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Bizarro Comics by Jessica Abel, Eddie Campbell, Sam Henderson, Paul Pope, Gilbert Hernández, Jill Thompson, Bob Fingerman, James Kochalka, Roger Langridge, Jeff Smith, D'Israeli, Andy Merrill, Pat McEown, Joey Cavalieri, Tony Millionaire, Nick Bertozzi, Jason Little, Bill Wray, Mark Crilley, Kyle Baker, Will Pfeifer, Stephen DeStefano, Dylan Horrocks, Andi Watson, Chip Kidd, Dave Cooper, Liz Glass, Evan Dorkin, Craig Thompson, Dean Haspiel, Chris Duffy, Tom Hart

magnetgrrl's review

4.0

Bizarro Comics is really a collection of short comics (some as short as a single page) about various characters/concepts spanning across the DC universe, all written and drawn by different artists. Many of these artists are not typical superhero-book artists, and I thought seeing the DC universe through their interpretations is interesting and refreshing. A comical yet intriguing bookend story starring Mister Mxyzptlk encapsulates the 'bizzaro' comics contained in the bulk of the book. There's quite a bit of meta going on here, but in a light, jesting way that's enjoyable and accessible to read. I especially love stories set in Bizarro world; I know there's a second anthology like this that I would love to read next. The whole idea of Bizarro is so amazingly... bizarre to me - both funny and strange and slightly meaningful, but also slightly meaningless. And if I were any kind of super-geek at all, I probably should have written this review in Bizarro-speak. Me not sorry, Bizarro-Megan hate Goodreads.