The book does touch on the 'elephant in the room' of older, single men taking on "attractive", young boys as their wards and behaving as sexual predators (47-48). There was one moment, though, that had me really confused and I think was a typo? Aquaman surfaces in the middle of the Pacific Ocean (34) and starts swimming "east" towards the "East Coast" to meet Green Arrow in Gotham Harbor (35)?!? How does that work? Perhaps Aquaman in the water is like Superman in the air - "super-duper fast" or the editor missed something, there. I think she did a great job in describing each character as well as how they interact with each other over the course of the book. I also thought the title was a nice play on words, as it could have various meanings over the course of the narrative. I liked how it goes a bit into the emotional side of what the young men were going through as they grew up under the tutelage of super heroes. It does "move back and forth" in the lives of Nightwing, Arsenal, and Tempest, talking about their lives before and after Batman, Green Arrow, and Aquaman became a part of their lives the author does it in such a way that it does not interrupt the overall narrative as much as it could have. It focuses more on 'the sidekicks' than it does their mentors. I enjoyed most of this book far more than I thought I would. She is always happy to take on a new challenge, especially if it involves making some new fictional friends. Openly bisexual, she is a passionate advocate for the GLBTQ community, as well as being a committed environmentalist, and a public speaker for T1 Diabetes awareness and Diabetic Alert Dogs. She is currently working on an original graphic novel for Berger Books.ĭevin lives in Northern California with her husband, step-son, devoted Early Alert Canines Diabetic Alert Dog, and somewhat less devoted cat. Over the years, she has written in several different media and genres, from comic books and novels to video game scripts and short essays. Devin is also the creator of Yelena Belova, a Marvel character staring in the upcoming MCU Black Widow movie (played by Florence Pugh), Damien Darhk, a DC character now appearing regularly in CW’s Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow (played by Neal McDonough), and Catalina Flores, a DC character recently featured as the super-villain Tarantula in The Lego Batman Movie.įrequently cited for compelling character development and nuanced exploration of complex themes, Devin’s work has been showcased in mainstream media such as USA Today and Working Woman as well as in alternative press such as The Village Voice, The Advocate, and Curve magazine. With the publication of Batman: Gotham Knights in March of 2000, she became the first (and, sadly, only as of 2020) female to create, launch and write an ongoing Batman title.Īdditional career highlights include the launch of the critically acclaimed series Omni for Humanoids, Doctor Strange: The Fate of Dreams, an original novel featuring Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme, and USER-a highly personal three-part, creator-owned miniseries about gender identity and online role-playing, originally published by Vertigo and newly available as a collected edition hardcover through Image. Best known for her work on the Batman titles for DC Comics, Devin has been a regular writer on Catwoman, Nightwing, and The Titans, and contributed to the award-winning No Man’s Land story arc. from Bard College, where she studied creative writing with novelist Mona Simpson. Devin Grayson is an avid gamer, former acting student, and enthusiastic reader fortunate enough to have turned a lifelong obsession with fictional characters into a dynamic writing career.
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