I really like Kurt Busiek, and love some of his stories (Superman: Secret Indentity) but this series just isn't hooking me.

So we have a bunch of stories of different people all relating to superhero times. One guy is an actor trying to be a hero, and starts being heroic, only to realize real super villains can end that quick. We have another guy who's a bell clerk for a hotel for superheroes. So on and on. Basically mundane storylines of regular people interacting with heroes. Which is the point of the series but this one just doesn't click with me.

Good: The art as always is really solid. Kurt has a real knack for giving us real dialogue. You have the cheesy superhero feel at times but besides that, everyone talks like they're actual people, which is nice. I also think it's easy to jump around each story since they all only loosely relate.

Bad: I don't get attached. I really want to love a character, or characters, but it's hard to really do that when it's pretty much on the outside looking in at all times. None of the heroes or villains are memorable and trying to capture the essence of superhero stories I think that's important.

Overall, another good volume, but not great. I dunno if I'll continue this one because I don't like giving it just a decent rating while I think others would love it. I might try the next arc just because it looks like it has a overarching story, but we shall see. A 3 out of 5.