I have not laughed out loud to an audio book so much as I did this one in a long time. And part of what made it so funny for me, is that C.T. Phipps does some how manage to also get a lot of substance and character development in there while making jokes. If I don’t care about the characters the jokes quickly start to become a lot less funny to me, but because I cared about Gary, and the others, I kept laughing along with, and at, him throughout the whole book.
While I enjoyed the often, and good humored, poke at all things comic book and pop culture related, I also enjoyed the conversations happening about what made someone a hero and what made someone a villain and generally exploring that gray area of morality in a world that tried very hard to be be rigid about it’s hero and villain boundaries.
And I loved that the people were, well people. They came from different backgrounds, different religions, different cultures, had different views on ethics and morality, just like people in real life. It made for a more interesting cast of characters and story and overall more enjoyable experience.
And last, but not least, Jeffrey Kafer. His performance is amazing. He is now up there with my favorite narrators and I will happily listen to him narrate anything.