And Then, Boom!

Content Warning: Both the source material and this guide feature depictions of child abuse and abandonment, emotional abuse, and trauma due to extreme poverty.

Note: These pages contain the poems “Just Like Superman,” “Origin Story,” “Why the World Needs Comic Books,” “And-Thens And Booms!,” “Scratching an Itch,” “Prepare for Takeoff,” “Mom’s First Takeoff,” “Make Me Choose,” “Pop!,” “Onomatopoeia,” “Oodles of Doodles,” “Power of a Word,” “From Poor to Poorer,” “The Mess with Mom,” “Wish I Didn’t Have to Know,” “What I Know About My Dad,” “Two Halves ≠ Whole,” “Unhoused,” “The Fishbowl,” “Eating Crumbs,” “Out of Our Reach,” “Dirty,” “Ant-Man,” “It’s Amazing,” “Life Preserver,” “The Overripe Banana,” “Nick,” “Three-Finger Rundown,” “Uncle Frankie,” “Frank-Mart,” “The Quilt,” “Grandmum’s Arms,” “Key,” “By the Front Door,” and “Safe Space.”