Review: So Super Duper #3

The third issue of Brian Andersen’s So Super Duper chronicles the end of the super-powered fight begun in the previous issue. Psyche, his adorable but usually helpless and clueless hero, gets kissed by the guy he worships (but it’s for a good cause…) and shows off in an unexpected way, saving the day for all his teammates, all the while still being cute and, well, himself.
Andersen has managed to give us a continuous fight as well as some welcome character developments, something I really enjoy. On one hand, Psyche is still not very self-aware regarding his gayness, leading to some rather funny bits; on the other hand, he’s exhibiting some strange surges of power, making the reader think that the author has more in store for this character than only a strengthening of his self-awareness. Balancing the closet themes and the super-hero action is not easy, especially since humor is present even in the more dramatic sequences, but it seems to me Andersen juggles all that quite well.
You can buy this comic from the Indy Planet site, and the author’s site (with an excerpt of the comic) is here.