One of the books I brought on the trip with me was this one. I have been reading this, like I do with a lot of books, for several months. Not that it was bad, but just because I have a tenancy to jump from book to book.
This book was very good. But of course, I am a comic book fan, so I may be prejudiced.
It tells the story of two people--Fatale, a female cyborg who has just joined a JLA-like team called "The Champions (I wonder if they got the same letter from a lawyer that Marvel did) and a Dr. Doom/Lex Luthor-like Doctor Impossible.
To me, the book seemed like Grossman took a classic Marvel comic from the 1970's, and built his book around what might have happened behind the scenes.
There are a lot of good characters in the book. Both leads have a bundle of insecurities which endear them to readers. You will secretly root for bad guy Impossible. And you will get payoff for your rooting.
This is a novel that will build on what comic fans love about the medium but stands as a pretty good read all on its own.
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