Superior Library Edition - by Mark Millar (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Simon Pooni was a normal kid with a great life, until multiple sclerosis hit and took everything away. He lost the ability to walk, went blind in one eye and sometimes could barely speak.

Every night, Simon would pray that his disease would somehow go away. "Somehow" turned out to be a magic monkey named Orman, who granted Simon one wish. And the 12-year-old boy stood transformed into a real-life version of his favourite comic-book hero Superior. In the space of a single week, he solved many of the world's problems, saving people in need, averting natural disasters and becoming the most beloved man on the planet. But Orman ominously cautioned Simon that a price had to be paid for these gifts. Will Simon be forced to go back to life in a wheelchair after being the world's greatest hero? Or will he sell his soul for the life he always wanted?

For mature audiences.

About the Author

Adaptations of JUPITER'S LEGACY, SUPERCROOKS (in the form of a Japanese anime), and AMERICAN JESUS (adapted as THE CHOSEN ONE) have already been released. THE MAGIC ORDER, REBORN, SHARKEY THE BOUNTY HUNTER, PRODIGY, KING OF SPIES, EMPRESS, MPH, HUCK, and a live-action SUPERCROOKS are being put together now.

Previously, Mark worked at Marvel Comics, where he created THE ULTIMATES, which was selected by TIME magazine as the comic book of the decade and described by screenwriter Zak Penn as his major inspiration for the movie THE AVENGERS. Millar also created WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN and Marvel's CIVIL WAR. CIVIL WAR was the basis of the third Captain America movie, and OLD MAN LOGAN was the inspiration for 20th Century Fox's LOGAN.

CIVIL WAR remains Marvel's biggest-selling graphic novel of all time, and his seminal SUPERMAN: RED SON is the highest-selling Superman graphic novel in history. In 2020, RED SON was also released as an animated feature.

Mark has been an executive producer on all adaptations of his books and worked as a creative consultant to 20th Century Fox on their Marvel slate of movies.