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Zombies vs superheroes...what's not to love?! This book is everything you would expect from this genre mashup, it's fun, it has geeky references and it has zombies. Everything in life is better with zombies.
There are some fairly typical superheroes you would expect from any hero type story- St. George the Mighty Dragon - a man who has super strength, can breathe fire, and is able to glide through the air, Stealth - an abrupt woman who keeps her identity still hidden, Gorgon - who can siphon people's energy through his eyes, Cerberus - a genius intellect wrapped up inside an iron man like suit, Zzzap - who can become pure energy, and Regenerator - can heal almost any injury. The heroes have set up a community with other survivors in the paramount studio lot and life was starting to become somewhat stable until the zombies start regaining awareness.
Ex-Heroes is told in two parts - Now, told from the third-person perspective, and Then, a series of flashbacks for each character told from the first-person perspective. The Now chapters are full of action as the heroes take on the zombies and an old rival gang and is a fairly straightforward good vs evil. The Then chapters provide us with insight into how the heroes developed their powers and how they came to live together. I much preferred the Then chapters and enjoyed the backstories the characters.
Superheroes vs zombies could have been ridiculous (and some people might think it is) but I found it wonderful. Light, fun, engaging, great characters, and a clear big bad the heroes can defeat without guilt. Perfect.
There are some fairly typical superheroes you would expect from any hero type story- St. George the Mighty Dragon - a man who has super strength, can breathe fire, and is able to glide through the air, Stealth - an abrupt woman who keeps her identity still hidden, Gorgon - who can siphon people's energy through his eyes, Cerberus - a genius intellect wrapped up inside an iron man like suit, Zzzap - who can become pure energy, and Regenerator - can heal almost any injury. The heroes have set up a community with other survivors in the paramount studio lot and life was starting to become somewhat stable until the zombies start regaining awareness.
Ex-Heroes is told in two parts - Now, told from the third-person perspective, and Then, a series of flashbacks for each character told from the first-person perspective. The Now chapters are full of action as the heroes take on the zombies and an old rival gang and is a fairly straightforward good vs evil. The Then chapters provide us with insight into how the heroes developed their powers and how they came to live together. I much preferred the Then chapters and enjoyed the backstories the characters.
Superheroes vs zombies could have been ridiculous (and some people might think it is) but I found it wonderful. Light, fun, engaging, great characters, and a clear big bad the heroes can defeat without guilt. Perfect.