The Supervillain Field Manual (Wilson)
Illustrated by Adam Wallenta
(Not a review, just some notes to help me remember the things I've read. But written this way because it's the Internet, and some people will stumble across this page.)
This will be short because I wrote this up and it dissovled in the digital round file.
Every now and then, I check what's free on Amazon, and this appeared. It looked interesting, and it was. I thought it might be a graphic novel. It was not. It's a humor book, and it was sufficiently amusing.
The first thing I noticed was the reviews, starting with one by Stan Lee and moving on to other comic industry professionals. This told me something worth reading was coming. (You have to watch out for free things.)
The second thing I disovered, as was mentioned many times throughout the text that this was a sequel. This was a little odd. Usually the first book in a series is the free one. It could have been just a matter of timing.
The conceit of the book is that King Oblivion is sharing his wisdom and telling the reader how to succeed as a supervillain. And he knows if you are understanding him because (as he reminds you constantly) he is reading your mind. The text covers announcing yourself, winning, losing, making alliances, dissolving alliances (sometimes with acid), acquiring power and wealth, keeping power and wealth, weilding power and spending wealth, and preparing for destruction. There's a lot of killing everyone involved.
Worth reading, even if it was sometimes repetitive. Some of the jokes fall flat, but Wison does turn some funny phrases. And if you're planning on being a supervillain, it isn't a bad guide book to have.
I labeled this "How To" just because. Maybe it's fictional, but it's not you're usual fiction.
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