A dreary YA look at a mopey, teenaged Clark Kent dealing with an acquaintance's suicide and a friend being radicalized into joining a misogynistic hate group of incels with a vague anti-elitist agenda and an arcane knowledge of obscure children's literature trivia.

For all it's "Afterschool Special" or "very special episode" blandness, the most frustrating part of this book for me was how the kid lit riddle that becomes a key part of the story is never fully shown for the audience to solve even though the answer is later uselessly revealed. What was the point of that? ( )

I must admit I wasn't all that impressed by this particular graphic novel. It's very heavy on the moralism. It reminds me of 90's prime time tv. Normally I wouldn't take too much issue with that honestly, but it just seemed to be overkill. I also struggled with the weird mix of the modern era but old generation language and even behavior. I recognize some of that is realistic but it drew the focus away for me.
I also personally wasn't a fan of this particular art style.
It's a relatively interesting story, but I just didn't find it that engaging or interesting. ( )