Multiverse!: A Superhero Poetry Anthology of Superhuman Proportions

by Rob Sturma, Ryk McIntyre (Editor), Grae Rose (Contributor)

MultiVerse does for superheroes what Rob Sturma's first anthology Aim For The Head did for zombies: It tackles what could be dismissed as a genre novelty and through the words of page and stage poets, finds the heart, pathos, and humor involved in the otherworld of those with superhuman abilities. Welcome to an examination of the many facets of what it means to be a hero.

Genres: Poetry

81 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2014

About the author

Nerd. Poet. Editor. Wrestling mark. Superhero enthusiast. Secret lounge singer. Lloyd Dobler.

Founder and EIC, FreezeRay Poetry

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

When I bought Multiverse: A Collection of Superhero Poetry, I was hoping for lots of laughs and some good poetry about the wealth of superheros generations of come to know and love. Superheros are in right now. You can't turn your head without a new superhero movie or TV show appearing. There is some of that in Multiverse, and I tabbed a few poems I thought were particularly interesting and enjoyable, but I largely found the poems carried an overall tone of melancholy and a good deal of the poems were about the author's personal struggles and needing a hero. There's nothing particularly bad about this book, but it wasn't really what I'd wanted or hoped for.

[Carrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

“The Flash Crashes My Father’s Second Wedding” is one of my new favorite poems.

[David Fairbanks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Have you ever read an anthology? Comics, poetry, fiction, whatever’s being collected, anthologies are generally a pretty mixed bag unless your personal taste and that of the editor(s) line up perfectly. Despite this, I expected more out of MultiVerse. It’s published by Write Bloody, and I typically adore books published by Write Bloody. And yet here we are.

Despite trudging through pages upon pages that felt like references masquerading as poems, a few stood out among the rest. Robbie Q. Telfer’s “Everybody Is Spiderman” is a clever take on identity and how we are often trapped in our roles in lives by ourselves and others. Chad Parentau’s “Ditko’s Day” is one of the only poems to touch on the men behind the masks and feels like a pretty accurate albeit brief look into the life of the Spider-Man co-creator. “When Peter Parker Crashes At Your Place” by Dalton Day hits on the humanity of Peter Parker and what has made Spider-Man a character that has endured for decades.

Read my full review (as well as a review of Missing You, Metropolis) at Loser City: http://loser-city.com/features/missin...

[Leslie Light · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Noura · Rating 4 out of 5]

The best kind of surprises are usually those contained in a book. This was a wonderful surprise.