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), is the title of a

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novel by

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. The novel is essentially a fictional

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written by the character Dr. Eva Brain-Silverman a.k.a. Dr. Brain, the world's leading therapist for the extraordinary abled, titled ''Unmasked! When Being A Superhero Can't Save You From Yourself: Self-Help Guide for Today's Hyper Hominids''. The novel follows the adventures and

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sessions of the members the Fantastic Order of Justice, Earth's most powerful, and dysfunctional, superteam. Some reviewers have noted that many of the characters are parodies of characters from "mainstream" comic book publishers such as

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and from the famous graphic novel '' Watchmen'', itself a comic book deconstruction.

Awards

The Carl Brandon Society Kindred Awar

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Philip K. Dick Award The Philip K. Dick Award is an American science fiction award given annually at Norwescon and sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and (since 2005) the Philip K. Dick Trust. Named after science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, ...

2007. 2007 Canadian novels Canadian science fiction novels Superhero novels Del Rey books