This book was supposed to make fanboys in america realise that the superhero genre is a thing of the past, a laughable affair. Too bad they didn't get it.
Written in the gloomy eighties this book has cold war written all over it, and even though outwardly a mystery novel, the graphic novel is actually about the history of comics. At least, if you ask me.
Everybody reads their own story in it, of course. I for one have fond memories of reading this on the train from Helsinki to Tampere on a consecutive 3 cold january wintermornings.
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