As you may have noticed, if you’ve been following this blog, I have a weakness for superheros. The problem is that, for the most part, they don’t translate well to books. Without the pictures, superheros just don’t have the same oomph in books as they do in comics. And one of my favorite scenarios is the innocent bystander who is affected by those with powers, but who don’t have it themselves. This is the basic storyline that Carrie Vaughn’s After the Golden Age
