Part of me wants to leave my review there, but the rest of me realizes it would be fucked up times 8373 to do that for an ARC. 

So. None of these are new stories. As the title states, these are the early adventures Velveteen, the most recent of which was published on McGuire's LiveJournal back in 2013. BUT, I only read a handful of them back then bc I had v smol and distracting children running around who caused me to forget many things, including things I really loved. 

Which...I shouldn't have loved this as much as I did. I don't really LIKE most superhero stories (always preferred horror or science fiction comics), but there was just enough bureaucratic bullshit (my personal weakness) to keep me engaged. 

A small nitpick would be the first set of Appendices toward the middle of the book, which kind of spoiled some future reveals and plotlines, but [shrug]. It's not enough to mark it down. 

Really hoping McGuire is able to complete Velveteen's arc, and that there will be another omnibus from Subterranean in the not too distant future.