It's told in two first-person POVs. The first is the tale of the greatest criminal genius of all time, whose first name was once Jonathan, but whose official moniker is Doctor Impossible.
The good Doctor gives us a fine insight into how obsession can become commonplace, how dedication to a certain idea can seem mad. But it's only such madness that can lead to the power. The power to move the Earth. The power to build an island hideaway from which to laugh at the Earth's heroes. The power to sneak into the Supers' own hideout, and laugh at them therefrom.
Ha ha, to LAUGH at them!
...Ahem. The second POV is the tale told by Fatale, a robo-Bionic Woman kind of character, who honestly doesn't remember who she was before she woke up with -- er, augmentations -- after a terrible traffic accident.
Fatale's story and thoughts give us the other half of a world where Supers and their Nemeses are real. We have the attempted government co-option of heroes, the effect of Magic on Heroes, the history and future of the world, invasions from space -- AND THOSE ARE JUST PART OF THE BACKSTORY,
Excessive capitalization aside, this is a fun book that will appeal to folks who like Watchmen or Mayer's Super-Folks, or who have just seen Megamind.
And, you've got to love the chapter titles, too.
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