Battling Boy is a graphic novel by an American artist-writer Paul Pope, published on October 8, 2013, by First Second Books.
Volume 2 of Battling Boy, titled The Rise of Aurora West, is a prequel which was co-written by Pope and J. T. Petty, with art by David Rubín.
Powered by magical T-shirts, Battling Boy defends the city, with some success, while also struggling with his vulnerabilities.
A side story features Haggard West's daughter, Aurora, who attempts to take her father's place.
On May 13, 2010, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Paramount Pictures hired David Gordon Green would direct the film adaptation of Battling Boy with Alex Tse writing the script and Plan B Entertainment was set to produce the film adaptation.