It's a Bird

It's a Bird is definitely a great comic, no doubt about that. But like many of the others we've read, it's not a kids comic. It's got real themes with real story, if it had to be rated I'd rate it "Mature" for it's themes are pretty heavy and deep. (As a side note, I find it interesting that Comics do not have need for such a ratings system that movies and games have)

The art style is definite neat, unique and appealing which works seamlessly with Seagle's story. The story is deeply embedded with realism and themes that can resonate with many people. For me the geneticly passed disease that fills his families history and future relates to a syndrome that my family has that has come about. I continue to get tested every year/two in order to make sure that no issues have cropped up, so I was able to relate on that note among with many of the others. I just really felt like I understood where he was coming from, even though I felt like he was still being an idiot at times but that happens :P

The transitions from him talking to people and then suddenly getting an idea that his mind needed to pursue and the reader was brought into, and then being brought back to the real world where near no time had passed at all was well done and just seemed to work, I wasn't confused at all and knew exactly what was going on which was pretty neat. In any case, I kept flipping through the pages because I wanted to keep finding out what was going to happen and how he was going to deal with all these issues. The issues that are brought up are very real as I have stated and that he is able to bring them out to the public through the comic is very neat. It's very much like how his friend airs out such private issues through his play. And for some reason, such private things like this are just easy for people to latch onto and find pieces of themselves in and makes it all the more special because of it.

In response to Cynthia's questions:
It's a Bird is clearly a reference to the saying from Superman "It's a Bird1 It's a Plane! It's Superman!"

The cover art has a reference to a bird in the sky that you're unable to clearly make out (although it does appear to be a bird) many of the individuals on the screen have the Superman logo etched on them in some fashion, and this relates to the conclusion that Seagle seems to make towards the end of the comic is that everyone is a Superman in their own right (at least I think that's what I Seagle was getting at at one point in the end, at least something like that anyway)