Review: Great concepts and good characters
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 12, 2012
I could never have pictured the idea of each cities primary superheroes forming "teams" that competed for acclaim, but the authors of this story started from there, and then built the story around a mid-level team in a fictional city in California.And it worked.Part of it is the characters.  These heroes are powerful, but have human flaws and fiobles.  They struggle to live the mundane part of their lives while fighting a series of crises that crop up.  While they do this, members of the team die, others "hold out" for better contracts, or land on "injured reserve".  All this occurs with the media scrutinizing the heroes.  There is a TV channel devoted to them, and the team has a PR director working on what to say and what not to say.But its more than just the characters.  Here the plot is layered.  There is more than one enemy, and the multiple factions create a number of events that help move thes tory along while keeping the end clouded.  Unlike some stories, I could not easily predict the way the plot would turn.I did see a few proofreading misses, but not enough to generate real concern.I wouldn't put this with "Wearing the Cape" or "Confessions of a D-list Supervillian", but its definitely one of the better superhero fiction tales I've read.  If you like superhero fiction, you'll enjoy this book.