The work that brought writer Nat Gertler his Eisner Award nomination is collected in book form for the first time. This is a super-hero tale where you never see the super-hero. Instead, a series of connected short stories show how his presence effects the lives of everyone else: the cop on the beat, the crook on the street, the reporter, the retiree, the kid playing with a doll of the hero. Over 20 stories, illustrated by Eisner- and Friends of Lulu Award-nominee Justine Shaw (Nowhere Girl), Joe Staton, Ignatz Award- and Friends Of Lulu Award-winner and six-time Eisner nominee Carla Speed McNeil, mini-comics pioneer Matt Feazell, and many more.
Nat Gertler is:
* the founder of 24 Hour Comics Day
* the publisher of About Comics and its Combustoica imprint
* the author or co-author of a couple dozen books (including computer books, books about comics, books of comics) as well as material for television, magazines, and more
* a two-time Eisner Award nominee
* a committed biped
* the owner of over a thousands Peanuts and Peanuts-related books
* a reluctant dancer, with good reason
* a graduate of Simon's Rock College, where he earned his BA at age eighteen
* a little tired of writing autobiographical blurbs in the third person
And how are you?
