Jon Niccum talks new collaborative book about superheroes and the multiverse


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As superheroes grow more prevalent in our society day by day, it can be easy to forget their motivations and ideologies. While action figures, movies, video games, and children’s backpacks help the already booming industry, the superheroes that adorn them have stayed mostly the same.

Power Up: Leadership, Character, and Conflict Beyond the Superhero Multiverse dives into these themes, among many others. 

The multi-author novel was worked on by a team of over 30 people, with many of the contributing writers and editors being from here in KC. One of the book’s editors and forward writer, Jon Niccum, is one of them.