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Lava Lips in a black mask, flame-patterned suit, black boots and open coat.

DEFENDERS OF THE LAND · CHARACTER PROFILE

Laura Baxter / Lava Lips

A sneeze can start a fire. Anger can do more.

Meet one of the characters in Jay Jones’s superhero adventures with pictures. The stories take place in Cleveland in 1987.

Meet Laura Baxter / Lava Lips

Laura Baxter can breathe fire. As Lava Lips, she is powerful and quick to get angry. But having a power does not make her life easy.

In Book Three, Laura cannot even sneeze without starting a fire. Flaming Head tries to help. A costume and practice are not enough to give Laura her old life back.

Daniel Orkleson offers a way to make Flaming Head helpless. Laura must decide how far she will go to get what she wants.

Quick facts

Ability
Fiery breath.
Personality
Angry, outspoken, and struggling with a changed life.

Read their adventures

Meet Laura in Lava Lips, Book Three, or read its first chapter free. Start with Origins, Book One of the four-book series. Read Chapter 1 free or download the three-chapter sample then find the rest on Amazon.

The free comics are extra adventures with these characters. See which book to read first. Grown-ups can visit the guide for parents and teachers.