Since I read the reviews before I read the book, I didn't expect to understand anything that was happening. So I just reveled in the art and the characters, and it was good. I would like to read more about Gasolina. ( )

While I can't claim to be able to make complete sense of Meta 4, there's no doubt that it's a fascinating work that attempts to maximize the narrative potential of comics in ways that wouldn't necessarily work at all in a different medium. McKeever fans will recognize many of the author's obsessions in these pages, but the arrangement and the use of the familiar pieces is new, and alternately stunning and baffling (which strikes me as an ideal balance for any ambitious artwork). This is a book that will require re-reading, but I have no hesitancy to devote more time and thought to Meta 4 - this is a challenging work, and (even on a first read) the rewards are many. ( )