The guilt of continuing to include this site in my email signature has prompted me to return to writing, at least once. The problem, of course, is that I'd rather read another book than write another review, but we'll see if I can write at least once or month or so going forward.

Anyway, this novel is basically a novel of superheroes and villains. It's told in alternating chapters from the point of view of a supervillain and superhero.

The great thing about it is that it is basically the mirror image of everything you see in most comics. Rather than focusing on the action and "gee whiz" cool stuff, it's mostly the internal thoughts of the two characters. The action is mostly glossed over very quickly.

This makes for some very funny writing, as we find out that supervillains and superheroes are a lot like us, with their own "normal person" problems. There are also about a million references to various plotlines from many different comics, and many homages to different Marvel and DC characters.

If you read comics as a kid, you really need to read this. If you didn't, you'll enjoy the book anyway.