Zot!: The Complete Black and White Collection: 1987-1991 by Scott McCloud

Curt Holman thought I might enjoy these, and I have enjoyed his non-fiction works on Comics in general.  I picked it up used during an Amazon buying binge a few weeks ago.

It’s an odd little ole comic, this is.  It’s rough, and not super sophisticated.  But it’s got an interesting feel to it.

Like Heroes and Misfits, it toys with the “What if Superheroes were in the real world?” motif.  How can you be in the right place and right time to find a crime to stop?

But it’s actually not about a superhero all that much.  The folks around Zot! actually become bored with his crime-fighting, and the focus of the narrative is often around people chatting while Zot is off-panel battling.  So, it’s about people.  Young teenagers, to be exact.

And those guys are always… interesting.