Despite the fact that this plot feels somewhat formulaic (lost guy + unrequited love + self-pity = accident which leads to sudden superheroic life), there are unique facets of the plot that keep the reader interested. In the end, Dylan is left even more lost than before. He's held captive in a life of murder and involuntary vigilantism, devoted to what's right for all the wrong reasons. Though Brubaker focuses more on building this world than inhabiting it, the world he's created is undoubtedly intriguing. It's dark. It's confusing and unfair. It's thrilling. It's fun. It'sscary.It is, indeed, a “deconstruction of vigilantism.”