A 2014 Top Ten Great Graphic Novel for Teens
She's able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, can throw things deep into outer space, and punch her way out of anything, but that doesn't count for much when you're a superhero still trying to find an identity and a place in the superhero community (especially when your brother is Kevin, a Superman-like superhero beloved by all). Told in a series of strips, collected from the webcomic and printed in Halifax's The Coast newspaper under the same name, Superhero Girl rescues kittens from trees, helps old ladies cross the street, and struggles with the fact that all of the bad guys in Toronto are complete duds when it comes to villainy, no matter how much they try (and boy, does King Ninja try). I don't think I can properly articulate how much I love Faith Erin Hicks's art, especially in full glorious color, or her humorous approach to superheroes and all the tropes that seem to surround them without dissolving into fangirl squeeing. I only wish there was more, but it seems that the rest of the comics world has been figuring out how awesome she is and giving her lots of jobs that keep her away from Superhero Girl. Let's hope she finds time to make more very soon.
(Read as part of YALSA's Hub Reading Challenge.)
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