In Clock Striker, Volume 1, Naruto meets Batman as a young Black girl becomes an apprentice to the SMITHS, legendary warrior engineers who once traveled the world making it safer for everyone. Clock Striker, now in graphic novel format, follows Shonen manga’s first Black female lead hero, Cast, in her quest to become a member of the SMITHS, the legendary warrior engineers. Cast dreams of being a SMITH, and though she’s rather handy with her tools, no one in her small town ever realizes their dreams. Besides, these legendary warrior engineers haven’t been seen in years and were never known for having female members. Fortunately, Cast meets one surviving member named Ms. Philomena Clock, who agrees to take her on as her apprentice, or striker. * Signed Bookplate *