Steven C. (SteveTheDM) - , reviewed on 2/10/2012 + 204 more book reviews

This is a story told from two perspectives: a super-villain, presumably the smartest man in the world (who never seems to get what he wants), and a newly-minted superhero filled with insecurity. Doctor Impossible has escaped from a high-security prison, and threatens, yet again, to take over the world with a new Doomsday Device he dreamt up while in prison. His foes are the recently rejoined New Champions, a collection of superheroes filled with personal problems of their own.

Its fun in a kind of strange throwback-to-old-comics way, and its also kind of thought-provoking and sad when we get inside the heads of these people. Their lives, despite the force fields, lasers, and mystical hammers are kind of unsatisfying. It really feels like despite the power everyone demonstrates, there are no winners here.

The start of the book is fantastic, and drew me in quickly. But the excitement kind of wears thin before too long, and the book doesnt end with a bang at all. So the emotional journey the reader takes is not really what youd expect in a superhero book.

Interesting and enjoyable, but left me wanting something different.

4 of 5 stars.

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