Category Archives: Published in 2010

Ultra Shrinking Violet

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Eric Searleman

Nathan Banks is a sixth-grade student at Ditko Middle School. Everybody knows him as the nerdy kid who collects comic books and “talks about superheroes all the time.” Even he admits he’s totally obsessed. “I’m a little too crazy about … Continue reading →

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The Lone Bagman

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Eric Searleman

During his first adventure, a vigilante crimefighter spots a crumpled grocery sack lying on the floor. Hoping to keep his identity secret, he picks up the bag, pokes two eyeholes through the paper and pulls it over his head. Watch … Continue reading →

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Super Bitch

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Eric Searleman

A long time ago Russia had a sneaky plan to crush the United States. Using calculated bursts of epsilon radiation, they would turn our soldiers into morons. Next, they would deploy Russian superwomen to undermine Hollywood’s cultural cachet and demolish … Continue reading →

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iBoy Wonder

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Eric Searleman

The premise of this book is totally ridiculous. On the way home from school one afternoon, a kid gets bopped on the head with an iPhone. Seventeen days later he wakes up in the hospital with enhanced smartphone-like superpowers. As … Continue reading →

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Not So Powerful

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Eric Searleman

Short story anthologies generally start strong and end long. In other words, they put their best story up front and then give readers a chance to linger at the end. Unfortunately the editor of Powers, a new superhero anthology, didn’t … Continue reading →

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