![]() Her arch-nemesis is a normal guy who keeps telling her she's doing it wrong. This strip shines because it's fresh and lighthearted without wallowing in angst. One of the best strips has Superhero Girl explaining to a fan how she too can be a superhero without having a horrible tragedy in her past. ![]() We see her struggling with relatable elements of daily life, like keeping her mother informed of how things are going or having to replace her cape after it shrunk in the laundry. It's superhero as person instead of as corporate symbol or fight machine. ![]() ![]() The expanded edition collects the original Eisner Award-winning comic, two new stories, and new art from creators including Tyler Crook, Ron Chan, Jake Wyatt, Paulina Ganucheau, and more! The first collection won an Eisner Award (Best Publication for Kids) and has gone through 4 printings This charming modern vision of a Superhero Girl features a young woman living an uncertain life, unsure of the best way to contribute to society. What if you can leap tall buildings and defeat alien monsters with your bare hands, but you buy your capes at secondhand stores and have a weakness for kittens? Cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks brings charming humor to the trials and tribulations of a young female superhero, battling monsters both supernatural and mundane in an all-too-ordinary world. ![]()
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