Super (The Novel)

Super is a novel by Aaron Dietz due out in 2010 from Emergency Press.

Super: The Synopsis

Do you need a new job? Does the world need another superhero?

You see the connection, don’t you? If you had the chance to save lives…could you handle the adventure? The pressure, the risk, the grotesque, the insane? Most of all, could you handle your humanity? Update your resume, ‘cause here we go. Either stick with being sucked down further into your life, or earn the lift-off of the elite.

Aaron Dietz’s debut novel moves with an experimental edge into America’s heroic mythology. Structured as a novel-length job application for a superhero agency, Dietz uses his iron touch to explore themes that go far deeper than the swashbuckling world of comics and costumes. It’s a story about commitment, ability, bureaucracy, possibility, crisis, and heartbreak. Super.

Super: The Specs

November 2010 (U.S. release)
Trade paper
ISBN 978-0-9753623-9-6 / 5.25” x 8” / 236 pages
Fiction / $16.00 (U.S.)
Editor: Bryan Tomasovich
Book design & cover: Charlie Potter

Will be available at Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Powell’s, and more.

Super: The Blurbs

Blurbs about Aaron Dietz’s writing:

Finally, someone has noticed that new media is no longer new.

— Alexa D. O’Brien, content strategist

There is going to be a fiercely loyal group of readers that will enjoy his work.

— Ted Roberts, poet

Super: The Events

Click the first link for a list of upcoming events.

Super: Other Promotion

Super will be presented for free, one page per day, in both digital image and printable PDF format, at aarondietz.us. Emergency Press will also be accepting applications for the position of Superhero throughout 2010 and 2011 (for an application, write to super.services.division@gmail.com). Further events may be planned for a Recommended Battle Zone area near you.

Super: The Blog Posts

The Super Blog Posts – The latest news, information, and insights about Super are posted here.

Super: The Media Kit

Super: The Author

Aaron Dietz is an instructional designer for online high schools and has written courses in game modding, computer programming, green design, and 3-D video games. It’s natural for him to write quizzes. He’s worked a decade in libraries. He’s also been paid to count traffic and once failed a personality test.

Dietz’s super powers include a high metabolism and the ability to put things back where he got them. He’s also pretty good at math.

Dietz writes for TheNervousBreakdown.com, blogs at aarondietz.us, and is an advisory editor of KNOCK Magazine.

Contact Aaron Dietz at writer@aarondietz.us.

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