Miles Taylor and the Golden Cape: Attack of the Alien Horde
Robert Venditti, illustrated by Rusty Higgins
ISBN: 9781481405423
Interesting format choice: a prose novel when Miles is himself, and a graphic novel when he's posing as a superhero.
Read June 2015
I'm a little grumpy about the unweildy title (especially when the language and names inside are so clever and punny), but that's literally the only thing wrong with this fun foray into superherohood. Miles has moved to Atlanta with his dad after his mom divorces them, and he's trying to be a good kid and to keep from getting beaten up too badly at school. That is until the day the Atlanta superhero Gilded falls to his death inches from Miles, during a brutal battle with a nasty alien monster. Gilded bequeaths the cape to Miles, reveals himself as an ancient old man, and expires. Now MILES is the Hero of Atlanta, and he's got to learn on the job, because natural disasters, accidents, and of course impending alien invasion aren't going to wait for him to get a training montage.
The shift between Miles' prose life as himself and the graphic punch of his experiences wearing the cape is beautiful, and a great choice for this story. I love the contrast, and the ability of that simple format shift to make everything more impactful and immediate.
Love this start, and can't wait for the next one to show up!
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