I really like this series. Phipps combines an incredibly in-depth understanding of the superhero genre with a light-hearted tone filled with geeky pop-culture references that simply makes the series a delight to read. This time, in the aftermath of last book’s titanic battle against a time-traveling foe who got himself elected to be president of the United States, Gary has to take on his most awesome opponent yet—himself. Yes, Gary has to battle a Gary from another universe who has centuries more experience than he has and who is absolutely wonderfully crazy.
Throw in that he’s been imprisoned by said bad guy for five years and that everything in his hometown has changed as a result—including his girlfriend giving birth to Gary’s daughter opening up a whole new range of superhero plotlines for Phipps to satirize. It doesn’t take a genius to see that this is going to be a ton of fun.