Captain Freedom: A Superhero's Quest for Truth, Justice, and the Celebrity He So Richly Deserves

by G. Xavier Robillard

Book Overview

Freedom's fifteen minutes are over

Software pirates Mostly extinct dinosaurs Giant barbarians Crooning criminals Captain Freedom's beat them all, saved the world, and looked fantastic doing it--but he couldn't fend off middle management.

The Superhero lifestyle is all that Captain Freedom has ever known. What's he supposed to do now? Enter politics? Write a children's book?

Freedom's in a bad way and he's only a stint in rehab away from a lifetime of celebrity reality shows. But with the guidance of his new life coach, maybe Freedom can stumble in a new direction--even if it means having to make peace with his parents . . . or finally commit to a single long-term archenemy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061650684
• ISBN13: 9780061650680
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Arch Humor (Just no arch enemy!)

Amazingly fresh and funny - even though this ground has been covered many times before, Robillard, manages to put a new spin on things and even dream up some new angles of his own. Gag piles on top of gag as he deconstructs the comic book universe and focuses a wicked lens on all of contemporary living. My favorite bit is a web based matchup site for heros and villians to find the arch enemy of their dreams. A great read.

Too funny to put down

Captain Freedom: A Superhero's Quest for Truth, Justice, and the Celebrity He So Richly DeservesWitty new material, absolutely hilarious, fantastic book. Keep 'em coming, G. Xavier Robillard!

Superhumanly clever and fun

I thought that I knew all there was to know about superheroes. I thought I'd seen more than enough limited series graphic novels, post-modern deconstructions, parodies, movie adaptations and re-imaginings. But this book surprised me with its barrage of drollery and brains. Fresh and smart and funny. I'm still laughing a week later.

Great fun

I laughed until i fell off my chair. Then i got up, read some more and fell over again. Non stop fun. A constant stream of whit fired at you from beginning to end.

very funny

Hysterical. Just saw him read at Borders in Boston. witty. makes fun of everything, especially celebrity and fame.