Megamatrix: Hero Within

by Jake Bell, Shannon Eric Denton, Phil Hester

It's been years since the last superhero was defeated, and now the super-villains run a world devoid of hope. But before they were lost, the superheroes made a plan. This plan now hinges on Fletcher Bolt, a young man with the power to defeat the evildoers and become humanity's greatest hero... as long as he doesn't become it's most notorious villain.

136 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 17, 2010

About the author

When Jake Bell first declared his intention to become an author when he was seven years old, his mother offered him one piece of advice in pursuing his dream: "Make sure you get a good day job." In the years that followed, Jake found work as a TV sports anchor, a radio disc jockey, a stagehand, a movie studio intern, a file clerk at a law office, an NFL scoreboard operator, a bagel baker, a stockboy in a woman's clothing store, a marketing consultant, a pipefitter, a magician, a cameraman, and an amusement park bathroom cleaner.

Unfortunately, he wasn't getting much writing done. So, during a stint of unemployment, he sat down and wrote SECRET IDENTITY CRISIS, the first book in the AMAZING ADVENTURES OF NATE BANKS series.

Jake lives in Phoenix, Arizona with his two kids, from whom he regularly poaches idea for his books.

Reviews

[Ruby Ridge · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would probably been better as a great graphic novel rather than an ordinary novelette.
Story has potential but the character development is absolutely minimal. As one of the reviewers has remarked it reminds us of Sunday morning cartoon strips (a good thing). Would probably make a great movie in the right hands

[T.A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was like reading a Saturday morning cartoon from when I was a child. Gives you that good feeling you get from childhood memories.