Alter Ego

Alter EgoInstant USA Today bestseller Featured in Cosmopolitan, Parade, the Los Angeles Times, and The Hollywood Reporter "Thrilling." Wall Street Journal Alex Segura, award winning author of Secret Identity, returns with a clever and escapist standalone sequel set in the world of comic books. In the present day, a comics legend is given the chance to revive a beloved but forgotten character. But at what price? Annie Bustamante is a cultural force like none

Instant USA Today bestseller

Featured in Cosmopolitan, Parade, the Los Angeles Times, and The Hollywood Reporter

"Thrilling." --Wall Street Journal

Alex Segura, award-winning author of Secret Identity, returns with a clever and escapist standalone sequel set in the world of comic books. In the present day, a comics legend is given the chance to revive a beloved but forgotten character. But at what price?

Annie Bustamante is a cultural force like none other: an acclaimed filmmaker, an author, a comic book artist known for one of the all time best superhero comics in recent memory. But she's never been able to tackle her longtime favorite superhero, the Lethal Lynx. Only known to the most die-hard comics fans and long out of print, the rights were never available--until now.

But Annie is skeptical of who is making the offer: Bert Carlyle's father started Triumph Comics, and has long claimed ownership of the Lynx. When she starts getting anonymous messages urging her not to trust anyone, Annie's inner alarms go off. Even worse? Carlyle wants to pair her with a disgraced filmmaker for a desperate media play.

Annie, who has been called a genius, a sell-out, a visionary, a hack, and everything else under the sun, is sick of the money grab. For the first time since she started reading a tattered copy of The Legendary Lynx #1 as a kid, she feels a pure, creative spark. The chance to tell a story her way. She's not about to let that go. Even if it means uncovering the dark truth about the character she loves.

Sharply written, deftly plotted, and with a palpable affection for all kinds of storytelling, Alter Ego is a one-of-a-kind reading experience.

Author: Alex Segura
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Published: 12/03/2024
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.46w x 1.11d
ISBN: 9781250801777


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 10/01/2024 pg. 5
Publishers Weekly 09/16/2024
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2024
Booklist 10/15/2024 pg. 22
Shelf Awareness 12/21/2024

About the Author
Segura, Alex: - Alex Segura is the bestselling and award-winning author of Secret Identity, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller and a New York Times Editor's Choice and an NPR Best Mystery of the Year. He's also the author of the Pete Fernandez series, as well as the Star Wars novel, Poe Dameron: Free Fall, and a Spider-Verse adventure called Araña/Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow. He lives in New York City with his family.