“All endings are difficult, only made tolerable by the promise of a new beginning.” – Cosmic Kid I think some readers of West Pacific Supers have been disappointed by Cosmic Kid in Victory at Any Cost. In Rising Tide, Cosmic Kid succeeded in large part due to his confidence and self-righteousness, but those same strengths worked against … Continue reading
Concerning Camille
“There is a crack in everything/That’s how the light gets in.” - Leonard Cohen One rule we have when writing our West Pacific Supers novels is that our superheros are real people first and supers second. They’re super due to the decisions they make and ways in which they use their abilities, not because of inherently … Continue reading
Superhero Stories
One thing you notice with superheroes is that we have a tendency to retell their stories. The Amazing Spider-Man comes out this summer and it’s a reboot of that franchise but when you look at the various television series, graphic novels, and even Sunday comics what’s really amazing is how many versions there are of … Continue reading
The Origin Story for West Pacific Supers
Every superhero has an origin story and so does West Pacific Supers! It all began when I was bitten by a radioactive armadillo…wait a second, that’s not right. No, it all started on a distant alien world beneath an orange star…okay that sounds silly. Actually, I found a magic sword stuck in a rock and … Continue reading
