Not perfect but fun! Garfield Logan wants to fit in with the popular kids and bulk up. He's tired of being scrawny and not noticeable. I liked his character here, and I LOVED Gabriel Picolo's artwork! The style fits perfectly, and everything has this green, murky overlay that works well.

Also, I really enjoyed his two friends, Stella and Tanaka. They were cool and cared about him. Even though this is the usual "teen wants to be popular" story, Gar was self-aware (

i.e he knew those teens didn't care about him frfr. this book gets a plus for not having him turn his back on his friends

)and his friends acknowledged that they understood the allure of wanting to be popular. They made good stand-ins for his friends though Stella is pretty dumb for

turning down free money, ijs.

The pacing is okay but lends too much time to unimportant things. Tanaka's storyline never really finishes, what happened to Gar's bully/antagonist?, and how can Gar just leave with no repercussions whenever he wants?

Still, I'm excited to read "Beastboy Loves Raven," but I suspect it may suffer from the same pacing issues. Oh well!

3.5