Masked
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781439168820 (1439168822)
ASIN: 1439168822
Publish date: July 20th 2010
Publisher: Gallery Books
Pages no: 399
Edition language: English
Cleansed and Set in Gold-- Matthew Sturges. A superhero gets his powers in a very un-superheroic way. A story exploring the depraved things people will do to gain or maintain power. 4.5/5Where Their Worm Dieth Not-- James Maxeyfable like tale of the ultimate end of superheroes 4/5Secret Identity-...
Over all a fairly solid collection of super-hero themed stories, this volume suffered a little from excessive uniformity of tone. It wasn't a bad tone, but after a few stories it got a tad predictable, and I can't help but feel that the authors as a whole were overly influenced by Austin Grossman's ...
This is a really fun read and perfect for summer when novels can be overwhelming. You can pick this up and read a story in an hour, put it down and then read another one. The short stories of this anthology are all based on super heroes of some sort. I have to say my absolute favorite one is Head...
This anthology is an exploration of the superhero and villain. It explores a lot of aspects never seen before within this genre. You have superheros of various sexual orientations, religions and races. It also explores the reality of someone trying to be a superhero in the real world without any spe...
"Masked" is an anthology of superhero stories and since I love superhero stories, this was a must read for me.These were not the "run of the mill" type stories, but had some interesting ways of obtaining powers, and some that really surprised me as the hero isn't always very heroic. The stories are ...