Bizarro World Number One is a collection from DC comics that asks an amazing array of writers to parody the DC stable of heroes in the tradition of Bizarro, Superman’s inverted nemesis. The results are fantastic, MAD-Magazine-esque stories and artwork that expose the strange underbellies of the underwear-on-the-outside hero genre. Some real standouts here include Tony “Maakies” Millionaire riffing on Batman, Kyle “Why I Hate Saturn” Baker’s look inside the life of Alfred, Paul “Ribofunk” Di Filippo’s story of the afterlife, Jason Yungbluth’s MAD-style sendup of the Green Lantern, Dylan Horrocks’s haunting Dear Superman (which actually made me set the book down and say, “Wow,” before going on), and many others.
(via Wired Magazine)