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In this portfolio of colorful, witty postcards, renowned graphic novelist Paul Hornschemeier showcases an oddball collection of misfits, monsters, and utterly curious characters, all involved in hilariously insignificant adventures. Each image is rich with Hornschemeier’s signature wit and visual flair.

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C M Y K32699-SoSoHeroes_CARDS 1 February 17, 2011 10:54 AM

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© 2011 PAUL HORNSCHEMEIER. FROM SO-SO HEROES: 30 POSTCARDS, PUBLISHED BY CHRONICLE BOOKS.

Ask

you

rsel

f the

que

stion

: Isn

’t it

time

peop

le k

new

the

truth

?

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© 2011 PAUL HORNSCHEMEIER. FROM SO-SO HEROES: 30 POSTCARDS, PUBLISHED BY CHRONICLE BOOKS.

Wha

t will

happ

en n

ext f

or th

is lo

veab

le d

uo?

Not

that

Sch

uber

t, th

e ph

iloso

phic

al n

ihili

st hu

man

, car

es. “

His“

cat

/dog

(Sch

uber

t do

esn’

t be

lieve

in

ow

ners

hip

or

spec

ies)

, th

e om

nisc

ient

Ana

xim

enes

, cou

ld te

ll us

, if o

nly

he c

ould

spe

ak. O

H W

ELL.

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© 2011 PAUL HORNSCHEMEIER. FROM SO-SO HEROES: 30 POSTCARDS, PUBLISHED BY CHRONICLE BOOKS.

Rem

embe

r tha

t one

show

, fro

m th

e lat

e ’70

s, ea

rly ’8

0s? T

hey w

ere

like

cops

, or

dete

ctiv

es, a

nd th

e on

e gu

y w

as th

is b

ig p

uppe

t?Th

ey c

alle

d hi

m “

Hug

gins

?” A

m I

the

only

one

who

saw

that

?

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© 2011 PAUL HORNSCHEMEIER. FROM SO-SO HEROES: 30 POSTCARDS, PUBLISHED BY CHRONICLE BOOKS.

In t

he y

ear

9000

, th

e ev

il G

alac

tic C

ounc

il ho

lds

the

fate

of

coun

tless

sol

ar s

yste

ms

in it

s co

ld g

rip. O

ne m

an w

ith a

ray

gun

w

ill s

top

them

and

sav

e th

e 67

5 tri

llion

cre

atur

es a

t risk

. Whi

ch

is sta

rtlin

g, g

iven

the

imm

ensit

y of

the

Cou

ncil’

s re

sour

ces

and

its

gene

ral e

ye fo

r qua

lity

cont

rol.

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© 2011 PAUL HORNSCHEMEIER. FROM SO-SO HEROES: 30 POSTCARDS, PUBLISHED BY CHRONICLE BOOKS.

With

a

SQU

WLL

LLLL

LSH

HH

OO

OO

P of

ju

stice

, th

e m

aske

d m

ensc

h of

fur

leap

s in

to a

ctio

n, d

efen

ding

the

met

ropo

lis f

rom

ha

ngna

ils, w

hile

his

othe

r hal

f wor

ks o

n th

e Su

nday

cro

ssw

ord.

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© 2011 PAUL HORNSCHEMEIER. FROM SO-SO HEROES: 30 POSTCARDS, PUBLISHED BY CHRONICLE BOOKS.

Smac

k fa

te in

its

whi

mpe

ring

face

with

a p

rocl

amat

ion

unde

rsto

od in

eve

ry la

ngua

ge!