Boston Powers #3, now available

The third issue of Boston Powers, the Boston Comics’ Roundtable’s series of Boston-based superhero comics for kids will be available on December 20th, and can be pre-ordered now. Featuring all-original characters created by local writers and artists, issue # 3 presents 5 more fun and fanciful, all-ages stories set in and around Boston.

The entries in issue number 3 are:

“The Coming of Earth Boy,” an environmentally-themed comic set at Walden Pond, written by Scott Harris-King and drawn by Reggie Themistocle.

The Coming of Earth Boy!

“The Conductor,” a tale of a young heroine’s magical power of the Green Line to ease her teacher-mom’s commute, written by Jason Doring and drawn by Fell Hound.

The Conductor

“The Blue Lobster in ‘Ship-a-Hey’,” introducing a crustacean hero who foils a plot against the U.S.S. Constitution, written and drawn by Dan Mazur.

The Blue Lobster

“Newtrino,” set at the Boston Museum of Science, where a girl and her inventor uncle take on a nefarious corporation’s sci-fi-ish schemes. Written by Patrick Flaherty and drawn by Danielle C. Mesa

Newtrino

“The Frenemy of my Enemy is My Friend,” previews a story by Boston writer/artist Ashley, whose legion of teen heroes battle to stop villains from trashing the Boston Common.

The Frenemy of My Enemy is My Friend

All three issues of Boston Power boast spectacular covers by Salem artist Kurt Ankeny:

Boston Powers sells for $6 per issue. Each issue contains 4-5 6-8 page stories in full color. The stories are all “stand alone,” so you can start with any issue. It can be purchased online directly from the BCR at http://bostoncomics.com/boston-powers-3-now-available/ , or via Storenvy at https://www.storenvy.com/stores/664885-boston-comics-roundtable, as well as through local comics shops like the Million Year Picnic in Harvard Square .

The initial run of the series was funded via Kickstarted in May 2020, and a second Kickstarter is campaigned for further issues in 2021.