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Yikes, that list of credits is longer than some reviews I've read! Anyway, this month I have the pleasure of reviewing not one, but TWO comic books. It was a good month at the comic shop. The first comic to catch my eye was this strange comic. Yes, that's right- it's a comic about super hero group therapy. Allow me to quote the inside cover:
"Imbued with powers beyond comprehension, a group of Gothopolis' greatest (and lamest) superheroes gather on Wednesday nights for coffee, donuts, imported nougat and intensive group therapy. Led by The Blitz, a retired World War II-era superhero, they collectively defeat those they cannot best alone--namely, their inner demons! They listen to one another! They support one another! They occasionally travel through time! I'm okay, you're okay, they're okay . . . They are . . . Heroes Anonymous!"
Now I ask you, who could resist that??? Even as someone who doesn't read super hero comics anymore, I still love a humorous hero book, and I had to pick this one up. It was clearly good review material, at the very least. Having read it, I'm still not quite sure whether it was a good comic, but it was certainly a memorable comic.
This comic is the standard 32 pages, but it doesn't waste time with a lot of huge splash panels. Each page is jam-packed with story, and as such it ended up feeling a lot longer than it actually was. You're getting a lot of bang for your buck! The first "session" covers the life of a former sidekick named Attaboy, who is now your average 23 year old bum who did poorly in high school, works at a mini-mart, and has no life. He's obsessed with a popular 80s television show that he never watched as a child, due to being a busy sidekick. He's aimless and rather pathetic. In fact, we probably all know someone like him.
I could give you more details about the story, but if that interests you, it's best that you read it yourself. The story is well-written and the characters are believable. The story is neatly wrapped up in a single issue, leaving us ready for Session II- The Inglorious Grievance of The Gay Avenger.
The art in this comic is very, very strange. Well, not the art itself, which in some ways reminds me of Mahfood, but mainly the fact that the entire comic is printed in black, white, and... yellow??? For the first few pages I found the odd shade of goldenrod quite distracting, but as I got into the story, I no longer noticed it at all.
Heroes Anonymous shows the potential to be an amusing limited series, and I think limiting to an initial run of six issues was a wise decision on the part of the creators.
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