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diamondxgirl's review against another edition
4.0
Archie, but with superheroes!
Honestly, there aren’t enough comic books starring teens. There definitely aren’t enough comic books exploring adult heroes AS teens. But this does both and I am totally here for it.
I had Valiant High on my radar but it wasn’t until James at Isotope Comics (shoutout to my amazing store!) placed issue one in my hands that I knew I had to read the series. The art on this story is vivid and attractive, as are the characters.
I loved getting to know various Valiant characters through this story, which was the focus versus the story. I read Faith and I have Livewire on my TBR but seeing them and so many more characters made me even more interested in the Valiant universe. I especially loved how a character was called on a non-consensual kiss.
Wish there were more than 4 issues!
Honestly, there aren’t enough comic books starring teens. There definitely aren’t enough comic books exploring adult heroes AS teens. But this does both and I am totally here for it.
I had Valiant High on my radar but it wasn’t until James at Isotope Comics (shoutout to my amazing store!) placed issue one in my hands that I knew I had to read the series. The art on this story is vivid and attractive, as are the characters.
I loved getting to know various Valiant characters through this story, which was the focus versus the story. I read Faith and I have Livewire on my TBR but seeing them and so many more characters made me even more interested in the Valiant universe. I especially loved how a character was called on a non-consensual kiss.
Wish there were more than 4 issues!
krys_and_books's review against another edition
4.0
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher I was able to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
***
What a fun read. (I also now know where Faith ties to because I’ve seen her stand alone series on some lists and am even more intrigued and inclined to start reading it than I was before.)
This was a great read, the various characters all popped in their own way, there are some I definitely want to know more about than others but I’m definitely captivated by the world they live in and the people they are. Comics are a huge hit right now and this definitely reads as an all-ages story which is great. I’m somewhat worried sometimes about suggesting some comics to readers because maturity levels vary and I’m not always sure of the readers maturity level.
***
What a fun read. (I also now know where Faith ties to because I’ve seen her stand alone series on some lists and am even more intrigued and inclined to start reading it than I was before.)
This was a great read, the various characters all popped in their own way, there are some I definitely want to know more about than others but I’m definitely captivated by the world they live in and the people they are. Comics are a huge hit right now and this definitely reads as an all-ages story which is great. I’m somewhat worried sometimes about suggesting some comics to readers because maturity levels vary and I’m not always sure of the readers maturity level.
noveladdiction's review against another edition
3.0
I'm only familiar with a very small amount of Valiant titles, but that ended up being more than enough. This is a good intro into the universe - both for newbie readers and younger readers. It definitely made me that much more eager to check out some of the other Valiant series.
ramblingoutloud's review against another edition
4.0
This was good. Just the type of graphic novel I like to read. Just the type of story I like.
I don't think I've read anything else from these authors or illustrators or anything from the universe, but it wasn't a problem to just throw yourself in there. The characters were both cliché and not. Some diversity, which is great. And I like schools that inhabits teens with "gifts". It wasn't all that original, but sometimes I'm just looking for an entertaining read. This got me interested to check out more of the Valiant-verse.
I would recommend it to teens, I think.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to review this!
I don't think I've read anything else from these authors or illustrators or anything from the universe, but it wasn't a problem to just throw yourself in there. The characters were both cliché and not. Some diversity, which is great. And I like schools that inhabits teens with "gifts". It wasn't all that original, but sometimes I'm just looking for an entertaining read. This got me interested to check out more of the Valiant-verse.
I would recommend it to teens, I think.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to review this!
thebibliophilegirl's review against another edition
3.0
Yes, I've been on a bit of a graphic novel binge lately on Netgalley. Every time I saw a graphic novel that looked remotely interesting, I would request it. And Valiant High was just one of the ones that I requested.
Before they became legends, the world’s most formidable heroes were roaming the halls at Valiant High – a super-powered preparatory academy where Aric “X-O Manowar” Dacia is a record-setting running back, Colin “Ninjak” King is a debonair foreign exchange student, and Coach Bloodshot is way, way too into dodgeball. Now, Amanda “Livewire” McKee and her best friend, Faith “Zephyr” Herbert, are taking it all in for the first time at the one high school where power trumps popularity!
From rising star Daniel Kibblesmith (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) and Eisner Award-winning artist Derek Charm (Jughead), get ready for your first day of school inside a hilarious reimagining of Valiant’s award-winning superhero universe – one where the next world-ending cataclysm will have to wait until after prom night!
I never realised that this graphic novel was a prequel of some sorts to the Valiant superheroes. I haven't even read (or even heard of) the superheroes, so I was going into this completely blind. For those of you who have read the comic books of the Valiant superheroes, then I think you'll have a lot of fun seeing what the superheroes were like in high school! And if like me, you haven't read the original comic books, then I think you will still find this graphic novel still accessible.
I really enjoyed reading this graphic novel. I loved its bright colours and I loved seeing teen superheroes. You always see them as adults and taking on loads of responsibilities of saving the world blah blah blah, but it's so interesting to see them in high school and having to deal with all of the problems with high school.
What made this graphic novel 3 stars for me was the diversity throughout, and I also liked how Kibblesmith conveyed a world of double-standards. There is a point in the graphic novel where our main character - who is a female - kisses her male crush without his consent. If a male had done this to a female, there would have been an uproar. However, the next day, the main character apologises to the boy and actually says that if she was a man, and he a girl it would have been considered assault. After that, he accepts her apology. I just thought that this was amazing. This is what feminism is. Feminists don't want women to 'rule the world', or to be better than men, we went to be equal, and this is being seen as equal. It's not ok for men to sexualise women, but when women sexualise men, it's ok?? It's all about equality. It's all about having the same rule being applied to all genders.
Anyway, feminism rant over. But hopefully, you see what I mean about Kibblesmith doing a brilliant job of conveying double standards within society.
The only negative about this graphic novel was that some things moved a little bit too fast, and I would have loved to see more of the characters outside of school (?), but maybe we'll get to see that in future issues.
I definitely think that there is room for these characters to improve and to have brilliant character development over future issues, and I think that when the next volumes come out, I will be reading them.
Disclaimer: this book was sent to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Before they became legends, the world’s most formidable heroes were roaming the halls at Valiant High – a super-powered preparatory academy where Aric “X-O Manowar” Dacia is a record-setting running back, Colin “Ninjak” King is a debonair foreign exchange student, and Coach Bloodshot is way, way too into dodgeball. Now, Amanda “Livewire” McKee and her best friend, Faith “Zephyr” Herbert, are taking it all in for the first time at the one high school where power trumps popularity!
From rising star Daniel Kibblesmith (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) and Eisner Award-winning artist Derek Charm (Jughead), get ready for your first day of school inside a hilarious reimagining of Valiant’s award-winning superhero universe – one where the next world-ending cataclysm will have to wait until after prom night!
I never realised that this graphic novel was a prequel of some sorts to the Valiant superheroes. I haven't even read (or even heard of) the superheroes, so I was going into this completely blind. For those of you who have read the comic books of the Valiant superheroes, then I think you'll have a lot of fun seeing what the superheroes were like in high school! And if like me, you haven't read the original comic books, then I think you will still find this graphic novel still accessible.
I really enjoyed reading this graphic novel. I loved its bright colours and I loved seeing teen superheroes. You always see them as adults and taking on loads of responsibilities of saving the world blah blah blah, but it's so interesting to see them in high school and having to deal with all of the problems with high school.
What made this graphic novel 3 stars for me was the diversity throughout, and I also liked how Kibblesmith conveyed a world of double-standards. There is a point in the graphic novel where our main character - who is a female - kisses her male crush without his consent. If a male had done this to a female, there would have been an uproar. However, the next day, the main character apologises to the boy and actually says that if she was a man, and he a girl it would have been considered assault. After that, he accepts her apology. I just thought that this was amazing. This is what feminism is. Feminists don't want women to 'rule the world', or to be better than men, we went to be equal, and this is being seen as equal. It's not ok for men to sexualise women, but when women sexualise men, it's ok?? It's all about equality. It's all about having the same rule being applied to all genders.
Anyway, feminism rant over. But hopefully, you see what I mean about Kibblesmith doing a brilliant job of conveying double standards within society.
The only negative about this graphic novel was that some things moved a little bit too fast, and I would have loved to see more of the characters outside of school (?), but maybe we'll get to see that in future issues.
I definitely think that there is room for these characters to improve and to have brilliant character development over future issues, and I think that when the next volumes come out, I will be reading them.
Disclaimer: this book was sent to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review
kindleandcrochet's review against another edition
4.0
I recieved a free electronic arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is a short story type comic. A slice of high school life for the characters from the wider Valiant franchise
I really enjoyed this, it was such a cool idea and so well written and such a good introduction into the franchise which sounds like all the characters are adults. I'm not sure so I'll have to check it out at some point as I can imagine that they would be as good as this was.
There were a few things that didn't really get an explanation but I'm assuming that it would be explained in future comics or are explained within the larger franchise :)
This is a short story type comic. A slice of high school life for the characters from the wider Valiant franchise
I really enjoyed this, it was such a cool idea and so well written and such a good introduction into the franchise which sounds like all the characters are adults. I'm not sure so I'll have to check it out at some point as I can imagine that they would be as good as this was.
There were a few things that didn't really get an explanation but I'm assuming that it would be explained in future comics or are explained within the larger franchise :)
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