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 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 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.
“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
“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.
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.
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