Demo

[laceblade]

This is actually a collection of 12 short stories. In most of them, a character has a superpower, but Wood confronts them in a more realistic manner than X-Men. Power is important, and often subverted by those with powers. Every time I thought a story was settling into a cliche, I was shocked.

I liked Emmy's the best, although Kate's truly surprised me.

I like this more than I liked The New York Four, but not by a whole lot.


What I really enjoyed was Becky Cloonan's artwork, which changed in each story. Sometimes it was very manga-esque; sometimes it was reminiscient of Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim. Always, it was superb and appropriate for the story.

Comments

[were-duck.livejournal.com]

Ooo, I'm glad you liked it! I'm placing it on hold at the library. You should remember to write a shelf-talker for it, too, if you want.

Do you think it belongs in YA comics? I think we have it in adult right now.

[mystickeeper.livejournal.com]

In terms of "ratings," if Room cares about such a thing (I'm assuming we don't), there are tons of f-bombs, and a couple of nipples.

BUT, each one of the stories is about a young person, usually a teenager, a twenty-something at most.

If it were me, I'd put it in YA.

I'd personally rather write shelf-talkers about other stuff more than this. We'll see!

[brdgt.livejournal.com]

I think that Demo is one of Wood's best works - the timing and the originality is just spot on.

What I love about Wood is how different every thing he does is - I mean right now he is doing a Viking series, a hipster series, and a near future military-apocalypse.