Overview
- Superhero: A Novel is newly released from Unnamed Press and is available now.
- ComicBook.com’s review praises the book as witty and sharply observed, awarding it a 4 out of 5.
- Nelson says lead character Peter Compton is a composite modeled on about four real A‑list actors.
- A real anecdote about an actor buying out a restaurant to sway a cinematographer seeded the story, though it is not the book’s climax.
- Nelson discusses on‑set meltdowns and social‑media exposure, noting he has witnessed reprehensible behavior even on heavily controlled big‑budget sets.