Teen Titans meets Pulp Fiction. Something has happened to Earth's heroes and all that's left to defend us -- we hope -- are the left-behind sidekicks. We're completely thrown into this graphically violent world (issue 2 pretty much starts with a guy's head being blown apart), and there aren't many signposts as to which of these characters we should trust. This trade paperback collects issues 1 through 4 out of an expected eight (this is an independent comic team, and there have been multiple delays). It's an interesting post-modern take on superheroes -- the art and color are stunning, and I love the Silver Age-like splash pages that help give some context -- but since there's no real resolution yet, this may not be one to start if you don't like unfinished stories.

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LT Haiku:

Batman-like hero(?)
keeps brother in trophy room:
Oddities abound. ( )