Frequently Asked Questions
(Updated August 2026)
What is How to Kill a Superhero and why should I care?
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HTKS is a series of four novels by Cesar Torres, writing under the pen name Pablo Greene. It follows Roland, a queer Mexican man in Kansas City who gets his hands on a mysterious occult book called The Golden Man—a coveted tome that unlocks a series of supernatural transformations. The series has become a favorite in queer, leather, and kink communities for its passion for comic books, spandex, and kinky eroticism, seen through an unapologetically queer lens.
Should I start reading with Book 1?
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Yes, that's the way to read it. The story is told sequentially, and many of the twists depend on starting at the beginning. That said, read however you like. We're not here to control you.
Is Cesar Torres the same person as Pablo Greene?
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Yes. Cesar created the Pablo Greene pen name in 2012 as an alter ego, in the same spirit as Peter Parker and Spider-Man or Clark Kent and Superman. After a few years, the alter ego was no longer necessary—every universe Cesar builds (The Coil, Our Lord of the Flowers, LED Queens) comes from the same creator. So in a sense, Cesar finally killed a superhero. They did it to move further into their true self as a person and an artist.
As an act of personal and artistic growth, Cesar retired the costume collection. To learn more, visit their adjacent project Muscle & Spandex.