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by Lou Anders, Matthew Sturges, Mark Chadbourn, Marjorie M. Liu, Ian McDonald, Bill Willingham, James Maxey, Paul Cornell, Mike Carey, Mike Baron, Daryl Gregory, Gail Simone, Stephen Baxter, Chris Roberson, Peter David, Kathleen David, Joseph Mallozzi
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Redacted
Redacted rated it 13 years ago
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-...
Allusion is not Illusion
Allusion is not Illusion rated it 13 years ago
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 ...
BookHounds
BookHounds rated it 14 years ago
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...
Books and Things
Books and Things rated it 14 years ago
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...
Tweezle Reads
Tweezle Reads rated it 14 years ago
"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 ...
drey's library
drey's library rated it 14 years ago
Masked is a collection of short stories about superheroes--the good, the bad, and the ugly. I've never reviewed something like this before, so I hope the format works. The stories (and my thoughts on some of 'em):Cleansed and Set in Gold by Matthew SturgesA somewhat-disturbing story about where The ...
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