Who is Killing the Great Capes of Heropa? by Andrez Bergen

“If anybody else is as inventive and bizarre as Andrez Bergen, then they aren’t half as good a writer or everybody would know their name. “Filled with smart humour, stunning detail and credible allusions, Heropa captures the good-natured feel of the Lee/Ditko/King comic books while still feeling fresh and new.” It’s a pleasure to puzzle out the familiar faces hiding behind the characters’ masks, and lovely to see that even through the grime and grit of Andrez Bergen’s world, their eyes still have a twinkle.” “Reading Heropa is like going back in time - the nostalgia and childlike wonder is still there, but these are clearly more complex than you surmised. I need two copies of this book - one to read and the other to bag, board and save.” “Andrez Bergen takes his childhood creations and mashes them up with various icons and tropes of superhero literature, resulting in a fresh, exciting look at crime fighters who don capes, masks and union suits to fight the forces of evil.

“This love letter to the silver age of Marvel Comics will grab you by the tights and not let go till the final page - as complex as The Matrix and as immediate as a Jack Kirby splash page.” LINDSAY, author of The Devil is in the Details: Examining Matt Murdock and Daredevil “Equal parts homage and pastiche, Bergen peppers this bold mystery with superb nods to the four-colour world, while also densely building a universe in which he can play with confidence - and does.” HEATH LOWRANCE, author of City of Heretics “I had an idea Andrez Bergen was going places - and his new novel fulfils that promise. “A front-seat view into a quirky and imaginative world of superheroes that feel love and pain in equal measure.” “Plays with the conventions of comicbooks/virtual reality/dystopian fiction and the good ol’ murder mystery.” “A compelling study of character driving an investigative narrative, and a cracking good read.” “Cleverly alludes to the conflict between fantasy and reality at play - that this story about comics should be so similar to a murder mystery of the Sam Spade kind is just the cherry on the cake.” “The best non-comicbook superhero story I’ve ever read.” Who is Killing the Great Capes of Heropa?

Who is Killing the Great Capes of Heropa? by Andrez Bergen