Stories by Author
Brad Laidman
Even before you open Waiting for Clark Kent: An Existential Cartoon, one thing becomes clear: author Brad Laidman is not here to repeat the ordinary. His writing blends humor, philosophy, and the kind of honest absurdity that feels strangely familiar.
About Author
Brad Laidman and the Mind Behind the Madness
Brad Laidman has spent a lifetime looking at the world from the sidelines, the upper deck, the cheap seats, and occasionally from the front row. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, and shaped by humor, irony, and the belief that life is funnier than people admit, he writes with a strange mix of sharp insight and quiet empathy. His work steps into the places where comedy and existential weight overlap, mostly because he finds those edges more interesting than the center.
Away from the page, author Brad Laidman has worn many hats: elite derivatives trader, teacher, friend, observer of human nature, and someone who believes that laughter and sorrow are usually drinking from the same cup. Influenced by Voltaire and raised on sports, movies, comic books, and the absurdity of everyday life, he writes for readers who enjoy stories that question, poke fun at, and sometimes outright mock the world we all try to navigate.
About the Book
Waiting for Clark Kent: An Existential Cartoon by Author Brad Laidman’s
Waiting for Clark Kent: An Existential Cartoon is not a superhero story in the traditional sense. It is a sharp, playful, and sometimes painful look at what it means to grow up feeling like an outsider, even when you’re supposed to be “special.” Author Brad Laidman turns familiar mythology into something more human, more absurd, and somehow more honest. The book pulls readers into a world where a young Clark Kent stumbles through adolescence, heartbreak, unwanted talent, and the strange weight of having extraordinary gifts in a very ordinary world.
Books by Brad Laidman aren’t meant to sit quietly on a shelf. This one mixes baseball history, existential humor, philosophical confusion, and wild imagination into a story that feels both ridiculous and deeply relatable. It moves with the rhythm of someone trying to make sense of life, one contradiction at a time. If you’re drawn to stories that blur genres and challenge expectations, this journey might feel unsettling in the most enjoyable way.
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Taking a machete to the culture of pop.
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When he steps away from the page, Brad occasionally takes the stage, sharing observations from life, culture, and the wonderfully absurd moments in between.
