You can’t always make a story too heavy and expect enthusiastic return readers. I should note the Pearson does one thing I feel is extremely important in creating a story young readers will enjoy as well as anticipate future installments of, and that is the incorporation of humor. One of the highlights of this book is getting to follow Candace on her own adventure, and discover more about her past and powers. That’s something I always find helpful when diving into new worlds. It also gives Tilly much more purpose and character as well.Īlthough the book provides a recap of the main players at the beginning of the story, I would have also liked to see a simple map of this alternative world and where the primary locations are in relation to each other. We also get a look into Candace’s past, as well as see some pretty impressive super skills develop.Īs for the chance to get a new “super team” together, readers will be happy to see this story setting even more pieces in place to do just that. This takes her away from the group for a while, but it gives the reader a chance to follow along in a second storyline with new locations and characters. The Foxglove Mission was able to keep this action moving without missing a beat, as it picks up with Candace in hot pursuit by the Four Fingers, a group of determined young women bent on bringing Candace back to her homeland of Landis as she works follows clues that hold the key to her destiny. With the second book released this week, Super Sons: The Foxglove Mission, the question is whether or not this creative team can keep up the momentum of both absorbing storytelling for all ages and believability of its characters. Also in book one is the introduction of new characters, Candace (a girl with a mysterious past) and Tilly, promising the potential of a new young super team. The book showed how these two young heroes could step out of the shadow of their fathers to stand on their own in the face of not only a global climate threat and conspiracy, but to issues within their own circle of family and friends.

When I had the opportunity to review the debut book in the DC Zoom graphic novel trilogy by Ridley Pearson ( Kingdom Keepers) and Ile Gonzalez, Super Sons: The PolarShield Project, I was impressed by how well they were able to establish a multifaceted look at the personalities of its two young protagonists.Īs Super Sons was the first project at DC for both Pearson and Gonzalez, there is always a pressure to start off strong, and Super Sons: The PolarShield Project came though as a bestselling, spirited new take on the sons of Superman, Jon Kent, and Batman, Damian “Ian” Wayne. Jon Kent, Damian “Ian” Wayne, and their friends continue to take on global-scale disaster while learning to rely on each other in the second book in Ridley Pearson’s DC graphic novel debut series.

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