I'm a huge fan of Concrete. He's the everyman comic hero. It really puts super abilities in perspective: what would you do if you were suddenly blessed (or cursed) with superhuman abilities and the body to match? When Ron is trapped with his friend in the alien ship, he thinks his new body is the greatest. His friend describes it as "living in a Sherman tank with a telephone." Whereas almost every comic out now thinks that mutations and bizarre humanoid forms are cool and somewhat commonplace, Concrete has to make a living out of being the lone oddity in the world. He gets to deal with a lot of things we don't see Superman dealing with too often: delighted fans, hate mail, complete kooks, and an ever changing cast of characters he interacts with. It gives him more of a minor celebrity quality instead of some all-powerful god or demon that so many other comics seem to grant their characters.
Put it to you this way: take a read and if you don't like it, I'll gladly buy the issues off you.
Yours in officedom,
CC
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