Like Lava In My Veins by Derrick Barnes, ill. Shawn Martinbrough with Adriano Lucas

Like Lava in My Veins
By Derrick Barnes
Illustrated by Shawn Martinbrough
Colors by Adriano Lucas
Nancy Paulsen Books (an imprint of Penguin Random House)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780525518747
On shelves July 4th

The superhero picture book is not a new idea. It’s been around for a couple decades at least. Right off the top of my head I can conjure up titles like The Adventures of Sparrowboy by Brian Pinkney (2000) or Superhero ABC by Bob McLeod (2006). Google “superhero picture books” sometime and you’ll get...