A review by graypeape
Man Who F#&%ed Up Time by John Layman

5.0

This was a fun story about a mistreated lab assistant, Sean Bennett, who is working with a team of physicists who've created a working time machine. Despite knowing how foolish it is to f#&% with time, Sean does it anyway, going back one week to fix something in his life, and returning to find ridiculously complicated changes have taken place, changes that shouldn't be possible after going back only one week. Soon the Time Police from the future are after him, and give him an ultimatum: undo the damage he's done to the timeline withing 48 hours, or be erased from history. What follows is a wild romp through time, with Sean f#&%ing things up even more each time he tries to fix things. He keeps meeting other versions of himself along the way, but are they helping him or hindering him? Will he be able to fix the damage, or will his life be ended by the Time Police? There are answers to these questions, but I'm not telling.
Overall, I enjoyed this story. Sean can be very blockheaded at times, and does some really dumb things that he should have been smart enough not to do, but that's people for you. It was fun trying to keep up with all the twists and turns, and the ending was satisfying. The f#&%ed up world that comes about is hilarious and disconcerting, and the gorgeous artwork brings it all to life so well! Read this when you want something kinda silly and fun, with a bit of mystery thrown in.