Indy Comics Writer

Think having superpowers would be fun? Maybe not. Maybe, in fact, it would be a nightmare.

That’s how writer Brian Wood views things in Demo, a graphic novel published by AIT/Planet Lair. The novel includes 12 stories focusing on young people who have amazing powers. Problem is, they don’t quite know how to use them or control them, and there’s no Professor Xavier around to help them master such matters.

The novel presents a clear alternative to most of today’s superhero-themed comics and graphic novels. It never made sense to me that just because someone could fly or run at the speed of light they’d choose to don a garish costume and stop bank robberies.

In Demo, the kids blessed, or cursed, depending on how you look at, with superpowers aren’t foiling crimes. They’re struggling to understand their powers, rebelling against their parents and trying to fit into society. In short, it’s a far more realistic — if you can use that word when describing super-powered kids — look at superheroes.

If you’re looking for that last-minute Christmas gift, you could do worse than Demo.

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