Good potential, great passion - middling execution.

I sometimes read Scott Tipton's Comics 101, and it's an excellent blog. But this book really isn't targeted well. Is it for comics fans? Then why does it include such basic info? Is it for newcomers? Then why do they have sections where they ask people "what's your favorite series of comics," and then, when the person gives 5 issues and says "I love how superhero x goes through hell then back again," why don't they explain what happened for those of us who don't know what happened in "SuperXMan issues 173-182?"

Even worse, they ask people what their favorite cover is - then don't include a shot of that cover! What were they thinking?

A good summertime read - but it could have been less frustrating!