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Buddy Jackson, in THE LEGEND OF BUDDY HERO, was instantly endearing to me since he also has “a long-standing feud with mornings.” The hapless protagonist isn’t the only person who drinks to forget. What Buddy has forgotten might just kill him, that is, it would if he wasn’t indestructible.

Buddy is a meta-human and a former superhero, but a world-wide mind-swipe has left everyone unaware of his true character, especially Buddy. When his ultimate nemesis returns from oblivion, Buddy starts to change from a lazy drop-out to a hero as he encounters former enemies and friends.

In this saga, the Defenders follow government orders to save a bank while nearby a bus falls off a bridge and the citizens aboard it suffer an agonizing, terrorizing, slow death by drowning. The government chooses to save property at the expense of a few lives.

When that decision backfires, the government drops its support for supers. Their only advocate becomes mob boss, Arthur Flores. The moral dilemma of working with the Flores Corporation is balanced against the alternative of facing the government. Even arch-nemesis, Dominion, thinks he’s justified in destroying the world because God is on his side. Dominion lost his wife in the bus-bridge accident and it causes his psychotic break, which drives him to become a villain. Adam Oster creates a robust backstory for all of his characters, so we identify with both the good and the bad guys. We question everyone’s motives, and reevaluate stereotypes. In the end, good prevails, as it must, but another mind-swipe leaves the Defenders wondering, what’s next?

In the category of superhero satires, this is one of the best. I highly recommend reading THE LEGEND OF BUDDY HERO.


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The Legend of Buddy Hero The Defenders Saga Adam Oster Books Reviews

I wasn't sure what I was getting into, but this turned out to be great fun. You could almost see the movie script being written. Taking a little from everything (Men in Black to Buffy-esque banter to the X-Men to the various moments of angst that Marvel heroes tend to show...), this moves along at a brisk pace with lots of action and a lot of charm. Some of the earlier events could've used a bit more exposition, but I'd buy more. Books like this have to be judged in their own genre, of course. In that context, this is great, a perfect beach read.
In the 1960s, Marvel introduced the concept of "the superhero with problems." DC embraced the notion, and comic books were changed forever.

In The Legend of Buddy Hero, Oster takes this notion even farther. We have a superhero who is a drunkard. What's more, he doesn't even know he's a superhero.

Buddy Hero is chock-full of interesting characters, from Buddy's sister to his sidekick to his nemesis. And they are real, not cartoon cutouts, but finely drawn individuals. I think it's the characters in The Legend of Buddy Hero, rather than anything in particular that they do, "super" or otherwise, that makes me like this book so much.

We have always had heroes, but a hero is merely a person who rises to the occasion. That's at the heart of this heartwarming (and very funny) story. This is delightful read. Highly recommended.
Buddy is very realistically portrayed as a down and out has-been. He get's drunk every night in his sister's bar. When an earthquake hit's his hometown, Sun City - creating major damage - he's sleeping it off in the back room and doesn't even notice. But Buddy is a super hero, even if he doesn't quite realise it. His life may be collapsing in a heap; his apartment may be burned to the ground; he may have lost his job - but hey it's nothing a good beer couldn't help you cope with. That super hero business though? Where does that come from? That might just be a bit too much.

The Legend of Buddy Hero is the story of an ordinary fellow, a Rocky Balboa, who makes a come back like no other - and if he succeeds he may just save the world. Or maybe we're just all doomed. Anyway this is a really entertaining read with a great deal of tongue in cheek humour thrown in. Well done Adam!
Fun idea for a story. Decent cast of characters. Simple storyline. Annoying banter-filled conversations that bog down the forward momentum of the story. Light-hearted comedy attempts.

Overall, I loved the concept and idea of this book. I didn't enjoy the execution of storytelling. This book also needs a good proofread. There are spacing, punctuation, and word errors throughout.
I've always loved superheroes. To most people who know me this will come as no surprise. In fact, I think blinding flash of obvious would probably be an apt descriptor. While my friends were learning, you know "facts", and getting "useful knowledge," I was reading Mad Magazine. While they were studying to be better people I was learning about the heroes who saved the Earth again and again.

Yeah. Who's laughing now, suckers?

So, with that in mind it really should come as no surprise that I enjoyed Adam Oster's "The Legend of Buddy Hero?" No, not really. It was a creative take on a genre that is wide open with possibilities but usually falls into the large guy in tights beats hell out of the other large guy in tights. What we get instead is the human side of superheroism and a creative solution to a problem. Rather than donning the cape (no capes!) and relying on his fists our hero has to work with a team and find a way to take down a bigger problem. And that right there is a nice change in the traditional superhero model.

The story is well written, full of nice twists, good action, and no small amount of humor. Is it for you? If you like superheroes, yes it is. If you don't, well, it's still a damn good story and well worth the price of admission, so yeah, it's for you. Also, as an added bonus, Damon Memphis is the kind of villain name I wish I could have come up with.
Buddy Jackson, in THE LEGEND OF BUDDY HERO, was instantly endearing to me since he also has “a long-standing feud with mornings.” The hapless protagonist isn’t the only person who drinks to forget. What Buddy has forgotten might just kill him, that is, it would if he wasn’t indestructible.

Buddy is a meta-human and a former superhero, but a world-wide mind-swipe has left everyone unaware of his true character, especially Buddy. When his ultimate nemesis returns from oblivion, Buddy starts to change from a lazy drop-out to a hero as he encounters former enemies and friends.

In this saga, the Defenders follow government orders to save a bank while nearby a bus falls off a bridge and the citizens aboard it suffer an agonizing, terrorizing, slow death by drowning. The government chooses to save property at the expense of a few lives.

When that decision backfires, the government drops its support for supers. Their only advocate becomes mob boss, Arthur Flores. The moral dilemma of working with the Flores Corporation is balanced against the alternative of facing the government. Even arch-nemesis, Dominion, thinks he’s justified in destroying the world because God is on his side. Dominion lost his wife in the bus-bridge accident and it causes his psychotic break, which drives him to become a villain. Adam Oster creates a robust backstory for all of his characters, so we identify with both the good and the bad guys. We question everyone’s motives, and reevaluate stereotypes. In the end, good prevails, as it must, but another mind-swipe leaves the Defenders wondering, what’s next?

In the category of superhero satires, this is one of the best. I highly recommend reading THE LEGEND OF BUDDY HERO.