Three girls lives will change forever in ‘Cape’
I have read my share of comics over the years. No two heroes are alike, but most of them share the same ideals. Truth, justice and protecting the innocent from dangerous evil. When I heard about Cape I thought it sounded pretty good. I was able to get a digital copy of this book and here is what I thought of it.
You can read the plot for Cape here:
Josie O’Malley does a lot to help out Mam after her father goes off to fight the Nazis, but she wishes she could do more—like all those caped heroes who now seem to have disappeared. If Josie can’t fly and control weather like her idol, Zenobia, maybe she can put her math smarts to use cracking puzzles for the government.
After an official tosses out her puzzler test because she’s a girl, it soon becomes clear that an even more top-secret agency has its eye on Josie, along with two other applicants: Akiko and Mae. The trio bonds over their shared love of female superhero celebrities, from Hauntima to Zenobia to Hopscotch. But during one extraordinary afternoon, they find themselves transformed into the newest (and youngest!) superheroes in town. As the girls’ abilities slowly begin to emerge, they learn that their skills will be crucial in thwarting a shape-shifting henchman of Hitler, and, just maybe, in solving an even larger mystery about the superheroes who’ve recently gone missing.
I had a great time reading Cape. It was a strong origin story of sorts about three girls who bonded over a love of heroes. When they became ones themselves there was a learning curve to it at first. It took some time to find out just what their powers were and to get used to them. But when a dangerous foe arises it looks like they may be the only ones who can stop them. This is a book I can see most readers really enjoying.
Cape is out now. You can order this book on Amazon and at Barnes and Noble.