![]() ![]() Aaron was briefly suspended and then demoted down to patrol officer, but it wasn’t enough. He punches a witness who was goading him about his recently deceased wife. And in the backstory, Nick’s father, Aaron Bell, makes an egregious mistake. Given the common theme of antagonism between superheroes and police, I thought it would be interesting to have Nick caught in the middle between his loyalty to his police officer father and his loyalty to his superhero crush. ![]() Nick Bell, the sixteen year old narrator, is the son of a police officer and in his world, the police-through Nick’s eyes because of the love he has for his father-are seen as the good guys, because that’s what Nick believes. And here I am, releasing a book in which cops are portrayed positively. Black people and people of color are suffering at the hands of police. America-and the world at large-is in the middle of a reckoning. ![]() Hindsight is a horrible thing, and can be humbling. ![]()
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