Huge thanks to Whitney Matheson for featuring THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING on Pop Candy’s “Week in Pop.”
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According to io9 she comes close!
“…Lola is, without hyperbole, one of the most fantastic antagonists I’ve ever had the pleasure to read.”
If you haven’t read Lola’s story yet in THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING, what are you waiting for?
Buy digital and paperback on Amazon, or limited edition illustrated hardcovers (and extras!) at: The Girl Who Would Be King.com
And for those of you that have read, but haven’t yet reviewed it…get on that! 😉
Tags: Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King, things made of awesome
Yessss!
Thank you again to Rob Bricken at io9, who says “The Girl Who Would Be King introduces the best superhero/villain pair in ages”
and “Lola is, without hyperbole, one of the most fantastic antagonists I’ve ever had the pleasure to read.” among other amazing things!
It was his rave review of TGWWBK on Thursday evening that gave us the big push we needed. Check out these awesome screen caps:
And in case you still don’t know where to get a copy – you can buy a kindle version or a paperback via AMAZON. For limited edition illustrated hardcovers, head over to THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING website. There’s also some awesome swag, limited edition prints, and such on the website if you fall in love with some of the art.
If you really want a digital copy but want it for a Nook or iPad (and don’t want to steal it – and please don’t do that) those epub editions will be available again in April. If you email me (1979semifinalist[at]gmail) I’d be happy to add you to a mailing list so you can be notified when other digital editions become available again.
And thanks to all of you that have been so supportive over the months – giving great reviews, retweeting, and blogging about the book – could not have done it without you – here’s to this only being the beginning for this book…I mean, who doesn’t want to see the movie?!?
– Kelly
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King, things made of awesome
Awesome news today, kids (and boy could I use it) – THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING got a rave review from io9’s Rob Bricken today!
Also, it’s probably a good time to re-post the trailer, in case you’ve missed it. Also, definitely make sure the sound is on, as the music by Speed Speed Speed makes it!
Oh – and I’m going to need to update the trailer with those amazing io9 quotes!
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, reviews!, The Girl Who Would Be King, things made of awesome
Two new blog reviews went up today for THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING – both rate the book 4.5 stars.
The first is from THE PREEMINENT LITTERATEUR and TGWWBK was the first book read in her Theme Month for March – “GIRL SQUARED.”
Caitlin sums it up as: “My love for this book has been like a stick of dynamite with a long fuse. It snuck up on me, and now I am eagerly awaiting sequels and movies.”
The second review is from Miranda from ON THE NIGHTSTAND and she sums it up as “everything [I’ve] ever wanted in a comic book, in book form.”
Thanks Ladies!
You all know where to buy the limited edition illustrated hardcovers, right???
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King, things made of awesome
The lovely Tim Hanley recently gave THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING a fantastic review over on his blog Straightened Circumstances saying “The story never goes where you think it’s going to; it’s always darker and more exciting than you’d expect.”
And over on A.A. Omer’s blog TGWWBK gets a nice review and a 5/5 star rating!
We’re also up to 45 reviews on Amazon (US) and have 5 stars! Pretty awesome, kids.
In other badass TGWWBK news – a TGWWBK superfan has purchased every single thing related to the book that currently exists – all prints and editions, everything!
He recently got everything in the mail and was kind enough to send in some pictures – it’s a pretty incredible collection!
All the signed prints!
And he also included a photo of ALL the swag. So much stuff!
And of course you guys know you can buy almost all of this at THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING STORE, right? AND there’s a sale going on now! 
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King, things made of awesome
A reminder that you’ve only got about 5 days left to enter THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING fan art contest!
And here’s a quick little sharpie fan art sketch I did myself to encourage you. GO! DRAW! SUBMIT! WIN! (maybe)
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King, things made of awesome
Sorry for the absence, kids. I’ve been down with the monster flu that’s been devouring the east coast. While I was down however, a new 3 Chicks Review Comics went up, which included our Best and Worsts of 2012 as well as an interview with Batman writer Scott Snyder. Also, my piece about “10 Comics to Read in 2013” went up on Lit Reactor. You can read that piece here.
All that said, if the official announcement had been out on Brian Wood and Oliver Coipel’s all ladies “X-Men” debuting in April 2013, it would have been #1 on the list, guaranteed.
Brian Wood and Oliver Coipel’s all ladies X-Men
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Got another great piece for the THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING Fan Art page, this one from The Literary Bandit of Lola LeFever, and it comes with this lovely comment about Lola:
“I have a soft spot for a well done super villain. Lola, here, is the best I’ve come across in years.”
That makes me grin like you have no idea. I too believe a “hero” is only as good as their “villain” and though I try not to put Lola in the “villain” box, it’s obvious that she checks a lot of those boxes (sometimes with glee) and I take great pride in the fact that Lola is at least –some would argue more— developed in TGWWBK as Bonnie is.
Many –in fact MOST– people that read TGWWBK love Lola. Well, people who aren’t called MY MOTHER. 😉
Buy your copy today and find out what’s so great about Lola LeFever. Also available on Amazon!
Lola LeFever by The Literary Bandit
Tags: Lola LeFever, TGWWBK Fan Art!, The Girl Who Would Be King, things made of awesome
She Has No Head – Why Young Avengers Is The Future Of Superhero Comics
January 28, 2013 in comics, comics should be good, CSBG, she has no head!, superheroes | Permalink
A new She Has No Head! is up – one in which I explore why Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s Young Avengers #1 is the future of superhero comics – and the future is indeed, bright!
Check it out!
Young Avengers #1 Variant Cover by Bryan Lee O’Malley
Tags: comics commentary, comics!, op/ed, things made of awesome