Spyboy: Final Exam

Spyboy #8

by Peter David, Pop Mhan

This is it, boys and girls! Alex Fleming, a.k.a. SpyBoy, comes face to face with his greatest challenges ever - his senior prom, his graduation from high school, and the long-awaited revelation of the truth about his mother! Tossed into this already volatile mix is SpyGuy, a deadly new villain who cleverly disguises himself as a substitute teacher! In this collection, Alex's world is turned upside down when the local police discover his hidden stash of weapons and conclude that he's a terrorist. Will SpyBoy clear his name and survive graduation day, or will he be blown to SpyBits? Find out, in the clever and action-packed Final Exam!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics

96 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2005

About the author

aka David Peters

Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.

Reviews

[Wilde Sky · Rating 3 out of 5]

A young boy struggles to juggle his time as a spy and school life.

There were some good ideas in this book and the basic storyline was reasonable but I found the narrative a bit jumbled.

Overall rating 2.5

[Stephen Theaker · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice slice of Amerimanga. Not quite as funny as Peter David's best work, but still a good read. Like a lot of Dark House books, it's very short - most people will finish it in well under an hour.

[Sol St. John · Rating 5 out of 5]

I mean NGL that's a hell of an ending.

[Bterrenceb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good action packed