A review by jmanchester0
Masked Mosaic: Canadian Super Stories by Michael Matheson, E.L. Chen, D.K. Latta, Alyxandra Harvey, Kevin Cockle, A.C. Wise, Lisa Poh, Claude Lalumière, Mike Rimar, David Nickle, David Perlmutter, Emma Faraday, Rhonda Parrish, Camille Alexa, Chantal Boudreau, Marie Bilodeau, Michael S. Chong, Rhea Rose, Patrick T. Goddard, Mark Shainblum, Jonathan Olfert, Jonathan Parrish, Emma Vossen, Jason Sharp, Jason S. Ridler, Kristi Charish, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Derryl Murphy

4.0

The cool thing about short stories is that they can be truly experimental. Authors can do things that might not find their way into movies, novels, and possibly even comic books.

Another fun thing about short stories is the fantastic diversity. From supervillainesses in the frozen Yukon to ex-luchadors hunting ancient evil to a very weird (very sexual) poem about one of the creators of Superman.

I really enjoyed most of the stories. Though there were some that weren't as good as they could have been.

A note on one of the stories. I loved A Bunny Hug for Karl! What? You don't know what a bunny hug is? Well, if you were from Saskatchewan (which I'm not), where this story takes place, you'd know that bunny hug is Saskatchewan slang for hoodie. (I had no idea. I had to Google it.)

Overall, Masked Mosaic was a lot of fun. If you like superheroes, highly recommended.