Steve L. McEvil

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Steve L. McEvil

Title:

Steve L. McEvil

Author:

Turnbloom, Lucas P., author, illustrator.

Lapierre, Marc, colorist.

Series:

Steve L. McEvil ;

Series Number:

Summary:

Hi! My name is Steve L. McEvil, and I am THE GREATEST SUPERVILLAIN IN THE WORLD! Or…I will be. It’s hard to take over the planet when you still have a bedtime. Right now, my grandpa Tiberius McEvil is teaching me how to pull off my nefarious schemes. Though lately someone has been doing the job for me. These weird stones have appeared in town. Professor Stinger won’t stop droning on about wormholes. And no one is more villainous than my new neighbor Vic Turry. That guy is just so…NICE! Barf. Even Sierra, who rarely looks up from her geology books, is impressed by his good guy routine. But I’ll show them all. No one can outsmart Steve L. McEvil! (Yeah, yeah, I know it rhymes.) -- Amazon.

Audience:

Ages 8-12 Crown Books for Young Readers.

Grades 4-6 Crown Books for Young Readers.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

216 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm

Genre:

Superhero comics.

Humorous comics.

Comics (Graphic works)

Graphic novels.

Subject Term:

Supervillains -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Middle schools -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Author(s):

Lapierre, Marc,

Publisher:

Crown Books for Young Readers,

Publication Date:

2022

ISBN:

9780593301432

9780593301449

9780593301463

Publication Information:

New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2022]

Call Number:

J TURNBLOOM

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

Lean into your wicked side in this full-color graphic novel series about a middle-school super villain (in training) who must choose between saving his town and doing the most horrific thing of all--teaming up with the good guys.

Hi! My name is Steve L. McEvil, and I am THE GREATEST SUPERVILLAIN IN THE WORLD! Or...I will be. It's hard to take over the planet when you still have a bedtime.

Right now, my grandpa Tiberius McEvil is teaching me how to pull off my nefarious schemes. Though lately someone has been doing the job for me. These weird stones have appeared in town. Professor Stinger won't stop droning on about wormholes. And no one is more villainous than my new neighbor Vic Turry. That guy is just so...NICE! Barf. Even Sierra, who rarely looks up from her geology books, is impressed by his good guy routine. But I'll show them all. No one can outsmart Steve L. McEvil! (Yeah, yeah, I know it rhymes.)

Author Notes

Lucas Turnbloom is a cartoonist from Southern California. In 2017, he and his wife rescued a sweet yet rambunctious little cat who inspired Lucas to write a comic as an inside joke for his wife. But when his wife insisted he put the comic on the internet, the joke grew, and "How to Cat" now has over 196k followers. In addition to capturing his pet's most feline antics, Lucas is also the illustrator of the Dream Jumper series.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

As the heir to a long line of evildoers, Steve L. McEvil, portrayed with white skin and red hair, strives to meet the expectations of his grandfather Tiberius, "the world's greatest supervillain," who has retired from active villainy. Steve's big plan is to take over his school (the operation remains a work in progress) and woo his academically inclined crush, Sierra Flores, but Steve's blue-haired do-gooder new neighbor Vic Turry repeatedly foils his schemes with his consistent friendliness. When Steve, Sierra, and Vic are grouped together for a school science project, they decide to investigate the new rock structure in town. Citizens assume it's an art installation, but Tiberius believes its appearance heralds something far more sinister. Turnbloom's (Curse of the Harvester) vibrant full-color art is rendered with thick line and stark highlights that evoke a mad-scientist aura, and while the central mystery's resolution is tidy, Steve's reticence to heroics and characters' comic-strip-esque cutaway reactions provide dry humor. This plot-driven graphic novel ably synthesizes tried-and-true school drama with familiar science fiction tropes. Instructions on how to create a three-panel comic strip and more conclude. Ages 8--12. Agent: Judy Hansen, Hansen Literary Management. (May)