Confessions of a D-List Supervillain

By: Jim Bernheimer

Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer, Talmadge Ragan

Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

Exploding from the pages of Horror, Humor, and Heroes, Volume One - it’s the full length adventures of the one and only Mechani-Cal! So grab your battlesuit and prepare to get a little nasty.

"Being a supervillain means never having to say you’re sorry - unless it’s to the judge or the parole board. Even then, you don’t really have to. It’s not like it’s going to change the outcome or anything." Those are the words of Calvin Matthew Stringel, better known as Mechani-Cal. He’s a down-on-his-luck armored villain. Follow his exploits as he gets swept up in a world domination scheme gone wrong and ends up working for these weak willed, mercy loving heroes. Immerse yourself in epic battles and see what it’s like to be an outsider looking in at a world that few have ever experienced. Climb into Cal’s battlesuit and join him on his journey. Will he avoid selling out his principles for a paycheck and a pardon? Can he resist the camaraderie of being on a super team? Does he fall prey to the ample charms of the beautiful Olympian Aphrodite? How will he survive the jealous schemes of Ultraweapon, who wears armor so powerful it makes Cal’s look like a museum piece?

See the world of “righteous do-gooders” through the eyes of someone who doesn’t particularly care for them. Revel in his sarcasm and hang on for one wild ride! Just remember: losing an argument with a group of rioters isn’t a good excuse to start lobbing tear gas indiscriminately at them. You’ve only got so many rounds and it’s going to be a long day, so make sure you get as many as possible with each one.

©2011 Jim Bernheimer (P)2011 Jeffrey Kafer

Laugh Out Loud Funny

Thoroughly enjoyable, I absolutely recommend this book. Well performed, well executed, and with a final twist that will blow your socks off. I do caution, it reads more like a short serial rather than a complete novel, with what feels like story climaxes sprinkled regularly throughout. I would love to see it as a graphic novel; I bet it would do well.

173 Audible Books Down! And this is a must listen.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes

What did you like best about this story?

Good story. Great book!

What about Jeffrey Kafer and Talmadge Ragan ’s performance did you like?

Jeffrey was awesome! Talmadge....so...so....

Any additional comments?

I love Sci-Fi and Fantasy....Epic and others books but this is the shortest book I have listened too...ever. But this is a must listen too if you like Super Hero's. Fun.

Great fun!

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

Jeffrey Kafer performed excellently, however Talmadge Ragan really let the production down by slurring words and frequently messing up expression. Fortunately most of the book is Jeffrey.

Nice Change of Pace

I was looking for something light and a little different. This book fit the bill perfectly. I enjoyed comic books as a kid but was not sure how interesting a novel about superheros would be. I will say I was pleasantly surprise.

super heroes & villains & everything in between

Origins and Confessions should have been combined as one book. Instead Confessions was released first making you start at the middle of the story. Lucky I started with Origins and it gave me a good flow of the story and it is a good one. This superhero origin story told from the point of Cal is witty, humours and sarcastic. The plot does not surprise but the characters are well crafted and grow with the story. A must have for every super hero and comic book fan.

AWESOME!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, this was an awesome listen. Aside from being a funny book it makes you feel for the main character.

What other book might you compare Confessions of a D-List Supervillain to and why?

The closest I could compare it to is Ex-Heros and Ex-Patriots and as much as i like those both this one was better.

Which scene was your favorite?

With out giving away some of the book, the first detox scene.

Any additional comments?

Very well written and preformed spectacularly by the voice artist.

Gotta love the socially awkward super villian

While the ideas behind the story were probably more powerful than the story itself, the audio book was still very entertaining to listen to. The story is mostly about a petty guy trying his had at shaking his bad habits that got him into a life of super powered crime in playing as a hero for a while only to comically discover that not only is he flawed, but so is everyone around him on both teams.

While the events in the story are over the top. The author almost manages to get a real message out there about how making mistakes and being flawed is a part of human nature and how we handle it can make all the difference in who we are down the line...but there are some bits that dull the strength of the theme towards the end when the main character, Calvin gets darker than the story really required.

So while it could have been a masterpiece, it wasn't quite as brilliant as I felt it could have been. Still it was a fun read and the antics of Calvin attempting to find his place in the world was laugh out loud funny. It was totally worth the purchase.

report of a d list reviewer

was a great book. loved secrets more but the two feed nicely into each other, giving important details and life where the other one casually mentions it

A fun reqad and worth the download.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Sure.

What did you like best about this story?

There were a couple of novel concepts towards the end of the book. I did enjoy the character arc of the main character Cal as well.

What does Jeffrey Kafer and Talmadge Ragan bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He's got a decent voice which doesn't put me to sleep like some others.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

"Every dog has his day."

Any additional comments?

Although a bit slow in the beginning, it developed into a fun read. A good way to kill the time.

funny!

It's a very funny book, generally fun and interesting. Don't expect too much but I certainly enjoyed it and have gone back to listen to it again.