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Fight Me
Dr Rick Tower is a mild-mannered English professor easing into middle-age at a medium-sized New England college. A genial blur, he thinks. Even his vices are unremarkable.
But it wasn’t always like this. Not until they changed his name, altered his looks and told ‘pretend you were never different’.
Because, decades earlier after a very bad day at high school, he was committed to a secret government facility with three other kids, Cat, Jack and Stephanie, each special in their own way. Tested, tutored and trained, this extraordinary quartet were then told to save the world.
It was the best thing that ever happened to them. Until it became the worst.
Now, twenty years after the tragedy that forced him into academic non-entity, a mysterious disappearance means Tower must reunite with his former comrades. Each returns with their own agenda. And while great power might come with great responsibility, there’s little of that on display from any of them.
Combining compelling storytelling and fierce imagination with a rich cast of characters, Fight Me is a page-turning and distinctive thriller, a unique tale of good and evil, and a memorable portrait of man trying to do the right thing at any cost. Against impossible odds . . .
But it wasn’t always like this. Not until they changed his name, altered his looks and told ‘pretend you were never different’.
Because, decades earlier after a very bad day at high school, he was committed to a secret government facility with three other kids, Cat, Jack and Stephanie, each special in their own way. Tested, tutored and trained, this extraordinary quartet were then told to save the world.
It was the best thing that ever happened to them. Until it became the worst.
Now, twenty years after the tragedy that forced him into academic non-entity, a mysterious disappearance means Tower must reunite with his former comrades. Each returns with their own agenda. And while great power might come with great responsibility, there’s little of that on display from any of them.
Combining compelling storytelling and fierce imagination with a rich cast of characters, Fight Me is a page-turning and distinctive thriller, a unique tale of good and evil, and a memorable portrait of man trying to do the right thing at any cost. Against impossible odds . . .
416 pages, Hardcover
Published May 23, 2024
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About the author
Austin Grossman
23 books543 followersAustin Grossman graduated from Harvard University in 1991 with a plan to write the great American novel; instead he became a video game designer at Looking Glass Studios.
He has since contributed as a writer and designer to a number of critically acclaimed video games, such as ULTIMA UNDERWORLD II, SYSTEM SHOCK, DEUS EX, and TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND, and has taught and lectured on narrative in video games. He is currently a freelance game design consultant,
He is also a doctoral candidate in English Literature at the University of California at Berkeley, where he specializes in Romantic and Victorian literature.
SOON I WILL BE INVINCIBLE is his debut novel. (from the author's website)"
He has since contributed as a writer and designer to a number of critically acclaimed video games, such as ULTIMA UNDERWORLD II, SYSTEM SHOCK, DEUS EX, and TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND, and has taught and lectured on narrative in video games. He is currently a freelance game design consultant,
He is also a doctoral candidate in English Literature at the University of California at Berkeley, where he specializes in Romantic and Victorian literature.
SOON I WILL BE INVINCIBLE is his debut novel. (from the author's website)"
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February 12, 2025
It’s described as Breakfast Club meets The Avengers, but its more The Big Chill meets The Boys. It takes a while to get going and I constantly had the feeling there was more to it than it actually was, but it’s still an enjoyable romp. There’s a sadness though in the characters that - if explored more - would have made it a better book.
June 7, 2024
This was a fun fast read that I enjoyed even more than ‘Soon I Will Be Invincible, I just wish it had been longer as I wanted more of their adventures. Good stuff!
August 30, 2025
+ 2 stars for good fluid writing
- 3 stars for confusing plot that got even worse when the time travelling came in
- 3 stars for confusing plot that got even worse when the time travelling came in
October 24, 2024
The Breakfast Club, if it was Marvel, written by John Scalzi...
July 8, 2025
This was quite the infuriating read not because it’s bad (it’s really good) but because you expect something more than never comes. Solid world - building , 2/4 great characters (Stephanie and Cat are NPC queens , nothing compared to Jack and Alex) and the narrative is fun, edgy and keeps the pages rolling lightly. The main problem is that the book alludes/ refers to a wider world that it never actually incorporates, builds or at any point seriously explores. The ending goes kind of hard , by the “Big Chill” maturity moment the protagonist needs but otherwise mostly empty. Really hoped that this would have a sequel then we would be talking about a really good novel.
April 25, 2025
Un page-turner, moitié Breakfast Club, moitié The Boys, mais qui s'essouffle vite entre situations rocambolesques et raccourcis mal rythmés.
Pas de vraie histoire ni de vraie fin pour un héros plutôt pathétique et sans intérêt.
Pas de vraie histoire ni de vraie fin pour un héros plutôt pathétique et sans intérêt.
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June 3, 2024Actually read the Kobo epub version, which Amazon-owned Goodreads again fails to list.
February 22, 2024
Thanks PRH for the early copy! I’m not usually one for superhero stuff (marvel, DC etc) I don’t mind it but it isn’t my go to. This sounded like a pretty cool and fun take on the genre so I decided to give it a go and I’m glad I did. Overall it’s just a pretty fun and whacky ride that you need to just go along with. I enjoyed the world of meta-humans where people how powers and you never really know who’s good or evil. The characters are good and I liked the overall idea of the plot. It doesn’t take itself too seriously and is just a fun story of a gang of wannabe superhero’s who seem to not know whether they’re friends, enemies or who’s good and evil. Give it a read and see what you think!
June 5, 2024
Well, it hasn't been a banner year thus far for speculative fiction. Hoping to find a compelling read, I decided to try something different. The press release claimed that Austin Grossman's Fight Me was akin to The Boys and Watchmen. "The Avengers meets The Breakfast Club. . . wry and engaging" reads one cover blurbs. This felt like the perfect title to drag me out of my reading slump.
Alas, Fight Me is none of those things. Though the book does aspire to be something more, it lacks the depth and the characterization to be anything more than the script of a B-movie superhero flick.
Here's the blurb:
Dr Rick Tower is a mild-mannered English professor easing into middle-age at a medium-sized New England college. A genial blur, he thinks. Even his vices are unremarkable.
But it wasn’t always like this. Not until they changed his name, altered his looks and told him: ‘pretend you were never different’.
Because, decades earlier after a very bad day at high school, he was committed to a secret government facility with three other kids, Cat, Jack and Stephanie, each special in their own way. Tested, tutored and trained, this extraordinary quartet were then told to save the world.
It was the best thing that ever happened to them. Until it became the worst.
Now, twenty years after the tragedy that forced him into academic non-entity, a mysterious disappearance means Tower must reunite with his former comrades. Each returns with their own agenda. And while great power might come with great responsibility, there’s little of that on display from any of them.
Combining compelling storytelling and fierce imagination with a rich cast of characters, Fight Me is a page-turning and distinctive thriller, a unique tale of good and evil, and a memorable portrait of man trying to do the right thing at any cost. Against impossible odds...
I found the premise intriguing, which is why I wanted to read this novel in the first place. And it does start well. Problem is, Fight Me falls short almost as soon as it gets going. And the more the story progresses, the more it becomes obvious that Grossman doesn't have much to work with. Not sure the author had the wherewithal to pull off the kind of tale he wanted to tell. There is absolutely no depth to speak of. Forget about Watchmen, this is generic cookie-cutter material. Adding some sex, drugs, and booze to the mix doesn't change the fact that this isn't original by any stretch of the imagination.
The book's structure follows two timelines; the present and flashback scenes from the past to help flesh out events and the protagonists. And yet, for every scene that adds to the story, a bunch of others add little or nothing, or even create a bit of confusion. At times Fight Me feels like a draft that hasn't gone through editing just yet.
The characterization is probably the aspect that leaves the most to be desired. Regardless of how weak the plot is, Grossman still could have pulled it off to a certain degree had the cast been great. Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be. Other than Alex, aka Rick Tower, who's the main character and through whose eyes we watch the story unfold, Jack, Cat, Stephanie, and Meg would definitely have benefited from more exposition. Though the lack of exposition gave Meg a more mysterious outlook, which worked well with her personae. Still, although he tried to give them some depth and personality, the author ended up with a bunch of cardboard cutouts. To make matters worse, the antagonist, Sinistro, is kind of lame as well.
In many ways, Fight Me was a failure to launch. I was hooked by the first few chapters, but I quickly lost interest when I realized that the plot didn't seem to go anywhere. In the end, the novel became a veritable slog and I almost didn't finish it.
I was likely hoping for a thrilling endgame and captivating finale that never materialized. Thinking back, the whole novel often feels so random. Not sure what was Austin Grossman's objective, but personally I got nothing out of this work.
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Alas, Fight Me is none of those things. Though the book does aspire to be something more, it lacks the depth and the characterization to be anything more than the script of a B-movie superhero flick.
Here's the blurb:
Dr Rick Tower is a mild-mannered English professor easing into middle-age at a medium-sized New England college. A genial blur, he thinks. Even his vices are unremarkable.
But it wasn’t always like this. Not until they changed his name, altered his looks and told him: ‘pretend you were never different’.
Because, decades earlier after a very bad day at high school, he was committed to a secret government facility with three other kids, Cat, Jack and Stephanie, each special in their own way. Tested, tutored and trained, this extraordinary quartet were then told to save the world.
It was the best thing that ever happened to them. Until it became the worst.
Now, twenty years after the tragedy that forced him into academic non-entity, a mysterious disappearance means Tower must reunite with his former comrades. Each returns with their own agenda. And while great power might come with great responsibility, there’s little of that on display from any of them.
Combining compelling storytelling and fierce imagination with a rich cast of characters, Fight Me is a page-turning and distinctive thriller, a unique tale of good and evil, and a memorable portrait of man trying to do the right thing at any cost. Against impossible odds...
I found the premise intriguing, which is why I wanted to read this novel in the first place. And it does start well. Problem is, Fight Me falls short almost as soon as it gets going. And the more the story progresses, the more it becomes obvious that Grossman doesn't have much to work with. Not sure the author had the wherewithal to pull off the kind of tale he wanted to tell. There is absolutely no depth to speak of. Forget about Watchmen, this is generic cookie-cutter material. Adding some sex, drugs, and booze to the mix doesn't change the fact that this isn't original by any stretch of the imagination.
The book's structure follows two timelines; the present and flashback scenes from the past to help flesh out events and the protagonists. And yet, for every scene that adds to the story, a bunch of others add little or nothing, or even create a bit of confusion. At times Fight Me feels like a draft that hasn't gone through editing just yet.
The characterization is probably the aspect that leaves the most to be desired. Regardless of how weak the plot is, Grossman still could have pulled it off to a certain degree had the cast been great. Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be. Other than Alex, aka Rick Tower, who's the main character and through whose eyes we watch the story unfold, Jack, Cat, Stephanie, and Meg would definitely have benefited from more exposition. Though the lack of exposition gave Meg a more mysterious outlook, which worked well with her personae. Still, although he tried to give them some depth and personality, the author ended up with a bunch of cardboard cutouts. To make matters worse, the antagonist, Sinistro, is kind of lame as well.
In many ways, Fight Me was a failure to launch. I was hooked by the first few chapters, but I quickly lost interest when I realized that the plot didn't seem to go anywhere. In the end, the novel became a veritable slog and I almost didn't finish it.
I was likely hoping for a thrilling endgame and captivating finale that never materialized. Thinking back, the whole novel often feels so random. Not sure what was Austin Grossman's objective, but personally I got nothing out of this work.
For more reviews, check out www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com
August 24, 2024
Trafiłem na tę książkę z polecenia Cory'ego Doctorowa. A ponieważ Cory opisał ją (mniej więcej) jako samorozliczenie pokolenia X z przeszłością, to nie było opcji, żebym po nią nie sięgnął.
Historia opowiedziana jest w (nieco dzisiaj już wyświechtanej) konwencji superbohaterskiej. Zgadzam się częściowo z tym co napisał - przedstawienie tej historii w tej konwencji działa, bo (cytując Doctorowa): (...) what could be a better metaphor for a teen's unrealistic certainty of destined greatness than a superhero?
Nam, millenialsom, przecież też obiecywano, że będziemy najlepsi, a skończyło się na wypominaniu przysłowiowej kawy na mieście i bajgli z awokado.
I kiedy konwencja superbohaterska działa, to działa naprawdę dobrze.
Mamy więc czworo głównych bohaterów, każdy nakarmiony innymi obietnicami, z których żadna się nie spełniła. Część bohaterów porzuca więc idee i wartości, które miały być gwarancją spełnienia tego co zostało im przyrzeczone, uznając, że skoro tamten sposób nie działał, to po latach oczekiwań warto spróbować innego.
Brakowało mi w tym jednak trochę treści, lepszego nakreślenia pozostałych (poza Alexem) bohaterów. Bo chociaż Grossman stara się, by powiedzieć i opisać z czego wynikają motywacje bohaterów, to nie potrafi ich pokazać. Poznajemy je głównie kiedy bohaterowie ze sobą rozmawiają. A przecież fabuła i tak przestawiona jest w sposób nieliniowy. Boli to więc tym bardziej, bo fragmenty dziejące się w przeszłości nie uwypuklają w wystarczający sposób tego co dzieje się w teraźniejszości.
Uczulam, przy okazji, że pomimo pewnej dekonstrukcji motywu superbohatera, to Miracleman to to nie jest - zresztą, wyraźnie widać, że chociaż Grossman zna tę pozycję, to absolutnie nie aspiruje żeby z nią konkurować.
Niestety książka ma dłużyzny. Nie ukrywam, że czułem się jak na sinusoidzie - po powolnym początku, było zdecydowanie lepiej (z pewnymi fluktuacjami) aż do mniej więcej 2/3 objętości, gdzie moje zainteresowanie mocno spadło. I kiedy już bałem się, że koniec również będzie rozczarowujący, to akcja znów nabrała tempa. Istotne dla metanarracji watki zostały zamknięte, ale tak jak wspominałem wyżej, z różnych względów i tak pozostawiły uczucie pewnego niedosytu.
PS. Zapomniałem dodać - książka napisana jest dość lekko, ale nie jest bardzo zabawna. Natomiast tam gdzie autor faktycznie chciał być zabawny, to wychodziło to znakomicie - już dawno nie czytałem tak zabawnych fragmentów.
Historia opowiedziana jest w (nieco dzisiaj już wyświechtanej) konwencji superbohaterskiej. Zgadzam się częściowo z tym co napisał - przedstawienie tej historii w tej konwencji działa, bo (cytując Doctorowa): (...) what could be a better metaphor for a teen's unrealistic certainty of destined greatness than a superhero?
Nam, millenialsom, przecież też obiecywano, że będziemy najlepsi, a skończyło się na wypominaniu przysłowiowej kawy na mieście i bajgli z awokado.
I kiedy konwencja superbohaterska działa, to działa naprawdę dobrze.
Mamy więc czworo głównych bohaterów, każdy nakarmiony innymi obietnicami, z których żadna się nie spełniła. Część bohaterów porzuca więc idee i wartości, które miały być gwarancją spełnienia tego co zostało im przyrzeczone, uznając, że skoro tamten sposób nie działał, to po latach oczekiwań warto spróbować innego.
Brakowało mi w tym jednak trochę treści, lepszego nakreślenia pozostałych (poza Alexem) bohaterów. Bo chociaż Grossman stara się, by powiedzieć i opisać z czego wynikają motywacje bohaterów, to nie potrafi ich pokazać. Poznajemy je głównie kiedy bohaterowie ze sobą rozmawiają. A przecież fabuła i tak przestawiona jest w sposób nieliniowy. Boli to więc tym bardziej, bo fragmenty dziejące się w przeszłości nie uwypuklają w wystarczający sposób tego co dzieje się w teraźniejszości.
Uczulam, przy okazji, że pomimo pewnej dekonstrukcji motywu superbohatera, to Miracleman to to nie jest - zresztą, wyraźnie widać, że chociaż Grossman zna tę pozycję, to absolutnie nie aspiruje żeby z nią konkurować.
Niestety książka ma dłużyzny. Nie ukrywam, że czułem się jak na sinusoidzie - po powolnym początku, było zdecydowanie lepiej (z pewnymi fluktuacjami) aż do mniej więcej 2/3 objętości, gdzie moje zainteresowanie mocno spadło. I kiedy już bałem się, że koniec również będzie rozczarowujący, to akcja znów nabrała tempa. Istotne dla metanarracji watki zostały zamknięte, ale tak jak wspominałem wyżej, z różnych względów i tak pozostawiły uczucie pewnego niedosytu.
PS. Zapomniałem dodać - książka napisana jest dość lekko, ale nie jest bardzo zabawna. Natomiast tam gdzie autor faktycznie chciał być zabawny, to wychodziło to znakomicie - już dawno nie czytałem tak zabawnych fragmentów.
October 14, 2025
I'm a bit disappointed with this book. The premise sounded right up my alley but the execution... it was VERY hard to follow, as they make liberal use of constant flashbacks throughout various points in time and in no particular order. At first, I thought this was the only reason the book was hard to follow... but sometimes the writing was also just a dry, matter-of-fact retelling of this slice-of-life tale, and momentous occasions would just be rattled off as though the author was describing a character's eye color (I literally do not see the moment Alex ends up in the time machine... he just wasn't and then he was). Sadly, the characters also just aren't particularly interesting either. I also couldn't figure out WHY they were friends despite their clear hatred of each other. I just wasn't convinced. It had its cool moments, and I was invested in some aspects of the story, but if I knew what I know now, I don't think I'd ever choose to read this book. I was hoping for The Magicians meets Invincible and, instead, I got... a 3rd page article in the local paper highlighting your neighbor Marge's hobbies. Maybe the audiobook narrator just beefed it but was just so boring for what it could've been.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 29, 2025
4.5 stars/5 stars for characters/dialogue. I read this book because my husband insisted. He loved it! I admit, as the story and characters (all washed up, baggage bearing super heroes) moved through time, conflict, and aging, I found myself laughing out loud at the hilarious dialogue and wanting to hang out with the Newsome Four. Story moves between 1992 and 2015 seamlessly. I enjoyed the fights with villains, but mostly loved the interplay between an invincible man, a cyborg woman, a deposed Queen of Faerie and a super genius- sounds like Breakfast Club meets the Avengers. A great read.
July 18, 2025
I thought this was going to be a sequel to Soon I Will Be Invincible, but it isn't. It feels somewhat similar but the main character is a 'hero', sort of. Lots of gritty grey areas and not a lot of super battles, good prose and character development.
July 25, 2024
It's a really great book!
Grossman managed to capture that poignant melancholy of entering your middle age crisis, all while pretending to deconstruct superheroes like everyone else.
This one goes onto a bookshelf.
Grossman managed to capture that poignant melancholy of entering your middle age crisis, all while pretending to deconstruct superheroes like everyone else.
This one goes onto a bookshelf.
September 7, 2024
Just like a comic book without the illustrations. I would give this 3.5 stars if goodreads gave half stars. Didn't like the ending, or lack thereof. Also, thought the main character was kind of wishy washy at times. Recommended to anyone who likes superheroes or comic books.
December 21, 2024
Fun, if ultimately light, superhero novel. Does feel a bit like the author threw The Big Chill, Marvel, 90s nostalgia, and contemporary cynicism into a blender, but the writing is well-paced and the ideas are clever & engaging enough that I blew through this very quickly.
December 1, 2024
Flashback childhood plot was better and needed to be fleshed out, modern plot went nowhere
January 7, 2025
First book in ages that I kept sneaking a chapter every chance I could. Loved Soon I Will Be Invincible all those years ago that this extra take on modern day superheroes was an automatic buy.
January 13, 2025
Austin has a consistently unique voice in the superhero/villain world. His work is always entertaining.
June 5, 2025
A well-written, melancholy character study, deconstructing the idea of a superhero. It's been done before, but the execution was solid enough to hook me.
October 9, 2025
I was thoroughly enjoying the book right up until the end. Then it just sort of… fizzled out. I’m still trying to figure out the pout of it all.
I enjoyed Crooked much more.
I enjoyed Crooked much more.
April 2, 2025
Three stars because it was fun but it's probably a two really. I remember really enjoying Soon I Will Be Invincible but I'm slightly worried about revisiting it. Main issues with this are all the twists and turns and side changing without any real indication of anyone's motivation. Also I am bored senseless by prose descriptions of any kind of combat which becomes an issue here.
January 23, 2025
I really wanted to like this.
I enjoyed SOON I WILL BE INVINCIBLE (minor plot holes notwithstanding) and over a decade later, I discover the author has another superhero book out. It was an instant purchase without downloading a sample first…which is rare for me (unless the author is a personal friend, or someone with a proven track record).
First, the good: The author has a clear and fluid writing style, and obviously a love for the superhero genre. Even when he’s using the cliche tropes, he puts a fresh spin on it, or looks at it from a different lens so it feels modern and original.
The bad? Man, there were just too many unanswered questions.
I’m not one of those readers that needs every question answered or every single subplot tied up in a neat little bow. But when I spend an entire book asking myself the same things, sometimes from chapter to chapter, and there’s no resolution or explanation, it’s frustrating. Questions like:
Why is the most powerful character (the protagonist) seemingly the most ineffectual in a fight?
Why doesn’t the lead character just stay in his superhero form all the time? If there’s a time limit on using his superpowers, it’s never mentioned.
How does another character pass as a regular teen (early in the story) despite walking around with a colander shaped helmet with blinking lights on his head?
Why doesn’t a time traveling supervillain from the future know what’s going to happen before it does, or who/what is behind other events in the story? Seems like someone from the future with plans for world domination would know these things.
Why is one character able to time travel only when it’s convenient for the plot of the story? (Can’t go into too much detail here without giving away spoilers, but the end of the book hinges on it.)
Why is the lead character so damn boring?
Maybe not so much a question, but probably my biggest problem with the book is that I kept asking myself the Indiana Jones question:
If the protagonist was removed from the story, would any of the events been affected? (Example: “Raiders of the Lost Ark” without Indy.) I don’t believe so. The main character is nearly a passive observer throughout the majority of the story, so much so, that instead of shouting, “Fight me!” I found myself muttering, “Do something.”
Anyway…
2 stars for crisp writing and a love for the genre. But do yourself a favor and read SOON I WILL BE INVINCIBLE instead.
I enjoyed SOON I WILL BE INVINCIBLE (minor plot holes notwithstanding) and over a decade later, I discover the author has another superhero book out. It was an instant purchase without downloading a sample first…which is rare for me (unless the author is a personal friend, or someone with a proven track record).
First, the good: The author has a clear and fluid writing style, and obviously a love for the superhero genre. Even when he’s using the cliche tropes, he puts a fresh spin on it, or looks at it from a different lens so it feels modern and original.
The bad? Man, there were just too many unanswered questions.
I’m not one of those readers that needs every question answered or every single subplot tied up in a neat little bow. But when I spend an entire book asking myself the same things, sometimes from chapter to chapter, and there’s no resolution or explanation, it’s frustrating. Questions like:
Why is the most powerful character (the protagonist) seemingly the most ineffectual in a fight?
Why doesn’t the lead character just stay in his superhero form all the time? If there’s a time limit on using his superpowers, it’s never mentioned.
How does another character pass as a regular teen (early in the story) despite walking around with a colander shaped helmet with blinking lights on his head?
Why doesn’t a time traveling supervillain from the future know what’s going to happen before it does, or who/what is behind other events in the story? Seems like someone from the future with plans for world domination would know these things.
Why is one character able to time travel only when it’s convenient for the plot of the story? (Can’t go into too much detail here without giving away spoilers, but the end of the book hinges on it.)
Why is the lead character so damn boring?
Maybe not so much a question, but probably my biggest problem with the book is that I kept asking myself the Indiana Jones question:
If the protagonist was removed from the story, would any of the events been affected? (Example: “Raiders of the Lost Ark” without Indy.) I don’t believe so. The main character is nearly a passive observer throughout the majority of the story, so much so, that instead of shouting, “Fight me!” I found myself muttering, “Do something.”
Anyway…
2 stars for crisp writing and a love for the genre. But do yourself a favor and read SOON I WILL BE INVINCIBLE instead.
September 27, 2024
It remains curious to read superhero stories without artwork but Austin Grossman has nevertheless produced an exciting thriller that produces the right blend of heroic hijinks from the Silver Age of comics and the darker reinvention more common in the modern era.
Split into two timelines, either side of a tragic event, Fight Me tells the origin and redemption arcs of the teenage superhero team known as The Newcomers, particular the group’s muscleman, Prodigy (AKA Alex Beekman, AKA Rock Tower). Along the way, Grossman throws in a whole sackful of comic book tropes, including time-hopping supervillains, evil love interests, vast orbital punch-ups, and friends-to-enemies-and-back-again characters. However, he also delivers fascinating sub-plots revolving around intra-team rivalry, imposter syndrome, and philosophical debate about the use of super powers.
Fight Me delivers an exciting adventure story but also poses interesting questions about the use of unearned power.
(Proof copy supplied. Opinions my own.)
Split into two timelines, either side of a tragic event, Fight Me tells the origin and redemption arcs of the teenage superhero team known as The Newcomers, particular the group’s muscleman, Prodigy (AKA Alex Beekman, AKA Rock Tower). Along the way, Grossman throws in a whole sackful of comic book tropes, including time-hopping supervillains, evil love interests, vast orbital punch-ups, and friends-to-enemies-and-back-again characters. However, he also delivers fascinating sub-plots revolving around intra-team rivalry, imposter syndrome, and philosophical debate about the use of super powers.
Fight Me delivers an exciting adventure story but also poses interesting questions about the use of unearned power.
(Proof copy supplied. Opinions my own.)
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