It's 1975 and the comic book industry is struggling, but Carmen Valdez, an assistant at Triumph Comics, is close to fulfilling her dream of writing a superhero book. One of the Triumph writers enlists her help to create a new character, which they call "The Lethal Lynx," Triumph's first female hero. But her colleague is asking to keep her involvement a secret. And then he's found dead, with all of their scripts turned into the publisher without her...

From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing...