Battling Boy

"There is no one in comics like Paul Pope: gifted beyond all reason, he is an artist of immense protean talents and a deep soulfulness."In "Battling Boy", Pope has spun a smashingly beautiful adventure about a not-so-powerful boy-god sent down from the higher dimensions to save a crumbling city from the monsters that afflict it. Rapturously inked and drawing upon what feels like the entire tradition of pulp storytelling, "Battling Boy" is a thunderclap of a book--a kaleidoscopic mash-up of the highest order where kaiju mix it up with science heroes, and where a girl named Aurora takes up her fallen father's jet-pack (and his weapons) and nearly steals the whole show. Friends, this book is a number one stunner and the second installment cannot come soon enough."-- Junot Diaz, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao""""Paul Pope's delightful and original "Battling Boy" is the adventure of the year!"--Jeff Smith, Eisner Award-winning author of" Bone"" ""Full of energy, precision, and pure kick--not to be missed."--Scott Westerfeld, author of "Uglies"" ""Pope is set to soar to glory."--"Wired"" ""A new generation hero."--"Entertainment Weekly"