal’s aimlessness has held him back for a long time. When a lightning strike grants him superhuman powers, he jumps at his chance to finally be somebody. But the new abilities and the pursuit of superheroic fame come with a price tag, and it may not be one he can afford. This wry debut is at once a fanboy’s homage to the history of superhero storytelling in America and a keen-eyed satire of those same stories, raising questions about race and privilege that are becoming impossible to ignore.