From the Notebooks of Dr Brain Author:Minister Faust “An outlandish, outrageous tour de force by the most innovative prose stylist in the field.” — –Robert J. Sawyer, author of Hominids — They’re Earth’s mightiest superteam–and dysfunctional as hell. — OMNIPOTENT MAN–a body with the density of steel, and a brain to match — THE FLYING SQUIRREL–aging playb... more »oy industrialist by day, avenging krypto-fascist by night
IRON LASS–mythology’s greatest warrior–but the world might be safer if she had a husband
X-MAN–formerly of the League of Angry Blackmen . . . but not formerly enough
THE BROTHERFLY–radioactively fly
POWER GRRRL–perpetually deciding between fighting crime or promoting her latest album, clothing line, or sex scandal
Having finally defeated all archenemies, the members of the Fantastic Order of Justice are reduced to engaging in toxic office politics that could very well lead to a superpowered civil war. Only one woman can save them from themselves: Dr. Eva Brain-Silverman, aka Dr. Brain, the world’s leading therapist for the extraordinarily abled.
“Faust has pretty much invented his own genre. He’s totally original, full of surprises.”
–Richard K. Morgan, author of Altered Carbon
“Samuel Delany, Harlan Ellison, and Ishmael Reed all rolled into one. Faust’s writing is biting, insightful, and hugely entertaining.”
Ouch! What an awful book. I couldn't finish it. The parodies are paper-thin and, well, just plain obvious. It's not clever. It's not funny. It's a chore to work your way through it.
Some clever ideas and a love of comic book archtypes, race politics, and psychotherapy give the story energy. Repetitive machine-gun swearing, shallow characterization, and an inconsistent plot detract. Overall, I do find myself wishing for a sequel.