The Big SVR News Post. New Anthologies and a Kickstarter.

27 Feb 2025 Leave a comment

by C.O. Bonham in Author news Tags: , , , ,

I wrote another SVR story featuring Violet and I am pleased to announce that H.L. Burke has accepted it into her second DOSA Files anthology.

The DOSA Files: Volume II Contents

The Good Twin
H.L. Burke
Face-shifting theater kid KC plans to use his powers to pursue a career in acting, but when an act of violence takes his twin brother’s life, all bets are off.

Civic Duty
Amber Gabriel
Can supervillains even get jury duty? When a technicality causes the former supervillain, Rubber Bandit, to receive a summons, he has to adjust to the “legal” side of the justice system.

The Fluffy Guardian
K. L. Miracle
Family dog, family protector, family superhero. Tormented former superhero, James, hides out as a family pet, determined never to reveal his secret. When danger threatens his loved ones, will he tuck his tail between his legs?

London Bridge is Falling Down (My Story!)
C.O. Bonham
Finally old enough to make her own choices, steam-powered Violet is eager to reunite with her former supervillain mom for a road trip. However, a nursery-rhyme-themed supervillain has plans to derail their bonding.

Late Bloomer
Lucy Winton
Average, normal, everyday hairdresser Amy does NOT have superpowers. So why is a power-stealing supervillain stalking her every move?

Taking Flight
Tom Darrow
Young bird-charmer Katy is more interested in ornithology research than fighting supervillains. When something threatens her feathered friends, she can’t afford to be chicken-hearted.

The Stray
Aaron DeMott
You don’t see a lot of supervillains in the upper peninsula, but when reports of a strange not-human, not-animal creature reach Park Ranger Jeremy, he can’t help but wonder if superpowers are involved.

Cloudburst
Talitha Renae Borstad
The unexpected emergence of superpowers separated siblings Elaine and Ruben years ago. When reports of a supervillain matching her older brother’s description reach young Elaine, she’ll risk everything to be reunited with him.

Ripples in the Old Pond
Dawn E. Dagger
Ryan never asked for superpowers—especially not weird, tree-frog-related ones. Does this mean he has to be a superhero now? What if he doesn’t want to be?

But she received so many stories from other authors that she decided to make a third anthology too.

Volume Three

Monsters
Jenelle Leanne Schmidt
Young superhero Bazinga knows anything can happen when he takes overnight “hot-line” duty. A scared seven-year-old calling for a superhero to deal with the monsters under his bed was somehow not on the list.

Career Shift
Erin Dydek
Shy Brooke hides her superpowers, and her true dreams, from her overprotective parents. Will a dog-shifter moonlighting as a dance instructor be able to coax her out of her shell?

Search History
Janeen Ippolito
All Yvette wants is a publishing contract and happily ever after with her superhero fiance. When the plots for her story start showing up as actual heists, she might need to do a little superheroing of her own.

Marmalade
Gordon Deane
Threatened by supervillains into a life of crime, a young girl makes a daring escape. Will she find safety? Or perhaps a family?

New Year, New Cat, New Life
Karen Eisenbrey
Mega-church pastor Matt Sherman is used to using his secret “suggestion” powers to get his parishioners to do whatever he wants them to. When a teenage supervillain confronts him on his methods, everything he felt so sure about is suddenly in question. Could a new feline companion be his path to redemption?

Hoaxed
Leiana Arwen
Being the youngest kid is hard enough, but when you’re also the only one who doesn’t have superpowers, it’s easy to get left behind. Desperate for her superhero brothers’ attention, young Jane comes up with the ultimate prank.

New Beginnings
Zachary Shields
Reeling from the loss of his brother, dog-shifter Mason refuses to return to his human form. When to his consternation, his team recruits not only a former supervillain but a supervillain who has Mason’s late brother’s exact powers, he further hides himself away. Can animal charmer Bethany convince him to give her, and maybe himself, another chance?

Sparked
H.L. Burke
When a fight with a friend takes a shocking twist, nine-year-old Oliver has to answer an unexpected question: how the heck does he have superpowers?

In order to fund two anthologies Heidi is running a Kickstarter. It’s only been a day and it’s almost fully funded.

Back the Kickstarter

If you aren’t interested in the anthologies the next full novel in the Superhero Romance Series. is available to pre-order only through the Kickstarter.

The SEVENTH book in H.L. Burke’s SUPERHERO ROMANCE PROJECT series arrives this Spring!

Courting a Superhero features the return of swoon worthy Supervillain with a Heart of Gold Switch and Idealistic Sweetheart Superhero Nixie as they navigate their growing relationship—and the disapproval of her overprotective father.

The book hits Amazon this Spring, but starting February 27th, you can pre-order early (getting your books weeks before everyone else) through the DOSA FILES Kickstarter.

Follow the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dosafiles/two-epic-superhero-anthologies

Special announcement and Indie Comics for Kids.

12 Feb 2025 Leave a comment

by C.O. Bonham in Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , ,

After I realeased my middle grade novel Daisy Dunlap and the Cartoon Carnival I expected to get asked to read more middle grade for fellow authors. What I didn’t expect was to be asked to read so many middle grade graphic novels. Oh wait … It’s the cover art isn’t it? People think Daisy Dunlap is a graphic novel don’t they?

Unfortunatly it’s not a comic book. It’s all words. BUT….

now available in audio!!! https://amzn.to/3Qh2cmo

Now on to some actual graphic novels.

The Spirit Seeds by Miranda Markley Volume one (Affiliate link): https://amzn.to/4aK3oYF

The Spirit Seeds has a really neat premise.

Basically a spoiled, ill-mannered young girl is placed inside a cursed house. But rather than being punished for her bad behavior, she is given the responsibility of finding the titular Spirit Seeds to break the curse.

The art is fantastic, with a very Alice in Wonderland feel to it.

This first graphic novel is a solid start that will leave you eager to start the next adventure to see what happens next.

The Spirit seeds Volume two (Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/3EhrWMy

In the second Spirit Seeds graphic novel, our protagonist finds an entire carnival inside of a board game, inside of the cursed mansion.

The storyline is a cautionary tale about the dangers of giving into or selfish impulses.

This book’s artwork is fun, whimsical and slightly gothic. Which we can all agree that slightly gothic is the best kind of gothic.

The ending of this installment left me wanting more, it was quite the cliffhanger. I am looking forward to seeing more from this author. If only graphic novels didn’t take so long to make.

For anyone interested in checking out The Spirit Seeds for free, the author is currently in the process of uploading both volumes to Webtoons. You can also read it completely free on her website: https://www.mirandaartz.com/ And sign up for her newsletter to get a free printable game.

Silk by E.B. Roshan Graphic Novel (Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/3WKUbtv

Silk is a graphic novel suitable for middle grade readers.

The art style is fun and unique. I also liked that the story was set on another planet that has a good mix of technological industry and also people who did things traditionally.

While there is certainly a message here about how progress shouldn’t replace tradition it wasn’t aggressively hostile towards progress or technological advancement. This graphic novel has characters on each side of the argument and takes a very balanced approached to the issue. It was a refreshing change from some of the ecological messages that have been pushed in recent media.

I also like how at the end the characters decided to do something about what was wrong with their society without resorting to drastic measures or violence.

I was given a free review copy of this book, and the opinions expressed above are my personal and honest opinions of the provided work.

E.B. Roshan has enjoyed a nomadic lifestyle for several years, living in the Middle East and Asia, but is now temporarily settled in Missouri with her husband and two sons. When she’s not chasing the boys or cleaning the house, she’s writing the latest installment in the Shards of Sevia series.

To learn more about E.B. Roshan and her books, visit https://shardsofsevia.wordpress.com