“Yesterday’s” Comic> Fanboy #6

Forget Superman, THIS is Diana’s true match!

Fanboy #6

FINAL ISSUE

DC Comics (August, 1999)

It’s tine for the school dance, but Finster has nobody to go with. He unknowingly chased Sandy away and Kimberly turned him down…again. But when Finster’s fantasies become filled with rejections by everyone around him, Wonder Woman may finally get Finster to see the truth…but who will he finally end up at the dance with?

What they got right: This is a satisfying ending. Sandy shows us everything about Finster he doesn’t see in himself as we see Finster finally get a clue. In some ways it’s a calling out for any comic geek who thinks like Finster, that’s it’s his love of comics that makes him an outcast when really it’s just Finster expecting to be treated like an outcast. It’s a good note to end on and we see that he has learned from his various adventures both in the comic story and his usual text wrap-ups.

What they got wrong: OK, do the DC heroes exist in Finster’s world or are they just comic characters? The comic’s always seemed a bit confused by this. I’ve seen stories where fantasies end up unlocking the answer for a character but you can usually tell which world is which. I know that Finster knows that he’s in a comic but it’s still confusing.

Recommendation: I’ll be doing a wrap-up review special for Reviewers Unknown tonight, where I’ll answer the question I started this week with: did this read through of Fanboy allow it to take the top spot back from Cosmic Supergirl? I will say here, though, that you should pick up this series if you’ve ever felt ostracized by your love of comics or any geekdom. Maybe you’ll find something special about yourself, too. While this is the final issue, I’m not sure what else they could do with Finster’s story.

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