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Other People's Heroes (The Heroes of Siegel City Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Blake M. Petit (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 87 ratings
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Josh Corwood has spent his life admiring the superheroes that protect Siegel City. He's wanted to join them, wanted to be like them... but eventually, had to settle for reporting on them from the sidelines. When an undiscovered talent reignites his hope to join the world's protectors, he suddenly discovers that their world isn't everything he'd been led to believe. Surrounded by false idols, Josh decides to turn the tables on them and reveal the greatest con game in history... and hopefully, in the process, find the real heroes that have long been gone. This cult favorite superhero comedy returns in a revised and expanded edition. Check out the book for the first time, or revisit it to see new scenes, plus two additional short stories (not included in the original edition) set in the world of Siegel City!
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    449 pages
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  4. Publication date
    March 19, 2011
  5. Reading age
    13 - 18 years
  6. File size
    532 KB
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About the Author

Blake M. Petit is a writer, columnist, reviewer, podcaster, actor, director, and teacher from Ama, Louisiana. He is the author of the novels Other People's Heroes and The Beginner, as well as the short story collection A Long November and Other Tales of Christmas. His weekly comic book column, Everything But Imaginary, has appeared Wednesdays at CXPulp.com since 2003. In January of 2007 he joined with his longtime friend Chase Bouzigard to host the weekly 2 in 1 Showcase comic book podcast, appearing every weekend at CXPulp. Blake is a member of the board of directors of the Thibodaux Playhouse theatre company in Thibodaux Louisiana, where his original stage play The 3-D Radio Show was produced in 2004. In a former life as a newspaper editor, his weekly Think About It column won the Louisiana Press Association Award for best column in 2001. In his free time, he teaches high school English, which at the moment pays better than the rest of his more impressive-sounding endeavors put together.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004T335E2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Blake M. Petit; 2nd edition (March 19, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 19, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 532 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 449 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 87 ratings

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Blake M. Petit is a writer, columnist, reviewer, podcaster, actor, director, and teacher from Ama, Louisiana. He is the author of several novels, short stories and nonfiction examinations of geek culture available both in print and in eBook form. He's the co-host, with whoever the hell is available that week, of the All New Showcase pop culture podcast and ruminates about movies at the Reel to Reel film study blog. Blake is a member of the board of directors of the Thibodaux Playhouse theatre company in Thibodaux Louisiana, where his original stage play The 3-D Radio Show was produced in 2004. In a former life as a newspaper editor, his weekly Think About It column won the Louisiana Press Association Award for best column in 2001. In his free time, he teaches high school English, which at the moment pays better than the rest of his more impressive-sounding endeavors put together.

Contact Blake at BlakeMPetit@gmail.com.

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ajpeden
4.0 out of 5 stars Superheroes with heart.
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2011
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While superhero themed graphic novels that I enjoy are few and far between, Blake Petit's Other People's Heroes blends humor, storytelling, heroism and superpowers into a delightful and entertaining tale. Petit comes across as a fan of the genre both in-book and from his blog, but he's a fan who knows what is powerful in story telling, and leaves behind the things that do not work in the super hero genre. He crafts a main character that could come off flat and uninteresting in another's hands, but instead he is a well rounded main character, with his own moral code, his own outlook and his own past. Josh Corwood is not quite an everyman reporter/superhero, but he is familiar enough for the reader to step into his shoes and try out the universe Blake has crafted.

Some of the novel's strength is the humor in subverting traditional super hero cliches and in it's homages (everything from comic book writers, to in-book places). The shout-outs to familiar superpowers, and them subverting them with the depth of characterization is very refreshing in a somewhat cliched and stale genre. All of he characters are well developed, yet fit into standard story-telling archetypes. All of the characters serve a purpose, and none of them feels superfluous and tacked on because Blake wanted to have an homage to Captain Planet (no, I don't think there is one). The supporting cast of Hotshot, Dr. Noble and Miss Sinistra and the plethora of other Capes and Masks in the book feel familiar with their powers but also new and rich because of their personalities and the universe that they are in.

I feel that this novel is a great introduction to the universe Petit has created. I was excited for the revised and expanded 2011 kindle edition. The additional shorts were fun and offer a little more glimpses into characters and into the universe. I look forward to more about Segial City and the heroes, super and otherwise, there in.
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Drock
5.0 out of 5 stars Original characters and story wrapped in a traditional genre.
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2023
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Blake managed to leverage familiar archetypes to create novel characters and interactions because we feel like we've been with these heroes for a long time. The scope of the story examines personal experiences and events as experienced by a whole community. If you love comics and want to dive into a world for comic lovers, this novel is a direct hit.
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Owen C. Marshall
4.0 out of 5 stars Blake Petit is a dangerous man
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2011
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I have never met Blake Petit, but this first novel tells even a casual observer the truth. Blake Petit has the potential to be a great writer. The elements are all there. Well developed characters, an interesting plot, the ability to set up and then subvert expectations, witty turns of phrase, genuine humor, and moments of pathos. Oh, yes. Blake has put all of these things into his first novel. And worst of all, he has chosen to explore the realm of the super hero. Doesn't he realize that the subject is best left to big budget Hollywood pictures, comic books, and animation? Prose works about super heroes are often mixed bags. Few are able to recognize the divergences between the media and exploit the strengths and weaknesses correctly.

Blake's first attempt is admirable in that it succeeds far better than most. Perhaps it is his training from working at a newspaper. Or perhaps it is from his work as an English teacher. Or maybe Blake is like one of the heroes about whom he writes and this is his hidden power.

Whatever the rationale, Blake has shown the ability to take a concept inspired by four color adventures, deftly move it to the world of letters, and reinvent it.

And he did not stop there. He mixed in popular culture from a variety of sources. Warner Brothers cartoons, the Marx Brothers, Abbott and Costello ... wide is the net that he casts and many are the treats he brings to us.

If you like a good, light hearted adventure story with moments of romance and humor, give this book a try. Consider it to be comparable to a typical summer action flick, but with hints that the writer could (and perhaps someday shall) expand it into much more.

And that is why Blake is so dangerous. If his first book already has reached this level, what shall he accomplish as he continues?

We can only stay tuned and await the answer with bated breath.
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Mike Reeves-McMillan
5.0 out of 5 stars All the good parts of superhero stories
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2012
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My first impression was that the editing is... rough. But apart from that - and as a former editor, these things annoy me disproportionately - I loved this. I'm a big fan of superhero novels, and Other People's Heroes has all of the strengths of a really good superhero tale, without the silliness.

It wasn't predictable - at least, only one of the three things I thought would happen actually happened. The central character was a decent guy doing his best with the hand he'd been dealt, which is my favourite kind of protagonist. There was enough action to be exciting without it being wall-to-wall fisticuffs, a good balance of conflict and reflection. And the superhero powers were a mix of classic and fresh. There were nods, for comics fans, to a lot of DC and Marvel heroes, but it managed to be a tribute rather than a rip-off. (Particularly since these were the minor characters - all the majors were original.)

When I finished, I went to the Kindle store under the vague impression that I'd seen another novel in the same setting, but it turned out to all be short stories. Please, Sir, can I have some more?
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