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droar's review
4.0
An intense, autobiographical comic about surviving abuse and superheros. It's very short and very good.
laney623's review against another edition
5.0
This one left me speechless. Trippe knows when to let the art speak, and when he does use text there are no wasted words. This one is a gut punch, but an important and brave story.
standardman's review
5.0
A short but perfectly judged and nakedly honest comic on how fictional heroes can fight your real demons. Dean Trippe knows exactly when to let the art do the storytelling and when text can charge it with meaning.
I have never been through anything like Trippe and I cannot imagine the bravery needed to make this book but the same fictional heroes have pulled me out of very real pain too. 'I shall become a bat' changed my life and maybe even saved it, reading this I felt like I found a friend, a fellow member of the Bat family.
I have never been through anything like Trippe and I cannot imagine the bravery needed to make this book but the same fictional heroes have pulled me out of very real pain too. 'I shall become a bat' changed my life and maybe even saved it, reading this I felt like I found a friend, a fellow member of the Bat family.
esselleayy's review
3.0
Contrary to the description, I think this book is absolutely for teen readers, not just adults. Very, very short, but a raw and ultimately hopeful tale of survival.
jamieford's review
5.0
Read this. It's like a shot of feels directly to your heart. Some books are needed in society--this is one of those books. I'm now a lifelong fan of Dean Trippe.
waterbender's review
4.0
just re-reading, wondering how many of us out there love batman so much for the same or similar reasons.
i think its impactful, simple, and well done. i like that there's practically no dialogue, and the purposeful use of color in one panel. you can tell its crafted carefully.
i think its impactful, simple, and well done. i like that there's practically no dialogue, and the purposeful use of color in one panel. you can tell its crafted carefully.
nicolemillo's review
4.0
A true story about a cartoonist's struggles after childhood abandonment by his biological father and sexual abuse. Very honest and sad but also, ultimately, hopeful and encouraging!
It seems weird and inappropriate to rate this piece... On an artistic execution level, some parts of the narrative were a little difficult to follow (the comic is largely world-less), but confusing bits were cleared up in the afterword. I don't think the concept or purpose of the piece can be faulted.
It seems weird and inappropriate to rate this piece... On an artistic execution level, some parts of the narrative were a little difficult to follow (the comic is largely world-less), but confusing bits were cleared up in the afterword. I don't think the concept or purpose of the piece can be faulted.
dylanisreviewing's review
Don't really feel like rating it because it's someone actual experiences/life, but I just felt no connection to the story and lacked a lot of development.
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