Perry Moore, author of Hero has been in talks to bring his gay superhero coming of age origin to the small screen. Moore claims to be 2 for 2 after pitching two networks and receiving two offers from which to choose. “We’ll announce any day, hopefully, who we’re going to do it with.”

Hero, is the story of high school basketball star Thom Creed, who happens to be the only child of a now infamous disgraced crime fighter. Not only does Thom have to deal with a missing mother and strange new powers he doesn’t understand, he also has to come to terms his attraction to the strange and mysterious Dark Hero. Will Thom save the world and find a boyfriend in the process? You bet!

Its kind of like Harry Potter if Harry was a gay superhero instead of a straight wizard. It’s a young adults book and although as a lifelong comic reader I found some parts a mite predictable, I still thoroughly enjoyed every moment of the read (well the basketball game opening scene didn’t do much for me, but it picked right up after that).

Kudos to Moore on the interest his project has garnered… He has Stan Lee in his corner, as Producer working to get Hero off the page and into our living rooms.

via Queerty and NY Mag

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