So I decided to wait for the trade for Love Fights after I accidently missed several issues. The first trade is out now. One subgenre of superhero comics that seems to have become more popular in the last few years is the “ordinary people just trying to live their lives in a world filled with superpeople” genre. You have the people tasked with policing the superheroes (Powers), ex-superheroes turned private investigators (Alias), ordinary people living in a superhero filled city (from what I little I can remember of Astro City).

With Andi Watson taking on this genre, the focus is on the relationships between the characters. How do ordinary people build a relationship when random annoying superheroes keep popping up to entangle you in their dramas?
The comic centers around Jack, a comic book artist struggling to make a living with a series focused on the real life of “The Flamer”, a superhero who is declining in popularity. He keeps running into a girl named Nora who works at a superhero tabloid, looking for the big break that will make her a reporter. After a few missed chances, Jack finally asks Nora out and then their troubles begin…

Jack’s cat Guthrie is an important supporting character, with just the self-centered attitude that you would expect from a cat.