Gen13: Superhuman Like You

Rating:
Summary: Gen 13 returns to its roots: cheesecake.
Review: It's possible that someone reading London * New York * Hell, the Gen 13 collection by Warren Ellis and Steve Dillon, might suspect the book of catering to readers who want an intelligent plot in their comics. Adam Warren dispels that notion with Superhuman Like You, the next collection of Gen 13 books.

Don't get me wrong, Warren knows his audience. No one subscribes to Gen 13 for awesome storytelling; that thing with Ellis was an aberration. The book is about skin, and that's why readers always come away from a Gen 13 book knowing what color Fairchild's undies are.

Rating:
Summary: Gen 13 returns to its roots: cheesecake.
Review: It's possible that someone reading London • New York • Hell, the Gen 13 collection by Warren Ellis and Steve Dillon, might suspect the book of catering to readers who want an intelligent plot in their comics. Adam Warren dispels that notion with Superhuman Like You, the next collection of Gen 13 books.

Don't get me wrong, Warren knows his audience. No one subscribes to Gen 13 for awesome storytelling; that thing with Ellis was an aberration. The book is about skin, and that's why readers always come away from a Gen 13 book knowing what color Fairchild's undies are.

Rating:
Summary: All about undies? I don't think so!
Review: Perhaps Tom Knapp might have done Mr. Warren the honor of actually reading the comic instead of flipping through it and looking at the pretty pictures (and pretty they are--Warren can draw...be it babes or anything else).
I found Warren's exploration of the characters of Gen13 fascinating and very original. If you're looking for Deeply Meaningful Stuff like Ellis' work, then yeah, you're bound to be unsatisfied. But if you like a good, solid SF/superhero tale loaded to the brim with ideas, plot twists, snappy dialogue, and a sting in the tail, "Superhuman Like You" is a great read.