C.B. Lee's Reviews > The Adventures of Technicality Man

A delightful story filled with puns, superhero-and-villain antics, and a cheeky self-awareness throughout the narrative that makes for a fun and exciting read. The Adventures of Technicality Man follow—you guessed it, Technicality Man, our hero, who upon after saving the world and finds himself in good standing in the superpowered community, forms a superteam who then get caught up in a series of wacky hijinks when tropes themselves come under attack, and they need to save the world.

"Isn't that a bit of an anti-climax?" someone asked.
"It's only chapter two," came the response. "You don't want a real climax yet."

The characters are memorable and hilarious, and Meats does a great job of poking fun at not only superhero tropes but also narrative tropes and devices, and the narrative and the characters are delightfully self-aware. A favorite scene of mine is when Technicality Man responds to how a person hitting another on the head is unlikely to cause unconsciousness without severe brain injuries.

"Just go with it," said Origami Man. "It's a standard trope."

The chapters are cleverly named, and I particularly enjoyed the "tangent" chapters as well, and the role of the many hilariously named and apt cats in the story, for example Continuity Leopard and Tangent Tiger and Correct Punctuation Lion (who loses control at a point in the story and all the punctuation in the scene gets really wild).

Also, probably my favorite line in the story:

"How come he gets the good puns?

Meats writes with humor and good fun, and I highly recommend The Adventures of Technicality Man for anyone who loves tropes—superhero, narrative or otherwise.