Bob Schreck

In this quirky DC/Dark Horse crossover, an inter-dimensional experiment gone awry in Snap City, home of Dark Horse underdog Madman, causes Superman and Madman to merge bodies. Now faced with working at fractions of their usual powers, Superman works with Snap City scientists to find a way to reverse the process while Madman attempts carry on Superman’s duties in Metropolis. When the Snap City crew manages to arrive in Metropolis and reverse the body-swap, it becomes an quest to collect all show more of Superman’s fragmented power. As the crew returns to Snap City, the inter-dimensional explorers discover the real culprit behind the superhero mix-up---classic Superman menace Mr. Mxyzptlk, 5th dimension denizen and professional mischief-maker. Chasing run-amok mutant beatniks and hopped up zombies comes to end as Madman challenges Mr. Mxyzptlk to a no-powers duel; the fate of our intrepid heros rests on the most serious game of Twister known to man! The husband and wife team of Mike and Laura Allred bring this zany tale to life as Mike’s dry humor and Laura’s pointillist-inspired illustrations bring an Art Deco flavor to this graphic novel. A guilty pleasure for public libraries. show less

Mike Allred takes his quirky and philosophical hero for a ride in the DC universe, meeting up with big Blue for a series of adventures that are, well, unlike anything we've ever seen from Superman before. Watch as he and Madman share a lot more than a desire to help people, a feat only their shared friendship with mad (but benevolent) scientists could do. But if they can get through that, Myxy's right behind to create even more mayhem of the zombie variety than any hero has a right to have! show more This has everything but Bizzaro himself, which is a shame, I'd love to see Allred take a crack at him. Highly, highly recommended! show less

I wanted to like this a bit more, but in the end it was just ok. The story itself was a bit of a stretch I think (yes, I know this is fiction, yadda yadda, but still). The ending did leave a bit to be desired, but it does make clear this volume is the start of a new series. So, who knows, the series could get better. But if I go by this, well, it was just ok. It is the old story of people who should know better repeating the mistakes of the past anyhow, and then reaping the bad results. The show more art on the comic was also ok. By that I mean it was adequate, but I have seen better. In the end, it is a nice and quick fluffy read, so keep expectations low. show less

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Strossen's speech on behalf of the ACLU at the San Diego convention is the core, book-ended by much shorter contibrutions from Gaiman and other writers - from Dave Sim before he turned out to be a misogynist, and Frank Miller before he turned out to be a bigot.

It's funny how last-century this all feels; sure, protecting freedom of speech from government interference is still an issue, including in the creative industries (just last week we had show more another redneck Texan legislator protesting against subversive literature in schools), but it seems to me that the debates we are now having are more often about the use of (legally protected) speech to punch down at the oppressed, and what options are open to the rest of us exercising our rights of freedom of association and freedom of speech to object to creators who choose to do that, while at the same time of course deploring acts or threats of violence by state or non-state actors. show less