SMASH 2: Fearless

by Chris A. Bolton, Kyle Bolton (Illustrator)

Overview

Superhero. Super young. Super freaked out! In his second adventure, Smash has his hands full with old enemies and a few new ones — not to mention homework.

Thanks to a strange twist of fate — and a massive explosion — Andrew’s dream of having the strength and abilities of his superhero idol came true, and Smash was born. Great, right? Wrong! As superhero Smash, Andrew finds himself in a losing battle with the one emotion no hero should ever feel: fear. And he definitely didn’t count on becoming the prime target of Magus, the vilest supervillain of all time, who will stop at nothing to steal Smash’s powers. It’s going to take Andrew everything he’s got to conquer his fears, safeguard the city, keep his identity a secret . . . and pass the fifth grade.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763681180
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	05/08/2018
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Chris A. Bolton has written short fiction, stage plays, sketch comedy, and screenplays. He is the writer of the webcomics Z-squad and Fireborn. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Kyle Bolton is an artist and video game animator. He has been drawing since the age of four, although Smash is his first professional comic work. He lives in Seattle.

Editorial Reviews

A fifth-grade superhero gets caught up in a three-way struggle with a supervillain and a mad scientist in his second round of adventures (Smash: Trial by Fire, 2013)...Brisk, nonstop, chock-full of awesome exploits.
—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2018-03-27
A fifth-grade superhero gets caught up in a three-way struggle with a supervillain and a mad scientist in his second round of adventures (Smash: Trial by Fire, 2013).Sneaking out of the house at every chance to train with his mentor, Wraith, compounded with his lack of interest in doing schoolwork, threatens to leave him in imminent danger of being held back. As if that's not problem enough, Andrew—"Smash" when he's in costume—is further distracted when a wildly destructive running battle breaks out between the gray-skinned minions of his terrifying nemesis, the Magus, and the mechanical creations of dying inventor Dr. Cobb. It seems that both are after a world-altering prototype power source called the "skeleton key" in order to energize devices that will, respectively, either steal all of Smash's superpowers or transfer Dr. Cobb's mind to a healthy new body. The ensuing action is fast, furious, and interrupted only occasionally by scenes at home and the introduction of Jae Kim, a smart and lively new Korean-American classmate who both discovers Andrew's secret identity and cozens him into better study habits. Some of the crashes, explosions, and humongously thewed bad guys feel crowded into the neatly squared-off panels, but the storylines, open-ended though they remain at the finish, are easy enough to follow. Andrew, darker-skinned than his single mom and big brother, Tommy, continues to lead a diverse and expressively drawn cast.Brisk, nonstop, chock-full of awesome exploits. (Graphic superhero fantasy. 9-11)

Kirkus Reviews