This is actually like 54 comics in one. The
best and brightest Indy artists and writers team-up to provide the most absurd,
strange, hilarious, and of course bizarre assemblage of comics to star the
heroes of the DC Universe. The book starts off in the 5th Dimension
with Mr. Mxyzptlk being awarded the role of President. But it’s all a ruse as
an inter-dimensional being named ‘A’ has arrived to conquer the realm. Mxy is
allowed to choose a champion in his stead since he kinda cheated during a game
of checkers. Hoping to pick Superman, the imp accidently selects Bizarro.
Seeing
that Bizarro really isn’t up to snuff, ‘A’ allows Mr. Mxyzptlk to train Bizarro
for one hour on the whole being a superhero thing. Sadly, this idea blows up in
everyone’s faces as Bizarro spends his time drawing story after story of ‘Bizarro
Comics.’
Then for about 200 pages, we get a mix of
artists and writers who aren’t known for doing anything ‘superhero’ as well. Some
of these tales are very clever and witty. Some are not. The best tales involve bath
time with Aquaman, a return to Bizarro World, and a too short story starring
the Challengers of the Unknown. The worst tales involve Wonder Woman at the
mall and a Batman story by Tony Millionaire and Paul Pope that should’ve blow
away the other stories with the level of talent behind the adventure.
The book ends with a
conclusion to the 5th Dimension story that opened this whole comedic
can of worms. A bunch of super-hero guest stars and a best out of 7 tournament
of games that seemed like a Tex Avery Looney Tunes adventure finishes the book
with satisfaction and a wonderment- “Is there a sequel?”
The only thing that I
am really unsure of about this book is how to classify it? Is it a Superman
book? Is it just a DC Universe graphic novel? How about an Elseworld? It has
the controversial ‘Superman’s baby sitter’ story in which baby Clark Kent is
put in a microwave and nuked. So, which is it?
Worth Consuming.
Rating: 7 out of 10
stars.
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