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colindalaska's review
2.0
Good representation, terrible execution
It's great that someone came up with the concept of the LGBT Justice League, but the story is non existent and the art varies in quality randomly in later issues.
A real shame.
It's great that someone came up with the concept of the LGBT Justice League, but the story is non existent and the art varies in quality randomly in later issues.
A real shame.
svnz's review
3.0
I really appreciate that the creator wants the world of superheroes to include more LGBT+ characters but the execution could have been a lot better. There wasn't all that much diversity in the main or supporting cast for a comic book about inclusivity. The changing illustrators for each issue added to a lot of confusion and sometimes it took a few panels to get back into the flow of things. It would have also been nice if some of the heroes and their origin stories were a bit more original instead of being so heavily inspired by existing mainstream superheroes. I'm hopeful for future issues if there are to be any as the superheroes genre can definitely do with some more diversity.
milo_bove's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
wildgurl's review
4.0
The Pride: Season One
by Joe Glass
2016
comiXology Originals
4.0 / 5.0
In the introduction to this graphic novel, the writer, DAX, says ¨...no matter who or what you are, you can always find your pride¨ Joe Glass has given us a series of all gay Supers that prove that premise, and it is a fun, informative series. I totally enjoyed it.
The club, Fabulosa, is located in NYs The Village, and is the headquarters for the group, SLGBT, ( Super Lesbians Gays Bisexuals Trans) a group of Super Heroes with super powers that are all LGBT identified. This includes 6 issues of The Pride, each issue centers on real life events that effect the gay community, set in comic frames.
I enjoyed the stories of friendship and loyalty between the club members. The stories of adversity are well represented. I love the colors, and how the Super heroes always fly powered by a rainbow.
I will look for more of The Pride.
by Joe Glass
2016
comiXology Originals
4.0 / 5.0
In the introduction to this graphic novel, the writer, DAX, says ¨...no matter who or what you are, you can always find your pride¨ Joe Glass has given us a series of all gay Supers that prove that premise, and it is a fun, informative series. I totally enjoyed it.
The club, Fabulosa, is located in NYs The Village, and is the headquarters for the group, SLGBT, ( Super Lesbians Gays Bisexuals Trans) a group of Super Heroes with super powers that are all LGBT identified. This includes 6 issues of The Pride, each issue centers on real life events that effect the gay community, set in comic frames.
I enjoyed the stories of friendship and loyalty between the club members. The stories of adversity are well represented. I love the colors, and how the Super heroes always fly powered by a rainbow.
I will look for more of The Pride.
blackmetalblackheart's review
2.0
I wanted to like this, but in the end there were too many problems to overlook. The change in art from issue to issue, and even from page to page in some issues, was distracting, and several of the artists were just not good. The overall concept of an LGBTQ+ team is awesome, but the characters felt stereotypical and one dimensional. It would have been great to get more depth. Even the character stories at the end were short one page stories without much detail or heart. It is cool to see this kind of representation in comics, I just wish it had been executed a lot better.
verumsolum's review
3.0
Well, I finished it. And… I'm willing to give it another try. I know, this isn't a ringing endorsement. Let's start with the part that couldn't be changed: it's the first volume. And I find first volumes challenging to like: they set up the world (which I like), but then there isn't room for much plot. And, that's not anybody's fault, that's just starting a story out with a somewhat limited page count.
The other part is… I'm still not sure about this group of superheroes. For me, the problem is that it attempts to be an LGBTQ+ group… but it feels dominated by gay male preoccupations to me. Since a couple of other letters in that set describe me, I felt… less included than I'd hoped to be. At this point, I'm not writing the series off: there were a lot of characters to introduce and a world to set up and not much time for things to happen. But… I'll be hoping it gets better
The other part is… I'm still not sure about this group of superheroes. For me, the problem is that it attempts to be an LGBTQ+ group… but it feels dominated by gay male preoccupations to me. Since a couple of other letters in that set describe me, I felt… less included than I'd hoped to be. At this point, I'm not writing the series off: there were a lot of characters to introduce and a world to set up and not much time for things to happen. But… I'll be hoping it gets better
lasiepedimore's review
3.0
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A quanto pare, Joe Glass era stufo di leggere fumetti dove c’erano solo velati riferimenti alla comunità queer: voleva leggere di supereroi e supereroine apertamente LGBTQIA+ e così ha scritto un fumetto con i personaggi dei suoi sogni. Così è nata l’idea per The Pride.
Partendo dal presupposto che io non sono granché appassionata di supereroi&co, mi è parso un fumetto godibile. Un sacco di personaggi assomigliano a supereroi e supereroine già esistenti (tipo Superman e Wonder Woman) e ci sono diverse pagine spese a sottolineare questioni LGBTQIA+ invece di lasciarle fluire con più armonia con la storia, ma nel complesso è stata una lettura carina.
A quanto pare, Joe Glass era stufo di leggere fumetti dove c’erano solo velati riferimenti alla comunità queer: voleva leggere di supereroi e supereroine apertamente LGBTQIA+ e così ha scritto un fumetto con i personaggi dei suoi sogni. Così è nata l’idea per The Pride.
Partendo dal presupposto che io non sono granché appassionata di supereroi&co, mi è parso un fumetto godibile. Un sacco di personaggi assomigliano a supereroi e supereroine già esistenti (tipo Superman e Wonder Woman) e ci sono diverse pagine spese a sottolineare questioni LGBTQIA+ invece di lasciarle fluire con più armonia con la storia, ma nel complesso è stata una lettura carina.
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