The year was 1986... when Art Baltazar created his first Super Heroes.
Before TINY TITANS. Before ITTY BITTY HELLBOY. Before the AW YEAH COMICS shops. Before the indie hit sensation PATRICK THE WOLF BOY. Even before Artie's first self-published work THE CRAY BABY ADVENTURES. There was POWERS IN ACTION!
Based on the super hero comics of famous cartoonist Art Baltazar, created in 1986 when he was 17 and in high school, originally called IMAGES OF ART, these classic tales and characters are getting a redesign and story retellings. Updated by Art Baltazar with over 25 years of cartooning experience for a brand-new never before seen audience! WHEW!
Issue #1 unites the team.
Join us on this bold adventure as LYNX brings his sister, OCELOT to join the super team in their first meeting. Let's hope there are no delays along the way in the form of SUPER VILLAINS! Oh no! Looks like our heroes may have work to do before they even join the team. Will these cat-heroes fit in with the members of the HERO SQUADRON? Their mysterious leader thinks so. Who else is on the team, you ask? Meet...SUPLEX! ECLIPSE! The Alien ENORMUS! And their leader MOON! Bold adventure awaits!
But where there are heroes, the villains are not very far. Who is the mysterious DARKSTORM? What's up with the destructive BOT? And who is that alien trio? And why do they have the same powers as SUPLEX? It begins here! The first 4-issue story arc of POWERS IN ACTION introduces you to the next dimension of the AW YEAH UNIVERSE! The super-heroic bold adventure of cartoony super hero all age awesomeness that only Art Baltazar can bring!
Written, drawn, and created by 3-time Eisner Award winning Famous Cartoonist ART BALTAZAR.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 128 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2019 by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc. .

Born in Chicago, Art Baltazar found his way early to comic book art and has been cartooning ever since he can recall. With a frenetic, hip hop style, Baltazar began self-publishing in 1994 with such titles as The Cray-Baby Adventures, Gyro-Man, Captain Camel & the Space Chicken, Jimmy Dydo, Lunar Lizard, Meteor Mite and the famous Patrick the Wolf Boy. Art has also drawn coloring books for Warner Bros. Art recently finished work on SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES, and is now co-writing the new series THE GREEN TEAM: TEEN TRILLIONAIRES. Art lives outside of Chicago with his wife, Rose, and children Sonny, Gordon, and Audrey.