![]() Thom’s sexual orientation, the prejudice he has to deal with, his fear, and his feelings for another character are very much a part of the story, but they aren’t this one defining thing around which everything else revolves. Hero is a good story will fully believable characters, and that’s what makes it work so well. And if you’re worried that a book with a specific agenda, even an agenda as awesome as this, will hit you over the head with it repeatedly, fear not. Basically, he wanted to write a superhero story in which a gay character was portrayed positively and was defined by more than their sexual orientation, and I think he definitely succeeded. You can read about it in more detail here. Perry Moore decided to write Hero because he didn’t like the way gay characters were treated in superhero comics. There’s also the fact that he’s gay, and hiding it is becoming harder and harder. You see, Thom’s superpowers are not his only secret. Thom had to deal with the way his dad was treated all his life, and now he fears he’s going to have to deal with the same himself. Not only that, but he went from being revered to being scorned. Thom’s father, Hal, used to be a famous superhero himself, until a horrible accident, which we are only told about in detail later in the book, put an end to his career and caused him to loose one of his hands. Hero is about Thom Creed, a teenage superhero in training with a lot on his plate. ![]()
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