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Skunk-Guy: The Sensational Slime Saga
The gooey sequel to: NORMAN & THE STINKING SPACE GOO. Equipped with his new found stink power fourteen year old Norman Flinch begins his crime fighting crusade as Skunk-Guy: The Stinking Stalker. Things get off to a rocky start, but when a misshapen mass of goo oozes out of the sewer things really get sticky. As it turns out this newly formed slime creature and Skunk-Guy share an astonishing secret.
136 pages, Paperback
First published September 24, 2008
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June 6, 2013
What would you do if a monster made out of alien space goo attacked your hometown? Well, if you were fourteen-year-old Norman Flinch, who was first introduced in Norman and the Stinking Space Goo, you would use your new-found stink power to fight it. As The Stinking Stalker, aka Skunk-Guy, continues his crime fighting crusade in mid-1970s Ft. Wayne, IN, things get off to a rocky start when he tries to save new WIFF radio host Rina Wells from a mugger. But then a misshapen mass of goo oozes out of the sewer, and things really get sticky. Jumpin’ crud! How can Skunk-Guy keep the Three Rivers Festival from being ruined? And what astonishing secret does this newly formed slime creature and Skunk-Guy share?
Readers of the first novel in the series know that Norman was the victim of a bizarre lawn mowing accident involving an alien space orb filled with stinking goo and as a result developed the ability to make himself smell like anything. So inspired by his love of comic books, like Solar Squadron, and empowered by his own teenage imagination, he decided to become a super-hero. Author Michael Wilhelm, at the tender age of fourteen while living in Fort Wayne, IN, created his own alter ego known as Skunk-Guy. He stitched together a costume, conducted night time patrols on the streets of his hometown and even made reports on a local radio station. Many years later he now uses his experiences as an inspiration for the Skunk-Guy adventure books.
There are a few euphemistic terms (gosh, tarnation, dern, gee) in Skunk Guy, The Sensational Slime Saga, but nothing truly objectionable, just old-fashioned, albeit smelly, comic-book style super-hero antics that kids and even young adults used to enjoy. Some things may seem a bit “hokey,” but that’s all part of the appeal of a book like this, not only for those of us who lived through those times and look back with a sense of nostalgia but also for youngsters today who are interested in imaginative tales. Because Ft. Wayne, IN, was a little different in 1975, there are footnotes scattered throughout the story to familiarize the modern reader with some of the customs of that era. You can continue to follow the exciting activities of The Stinking Stalker in the next “Official Skunk-Guy Adventure,” Skunk on the Run.
Readers of the first novel in the series know that Norman was the victim of a bizarre lawn mowing accident involving an alien space orb filled with stinking goo and as a result developed the ability to make himself smell like anything. So inspired by his love of comic books, like Solar Squadron, and empowered by his own teenage imagination, he decided to become a super-hero. Author Michael Wilhelm, at the tender age of fourteen while living in Fort Wayne, IN, created his own alter ego known as Skunk-Guy. He stitched together a costume, conducted night time patrols on the streets of his hometown and even made reports on a local radio station. Many years later he now uses his experiences as an inspiration for the Skunk-Guy adventure books.
There are a few euphemistic terms (gosh, tarnation, dern, gee) in Skunk Guy, The Sensational Slime Saga, but nothing truly objectionable, just old-fashioned, albeit smelly, comic-book style super-hero antics that kids and even young adults used to enjoy. Some things may seem a bit “hokey,” but that’s all part of the appeal of a book like this, not only for those of us who lived through those times and look back with a sense of nostalgia but also for youngsters today who are interested in imaginative tales. Because Ft. Wayne, IN, was a little different in 1975, there are footnotes scattered throughout the story to familiarize the modern reader with some of the customs of that era. You can continue to follow the exciting activities of The Stinking Stalker in the next “Official Skunk-Guy Adventure,” Skunk on the Run.
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