After being promoted to team leader in Young Sentinels, Hope Corrigan aka Astra is spending her time like a good superhero: training, leading her new team, and rescuing families from floods. Alas, when a team of Hollywood capes decides to mix it up, Astra and her Sentinels are caught up in the brawl and sidelined pending investigation. Never fear, though, as Hope's old friend, the dream-walking shapeshifter Kitsune (from Villains, Inc) decides to Knights of the Old Republic this story up by giving her dreams of a disaster. Being Hope, she naturally follows these dreams, dragging Shelly (both of them!), Ozma, Brian, and all her old friends along the way.

This series continues on a strong keel. I think this entry exceeds Young Sentinels's achievements a bit, since that book felt a bit too much like setup, though it did have some strong personal climaxes. Small Town Heroes manages to progress Astra both personally and in her "profession" as World's Most Awesome Pint Sized Atlas A-class, proving to everyone once again that though she may fight against it, the world has big things in store for her.

I, for one, can't wait to find out what they are.

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