From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film…and the humble comic book that inspired it.
PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years.
Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing underground comic books in Oakland, California, reconnects with his uncle and, remembering the comic book he saw when he was five, draws a new version with his uncle as a World War II fighting hero.
Cut to the present day: A commercially successful director discovers the 1970 comic book and decides to turn it into a contemporary superhero movie.
Cue the cast: We meet the film’s extremely difficult male star, his wonderful leading lady, the eccentric writer/director, the producer, the go-fer production assistant, and everyone else on both sides of the camera.
Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, this is a novel not only about the making of a movie, but also about the changes in America and American culture since World War II. Bonus material: Interspersed throughout are the three comic books that are featured in the story – all created by Hanks himself – including the comic book that becomes the official tie-in to this novel’s "major motion picture masterpiece."
- ISBN10 1984834029
- ISBN13 9781984834027
- Publish Date 2 January 2079 (first published 9 May 2023)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Random House Audio
- Edition Unabridged edition
- Format Audiobook
- Duration 10 hours
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781984834027