Next Year's Man of Steel

Struggling and opportunistic writer Everett Gardner is given the chance to make a mark in the still infant comic book industry - all he has to do is create a Hero

But creating a real Hero turns out to be much more difficult than he expects

And while badgered by a desperate publisher and partnered with an uncooperative artist, the task might prove to be impossible - especially with distraction of the artist's intriguing young wife

But heroes can arise in the most unexpected places ...

"David Belke's script looks at personal mettle and our own secret identities - not the kind that don capes and spandex, but the ones we reveal when pressure's on, when extraordinary circumstances creep up on ordinary folks" ~ vueweekly.com

The Characters

EVERETT GARDNER - would be writer (early to mid-20s)

SIMON REED - illustrator (early to mid-20s)

RAMONA REED - Simon's wife, an artist (early to mid-20s)

SHELDON "SHELLY" KURTZBERG - publisher (50s to 60s)