History Literature / MilesTaylorAndTheGoldenCape

''Miles Taylor And The Golden Cape'' is a comic/novel series by Robert Venditti.

So far, two books have been published in the series: ''Attack Of The Alien Horde'', and ''Rise Of The Robot Army''.

!!''Miles Taylor And The Golden Cape'' contains examples of:

* CallBack: In "Rise Of The Robot Horde", Miles uses a fire truck to put out a fire near the Hollywood sign. While doing so, he begins talking about hydrostatic pressure, referencing his first trip out as Gilded where he used a water tower to put out a fire, and the consequences of that.
* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase: The series [=IS=] called "Miles Taylor and the Golden Cape" after all.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In "Rise Of The Robot Horde", when told he has to cut back on being Gilded now that he's in Eighth Grade, Miles starts searching for an excuse to become Gilded, almost as if it has become a drug for him. He sneaks out at some points to do some minor heroism in hopes nobody will notice, and starts feeling high anxiety when Henry takes the cape from him.
* FantasticSlur: The Unnd from "Attack Of The Alien Horde" loathe the alien race that made the golden capes so much that they only refer to them as the "GGARL!", followed by spitting some acidic phlegm.

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: The villainous Unnd from "Attack Of The Alien Horde" are very reptilian in appearance.
* ShippedInShackles: In "Rise Of The Robot Army", Lenore was always escorted between her cell and the mess hall by two of General Breckinridge's robot soldiers, in chains that are only long enough that she can walk and bring her hands to her mouth. [[spoiler:This is because she seems to have superpowers.]]
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In "Attack Of The Alien Horde", on his first official outing as Gilded, Miles puts out a raging fire along a highway. First, he tries to blow it out, but just ends up making it worse. Then, he rips a nearby water tower off its legs and opens it up, pouring the water all over the fire and putting it out. When he gets back to the school, however, Henry tells him he not only destroyed that town's local landmark, but that the purpose of a water tower is to keep water elevated so there's enough [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrostatics#Hydrostatic_pressure hydrostatic pressure]] for a building's faucets to function. In a nutshell, Henry tells Miles that, thanks to him, that town is now without water.

%%* BlackAndNerdy: Henry Matte.

%%* BaldOfAwesome: Gilded.

* BadassMoustache: General Breckenridge sports a handlebar. [[spoiler:In the brief moment when he's Gilded, it's still on his face.]]
* BaldOfAwesome: Gilded.
* BlackAndNerdy: Henry Matte.

* CallBack: In "Rise Of The Robot Horde", Miles uses a fire truck to put out a fire near the Hollywood sign. While doing so, he begins talking about hydrostatic pressure, referencing his first trip out as Gilded where he used a water tower to put out a fire, and the consequences of that (see RealityEnsues below).

* RealityEnsues: In "Attack Of The Alien Horde", on his first official outing as Gilded, Miles puts out a raging fire along a highway. First, he tries to blow it out, but just ends up making it worse. Then, he rips a nearby water tower off its legs and opens it up, pouring the water all over the fire and putting it out. When he gets back to the school, however, Henry tells him he not only destroyed that town's local landmark, but that the purpose of a water tower is to keep water elevated so there's enough [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrostatics#Hydrostatic_pressure hydrostatic pressure]] for a building's faucets to function. In a nutshell, Henry tells Miles that, thanks to him, that town is now without water.

Miles Taylor And The Golden Cape is a comic/novel series by Robert Venditti.

So far, two books have been published in the series. Attack Of The Alien Horde, and Rise Of The Robot Army.

* CallBack: In "Rise Of The Robot Horde", Miles uses a fire truck to put out a fire near the Hollywood sign. While doing so, he begins talking about hydrostatic pressure, referencing his first trip out as Gilded where he used a water tower to put out a fire, and the consequences of that.

* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase: The series [=IS=] called "Miles Taylor and the Golden Cape".

* RealityEnsues: In "Attack Of The Alien Horde", on his first official outing as Gilded, Miles puts out a raging fire along a highway. First, he tries to blow it out, but just ends up making it worse. Then, he rips a nearby water tower off its legs and opens it up, pouring the water all over the fire and putting it out. When he gets back to the school, however, Henry tells him he not only destroyed that town's local landmark, but that the purpose of a water tower is to keep water elevated so there's enough hydrostatic pressure for a building's faucets to function. In a nutshell, Henry tells Miles that, thanks to him, that town is now without water.

* JerkJock: Craig "The Jammer" Logg.

Miles Taylor And The Golden Cape is a YoungAdult comic/novel series by Robert Venditti.

* BlackAndNerdy: Henry.