A review by theartolater
SMASH: Trial by Fire by Chris A. Bolton, Kyle Bolton

3.0

I love the continued turning of webcomics into trade books, and this webcomic (which is ultimately a throwback that works well for a middle grade audience) is about a 5th grader who inherits the powers of the local superhero. The story follows Smash as he learns how to use his powers and faces off against Mangus, the supervillain interested in stealing those powers for his own.

It's a fun story, a throwback as I said. It's cute and inoffensive, and I don't know for sure it works, but it was still a pleasant experience on a whole. Closer to a 3.5.