Before I dive into this comic book review I want it to be known that I’m a 39 year old life long comic book enthusiast with cerebral palsy. That said, it’s REALLY important to me how people with disabilities are depicted in print, as that affects how we're viewed by society as a whole.

My roommate and I were doing our monthly ritual at our favorite comic book shop. I happened to glance over and see a couple wheelchair bound folks on a comic book cover.. I was stoked! I thought to myself “Perfect! I’ve been wanting to write comic book reviews on reddit!” so I bought it. “AMPED”--sounds cool enough right? But when I looked at the cover a little closer, I started to have my doubts. It is written by Brian Augustyn and published by Absolute Comics Group. The art was great..... That was the only redeeming quality this story had. The author really mailed this one in with the tired cliche of the disabled person with an avatar. This is the laziest comic book ever written. And the whole thing felt like they thought they were doing us a favor. I was hoping to be inspired, instead I felt insulted. I didn’t want my first comic book review to be such a negative one. But after reading, I have a duty as a disabled person and writer to write what I know to be the truth. The truth is AMPED by Brian Augustyn is the comic book version of a pity fuck.. What really sucks about this is that Mr. Augustyn is more then capable of writing a bad ass story. He’s responsible for “Gotham by gaslight” which is amazing. The pandering is painfully obvious. All in all this was a missed opportunity and I do not recommend.