The Wonderboy Serials Vol. 2

A lone man with extraordinary powers is responsible for the longest sustained global peace in modern history. Though worshiped for toppling brutal regimes, wiping out crime, and cleaning up financial institutions, dark realizations about Wonderboy threaten to unravel his hold on the public imagination.

A modern reinvention of the serialized dime store novel, the “Wonderboy” series examines the real-world implications of an all-powerful superhero from many perspectives such as a brilliant super villain wasting away in a maximum security prison and a feminist blogger determined to expose the truth about Wonderboy to an adoring public.  Issue one introduces a world so dependent on Wonderboy that whispers of corruption and misogyny are silenced by forces bent on maintaining the pristine legacy of the world’s greatest protector.
The Good
Once again, I was drawn into the world of Wonderboy and found myself glued to it for long periods of time while I read Season 2 of the serials.  The chapters kept me looking for more, urging my mind to get to the next piece of the tale.  This was especially the case more towards the end, as things really began to pick up intensely.  When I finished, I found my mind blown and double checking to see if there was more to read.

The Bad

I had little to no problem with this second collection of the books.  Personally the only thing that really stuck out was the large amount of dialogue in the beginning, but there could be far worse things to get past in a book.

The Summary

This was just as much fun to read as the first one.  If you aren’t convinced by the first season of how amazing this story is, the second should do the trick.  Halfway through reading, I started to think “wow, this would be great to see as a film”  Not many books end up having me wish there was a movie version, and the Wonderboy story is now among that short list.

For more information on Charles Martin and Will Weinke or their  work, check out Literati Press.

The Wonderboy Serials are available on all eReader formats or as a .pdf. Check out your favorite digital bookstore or visit www.smashwords.com to download each issue for only 99 cents!

Geek-o-Rama received a copy of this book in exchange for this review. Brian's desire to star in a movie, along with his comments, thoughts and opinions are 100% his own. ;)