Friedrich Schleiermacher

Lenard Sikophskys father has been feeding him plutonium since the age of six in the hopes of making him the worlds first bona fide superhero. First, he must pass the unusual tests of manhood locked in the centuries old tomb, The Manaton, a secret relic passed down for generations. Falling in love with the beautiful, compulsively suicidal Laura Moskowitz doesnt make his life any easier. But with the guidance of the Sikophsky men, the antiquated rulebook, and of course a healthy amount of plutonium, Lenard accepts his fate as an exactor of justice. . . . Twenty years later, Lenards son Nemo is introduced to the same destiny as his father, only this time the violent entity called THEY are in dangerous pursuit. Lenards life and the legacy of his family are put to the test when he is forced to defend everything he loves. REVIEWS League of Somebodies is a dazzling investigation into masculinity and hero-making. Its also a rollicking good time, and his characters-crazy, troubled, hilarious, endearing-are unforgettable. Sattin magnificently tackles many big themes of our age: inheritance, the burdens of manhood, creating our own identities, and last but not least, love. In Sattins fiction, there is no such thing as a marginal character, no matter the worlds attempt at marginalization. - Cristina Garcia, author of Dreaming in Cuban and The Lady Matadors Hotel How to explain this mystic monster League of Somebodies? Part old-school epic, part coming-of-age tale, and part comedy in the spirit of Mel Brookss Young Frankenstein . . . Samuel Sattin is a mad scientist - Victor LaValle, author of Big Machine and The Devil in Silver League of Somebodies is so rich with originality that its actually radioactive. If you captured Owen Meany in a literary time machine and fed him a strict diet of comic books and plutonium, you would come up with a main character a hell of a lot more well-adjusted than Lenard Sikophsky. Read at your own risk and beware: laughter is the first sign of infection. - Mat Johnson, author of Pym, Incognegro, and Dark Rain Those of you who are considering poisoning, terrorizing, and forcing their boys to read maniacal misogynistic rantings may want to read League of Somebodies as a cautionary tale. The rest of you, though, will have fun with this satiric American saga of squalid super-heroics. - Corwin Ericson, author of SWELL In our been-there-done-that world, Samuel Sattin has managed to create something new: a graphic novel without the graphics. A superhero story about twisted fathers and frightened sons, betrayals of the heart and home. This non-comic comic-book is a big-themed story-telling bonanza whose major elements are not only thematic, theyre chemical. If you crave a wild and original read, youve come to the right place. - Amanda Stern, author of The Long Haul Sattins first novel is a whirling force that blends the family saga, superhero lore, and a coming of age story to a frothy cocktail. Imagine The Godfather remixed with Chabons classic Kavalier and Clay. - Joshua Mohr, author of Fight Song, Damascus, and Termite Parade

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