I really enjoyed this one. One of the issues inside was modeled after a tabloid magazine based around people with Powers, and it was really just this nice bit of fresh air in the middle of the story. The main arc dealt with Olympia's death, an event we saw depicted in the pilot of the TV series. And while I adored that the TV show tied his death in with the bigger arc of Sway and what that is and does to people, I really liked the fact that he just dies of an orgasm in this. It was so ridiculous it was lovely. ( )

Like everyone, I like being in on the inside jokes. This book starts off (not a spoiler because it is the first page) with a new character, who writes graphic novels, and well, he's a real guy, and he really writes the books named. Nice touch.

Warren Ellis doesn't just make a cameo, he's the guest star of the issue. He monologues at length about how super hero comic books are crap and ruing the media for other genres. It was kind of funny and kind of true. And the way the issue ends with the kids in the book store buying the book that Ellis was researching really drives home the point of the earlier monologue.

This book was a collection of several short stories that didn't have anything in common other than Walker and Pilgrim. The stories, yet again, show the mains being cops, putting in the work to get to the outcome. That is nice to see in a graphic novel.

There are some great extras in this book, including the "Super Hero Activity and Coloring Book" which is hilarious, and is actually an activity and coloring book.
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