Weird for the sake of weird can be okay, but it's never really going to satisfy me, especially if the weirdness is just used to mask sloppy or stupid storytelling as it is here.

For me the key question asked in the whole book is, "Wild Dog, what the hell are you doing back there?" Seriously, why is Wild Dog in the book? Because he lives in the Midwest like Cave Carson? Lame. The rest of the book seems slapped together with the same sort of loose (or lack of) logic.

I disliked the out-of-place violence, drug use, and a cliffhanger ending that left me thinking I'll just assume the worst and pretend there will never be a second volume.

And don't get me started on the gobbledygook which is the Super Powers back-up story. Murky art and lettering do little to help this superhero free-association nostalgic muddle.

All that said, I do appreciate the attempt to recreate the tone of Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol run and the enthusiasm displayed in trying to do something with one of DC's third- or fourth-tier characters. (I'm a giant DC fanboy and actually read several Cave Carson stories in comic book form back in the 70s and 80s.) Despite the missteps in this book, I'm still curious to try one or two of the other titles under the Young Animal imprint. ( )