Based on the roaring success of New York Times Best Selling Author Brad Meltzer ™, comic publishers are snatching up hot authors to bring fresh voices to the super-hero genre. Here are some projects in development:
ENDURING REALM, by Ian McEwan: The Booker Prize-winning author of such novels as Atonement and Amsterdam takes a probing look Captain Britain. A child of privilege, Brian Braddock struggles to define his role as protector of the realm as he contends with the malaise of middle age. Can an amulet or sword shield Great Britain from a crumbling monarchy, the complications of multi-nationalism, and socioeconomic schism? Are power, wealth, and an eternally young bride enough to see a man through a crisis of confidence, or will drink rule the day? And what of his complex and disturbing relationship with Captain America? A probing study by one of the world’s greatest living writers.
LIFE OF PIEFACE, by Yann Martel: A bizarre sequence of events leaves Tom Kalmaku drifting in space in a green force bubble with a hodgepodge of hostile aliens. But it’s a spiritual journey as much as it is one of survival. Kalmaku finds his most fundamental beliefs challenged as the motley band of castaways forges an uneasy alliance against external forces. But will Pieface’s inner struggles overwhelm him along the way?
J’ONN J’ONZZ’S DIARY, by Helen Fielding. “Quantity of Oreos consumed: 1.6 rows of family-sized tray. Number of times checked Justice League communicator for messages: 27.” As the last survivor of his race, the Martian Manhunter brings new meaning to the term “singleton”! He’s a powerful, highly respected super-hero. So why does he always end up spending Friday nights with Red Tornado, Snapper Carr, and the Atom? J’onn resolves to change all that, but can an alien widower navigate the choppy waters of the DC dating pool?