Review: In Need of Hero
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 12, 2012
I grew up watching Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. I LOVE superheroes. Who doesn't? A superhero romance? I'm all in.Superhero Halo, AKA Rory, knows she has a tail. Knowing her abilities, she sets out to be bait to draw in this hunter hoping it will lead her to find two of her missing superhero teammates. Superhero Hard Target, AKA Michael, and his teammates have been sent back in time to stop events that caused the world to spiral out of control into horrible atrocities. His mission is to get to Hans Geiger, and he plans on using his daughter Rory to flush him out. When he finally takes a shot--AND MISSES! Which he never does--he comes face to face with Rory and a new uncertain future.At only 82 pages, YESTERDAY'S HEROES was a quick read that left a lot of questions unanswered. With Michael having four other teammates, one might predict four more installments where we might finally get answers. That gaping hole were so much was unexplained dampened my enjoyment of the overall story. The POV shifts mainly between Rory and Michael. However, we do get POV from a few teammates, which distracted from the main story more than added to it. These "outside" POVs just raised more questions then helped, which leads me to believe his fellow time travelling superheroes will each get his own book. After a search on the author's website, two more titles are planned with tentative titles.It was enjoyable to watch Rory, Michael, and their teammates and all their superpowers and how they use them. There was awesome action and descriptive. The attraction between Rory and Michael was fun if a bit over-the-top. I really loved it.Enjoyable short story with too many unanswered questions making it feel incomplete; hence the 3 stars.Boomers SeriesYESTERDAY'S HEROESTHE JUDAS CONTRACT (Tentative Title)DEADLY GENESIS (Tentative Title)