Three teens, in the final months before High School graduation, are faced with a huge decision: to use the meta-natural powers they recently gained to become heroic "costumes" or proceed with their life's plans as if nothing had changed. But before they can decide, they become embroiled in a conflict with an organized crime ring bringing into question all of their previously-held ideas and plans.
Blitzine (a badger), Tao (an arctic fox), and Quill (a porcupine) stand ready to make their move in the short story, "Commencement": now available for just .99 on Smashwords!
Welcome to the superhero universe I call "α to ζ"!
Inspired by a certain mainstream, big-budget, animated anthropomorphic movie from the spring of 2016, I came out of the theater wondering what it would have been like if, instead of cops-n-robbers, there had been costumed vigilantes and villains. Additionally, what if humans were thrown into the mix as just another species of mammalian life? As a lover of superheroics and the moral questions their activities elicit, I knew I had to find out. The answer to that question debuts in the comic book-formatted short story, "Passersby".
This is the second of my "α to ζ" tales and explores more of the alternate-reality in which exists the city of Otawatapolis: center of meta-natural activity in this parallel Earth. Each of the five main stories will be sold for 99 cents USD with a full compilation of all stories (including a bonus story) being available in a compiled edition for $5 USD shortly thereafter.
Thank you and I really hope you enjoy this exciting world that takes us from "A" to "Z" amongst super heroes!
Black and white illustrations by Wom-Bat/L.Frank.
Story, logo, and world by me, Sylvan Scott.