How To Piss Off A Failed Super Soldier by John Chu Published 07/12/2016 | 7,216 Words From the Hugo Award-winning author of “The Water That Falls On You From Nowhere” comes a new short story about family, loyalty, and…
Superheroes
Hello everybody! It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus… Today Thea was inspired by our mutual love for Heroine Complex to write up a list of books and comics featuring unexpected heroes. Go over to Kirkus to check…
Title: Heroine Complex Author: Sarah Kuhn Genre: Fantasy, Superheroes Publisher: Daw Publication Date: July 5 2016 Paperback: 368 Pages Being a superheroine is hard. Working for one is even harder. Evie Tanaka is the put-upon personal assistant to Aveda…
Cover Reveal: How To Piss Off A Failed Super-Soldier by John Chu
We are so excited to reveal the cover for the next story in our forthcoming lineup of Superhero fiction: How To Piss Off A Failed Super Soldier by John Chu. Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover! About the…
Falling by Susan Jane Bigelow (The Extrahuman Union #1.5)
Falling by Susan Jane Bigelow 3,378 Words A short story set in the Extrahuman Union universe, set between the events of Broken and Sky Ranger by Susan Jane Bigelow. LONG AGO, ALICE HAD A poster of Sky Ranger on…
Kid Dark Against The Machine by Tansy Rayner Roberts Published 06/14/2016 | 10,331 Words From the award-winning author of Cookie Cutter Superhero comes a brand new story about sidekicks, supervillains and saving the world Back when he was called…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! It’s Thea’s turn this Friday, and she’s back at one of her favorite ongoing comics series at the moment: Wayward (Vol 3) by Jim Zub…
Cover Reveal: Kid Dark Against The Machine by Tansy Rayner Roberts
We are so excited to reveal the cover for the next story in our forthcoming lineup of Superhero fiction: Kid Dark Against The Machine by Tansy Rayner Roberts. Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover! About the Short Story…
The Indigo Mantis by E. Catherine Tobler Published 05/24/2016 | 5,726 Words A crime-fighting praying mantis avenges her father’s murder in E. Catherine Tobler’s The Indigo Mantis Since witnessing her father’s murder, revenge has been on Indi’s mind. A…
A Smugglerific Cover: The Indigo Mantis by E. Catherine Tobler
In which we reveal the cover for The Indigo Mantis by E. Catherine Tobler! Today we are thrilled to share with you the very first cover of Book Smugglers Publishing’s Superhero season of short stories. Without further ado, BEHOLD!…
Book Giveway: BROKEN by Susan Jane Bigelow
In which we celebrate the publication day of Broken by Susan Jane Bigelow, and offer up one sweet giveaway We are beyond thrilled to finally announce the publication day of Broken (The Extrahuman Union Series, #1) by Susan Jane…
The Extrahuman Union: A Primer (Compliance is Mandatory)
An introduction to The Extrahuman Union series by Susan Jane Bigelow. Broken is the first book in the Extrahuman Union series of four interconnected novels, featuring a group of superheroes struggling to survive in a dystopian future under the…
Broken (The Extrahuman Union #1): Susan Jane Bigelow on Inspirations & Influences
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this feature, we invite writers to talk about their new books, older titles, and their…
First in a new series starring DC Super Heroes in a Super Hero high school, Wonder Woman at Super Hero High is super delightful. Title: Wonder Woman at Super Hero High Written by Lisa Yee Genre: Middle Grade, Superheroes,…
Book Smugglers Publishing Presents Summer 2016: Superhero Short Stories
Introducing Book Smugglers Publishing’s summer 2016 season of superhero short stories! BOOK SMUGGLERS PUBLISHING PROUDLY PRESENTS Five Short Stories (and a brand new series) for the SuperReader First, there was the season of Subversive Fairy Tales. Second, there were…
Cover Reveal: BROKEN by Susan Jane Bigelow
In which we reveal the cover and open up preorders for Broken by Susan Jane Bigelow We are beyond delighted to finally unveil the cover of Broken (The Extrahuman Union Series, #1) by Susan Jane Bigelow–the very first novel…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today Thea reviews the deluxe collectible edition of Wayward (Book 1) by Jim Zub with art from Steven Cummings. The deluxe edition collects the first…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! It’s Thea’s turn today with her review of graphic novel The Fall of the House of West by Paul Pope, J. T. Petty and David…
Reminder! We Are Currently Open For Short Stories Submissions (Ends December 31)
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. General information and theme: We’re looking for original short stories from all around the world as long as they are written in English. Our goal is to publish at least three short stories, unified by…
Book Review: Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti
At the end of the day, Zeroes was an ok read – with really great, fun parts but underwhelming on the whole. Given the premise and the authors involved, I am afraid I was expecting a lot more. Title:…
Book Smugglers Publishing: Open Call For Short Stories Submissions (Summer 2016)
Submissions for short stories are now closed. General information and theme: We’re looking for original short stories from all around the world as long as they are written in English. Our goal is to publish at least three short…
Reading Comics: Thor: Goddess of Thunder Vol. 1 by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman
Ana’s adventures in Reading Comics continue with Thor: Goddess of Thunder. Title: Thor: Goddess of Thunder Author: Jason Aaron (Text), Russell Dauterman (Illustrator) Genre: Fantasy, Comics Publisher: Marvel Publication Date: May 26 2015 Hardcover: 136 pages Mjolnir lies on…
Book Smugglers Publishing Announces: 2016 – The Year of the Superhero
We have a couple of big announcements to make so brace yourselves: this is going to be super awesome. BOOK SMUGGLERS PUBLISHING PROUDLY PRESENTS 2016 – The Year of the Superhero First there were Subversive Fairy Tales. Soon, there…
Reading Comics: Ms Marvel, Vol 1 – No Normal + Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why
Beginning in February 2014, the Ms Marvel series written by G. Willow Wilson, launched a storyline that sees the first Muslim superhero to headline a comic series. Beginning in February 2014, the Ms Marvel series written by G. Willow…
Reading Comics: Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: Higher, Further, Faster, More by Kelly Sue DeConnick and David López
Marvel’s recently announced plans to release a Captain Marvel movie, sparked a new interest in a character I knew nothing about beyond the fact that I always associated Captain Marvel with its male incarnations. Cue me being super excited…