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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
I don't have much experience with superhero comics, so this was a bit confusing. But it was great to see superheroines and ladies join in and make a difference in WW2. I really liked seeing some background of Harley Quinn, though she was a pretty small part. Also beautiful, sweet, lesbians! I liked seeing herones I knew nothing about like Mera. Overall a good time and I'm always down for nazi punching.
Great aesthetic, iffy storytelling. Going through 4 simultaneous origin stories is pretty dull. Batwoman and Zatanna with Constantine the magical bunny pal are quite entertaining though.
3.5
Some thoughts in no particular order:
Why were there two Supergirls? Starface was so unnecessary.
So many super ladiess!
Heavy military fiction tbh.
I'm a stickler for consistent art quality. Wtf was that last issue.
I couldn't ever tell if it was a 2 pager or not. I had a lot of panel reading order trouble.
Was I supposed to care about Steven Trevor?
There was a lot of...singing.
The layouts were nice. Changing up all the time but not extravagant.
Two words: Amanda Waller.
I'll pick up the next one because I wanna see them all together!
Some thoughts in no particular order:
Why were there two Supergirls? Starface was so unnecessary.
So many super ladiess!
Heavy military fiction tbh.
I'm a stickler for consistent art quality. Wtf was that last issue.
I couldn't ever tell if it was a 2 pager or not. I had a lot of panel reading order trouble.
Was I supposed to care about Steven Trevor?
There was a lot of...singing.
The layouts were nice. Changing up all the time but not extravagant.
Two words: Amanda Waller.
I'll pick up the next one because I wanna see them all together!
Fantastic, slightly vintage-style art works perfectly in a creative retelling of World War II in which the women of DC play a major role.
I really enjoyed how some of the major players in DC got restyled and reintroduced with era appropriate stories and looks. Sure, some of them veer a bit too much into sexy to really be believable for the era, but it works with the story and it's fun.
There's a solid story being told and it plays out at a rapid pace that kept me turning pages and has now got me hooked. I don't know why I waited so long to read this, but I do know that I'm reading more as soon as I can.
I really enjoyed how some of the major players in DC got restyled and reintroduced with era appropriate stories and looks. Sure, some of them veer a bit too much into sexy to really be believable for the era, but it works with the story and it's fun.
There's a solid story being told and it plays out at a rapid pace that kept me turning pages and has now got me hooked. I don't know why I waited so long to read this, but I do know that I'm reading more as soon as I can.
This was just as great as I remembered! I'm all in favor of wlw kicking Nazi ass and fighting for the underdogs.
Marguerite Bennett manages a lot of threads in this volume. In this WWII AU, we're introduced to the famous Batwoman and her parter Maggie Sawyer, Harley Quinn and smuggler Poison Ivy, contessa Selina (I forget her last name in this book), the Russian Stargirl and Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Mera and Zatanna. It's a lot, there's a lot of backstory to be explained and I never felt like Bennett struggled at all. We're told just enough to follow the story and the world Bennett creates is so rich and intriguing. It's based around the most central concept of what superhero comics are for: superheroes fighting bad guys. Who's worse than a bunch of Nazis?
My only complaint about this volume (and I believe the series doesn't really remedy it but I only got to like volume 3), there's no real focus on people of color, especially women of color. Aside from Zatanna, there's Amanda Waller and one of the other women in the background that just exist for exposition and to create bombshell costumes. Vixen comes later on (and the colors they choose for her skin kinda made me squint because she's normally made much darker in other comics). And even then, I don't remember feeling as though she was given a lot of weight as a character. In a book that's centered around the strength of marginalized people fighting against oppressive systems that seek to punish/demean/even outright kill LGBTQ people, Jewish people, Romani people and basically anyone that doesn't fit the Fuher's idea of "normal", it seems odd that women of color are appear to be largely left out here.
But aside from that, what is here is great and it's definitely one of the best books I have on my shelf. Definitely a recommend.
Marguerite Bennett manages a lot of threads in this volume. In this WWII AU, we're introduced to the famous Batwoman and her parter Maggie Sawyer, Harley Quinn and smuggler Poison Ivy, contessa Selina (I forget her last name in this book), the Russian Stargirl and Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Mera and Zatanna. It's a lot, there's a lot of backstory to be explained and I never felt like Bennett struggled at all. We're told just enough to follow the story and the world Bennett creates is so rich and intriguing. It's based around the most central concept of what superhero comics are for: superheroes fighting bad guys. Who's worse than a bunch of Nazis?
My only complaint about this volume (and I believe the series doesn't really remedy it but I only got to like volume 3), there's no real focus on people of color, especially women of color. Aside from Zatanna, there's Amanda Waller and one of the other women in the background that just exist for exposition and to create bombshell costumes. Vixen comes later on (and the colors they choose for her skin kinda made me squint because she's normally made much darker in other comics). And even then, I don't remember feeling as though she was given a lot of weight as a character. In a book that's centered around the strength of marginalized people fighting against oppressive systems that seek to punish/demean/even outright kill LGBTQ people, Jewish people, Romani people and basically anyone that doesn't fit the Fuher's idea of "normal", it seems odd that women of color are appear to be largely left out here.
But aside from that, what is here is great and it's definitely one of the best books I have on my shelf. Definitely a recommend.
Love the story but I really really really hate when DC and Marvel change up the artists, even within the first story arc of a new series. Can't you hold on to the artist for that long?
I just couldn't get into it. That is is created by a woman and about women, but the total lack of body diversity, was disappointing. Same old bunch of barbies.
Would have been so refreshing to have explored these females heroes in the diversity of female body shapes.
But more messaging of what the acceptable female body is
Would have been so refreshing to have explored these females heroes in the diversity of female body shapes.
But more messaging of what the acceptable female body is
So on the one hand, I adore WWII era bombshells/pin up art, and when you use that as an inspiration to re-imagine the kick-ass ladies of DC, I am definitely throwing cash in your face and buying the book. But on the other hand, as this series was based on a line of (I kid you not) statuettes that were originally probably more about fan-wanking and inspiring sexy cosplay than about decent storytelling, I have to give you a cautiously skeptical raised eyebrow. But I must say that I was pleasantly surprised to see that this series definitely goes beyond the (admittedly) very cool and sexy art work: this is an alternate history retelling of WWII, where the female superheroes are front and center, punching Nazis and putting the male superheroes in their place.
I always loved the female heroines in the DC Universe, but I also always felt like they were could have had much richer and more original story lines if they were not constantly orbiting the male superheroes - which isn’t always easy considering the canonical continuity their franchises are stuck in. So this standalone series, which essentially ignores all the previous ones, is refreshing, fun and explores the well-known characters with a brand new perspective. A little digging showed that this was actually the aim of the graphic novel series’ creators: to make the female characters not dependent on their male counterparts and really push their own stories and agency.
The first volume of the Bombshells series introduces us to Batwoman, nicknamed thus because of her talent for baseball... and for fighting criminals with her trusted bat, of course. She is recruited by Commander Amanda Waller, who is in charge of a very special army intelligence and tactical unit, dedicated to fighting the Nazis in Europe. In parallel, we see how an American solider crashed on a small Greek island, and piques the interest of an Amazon princess; while in Soviet Russia, two sisters known as the Supergirl and Stargirl realize that their military is using them as a tool for propaganda. A few other well-known DC characters are reintroduced, such as Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and Lex Luthor.
The diversity in the story doesn’t feel forced, and while there is some very era-realistic sexism for the Bombshells to deal with, the message here is a truly positive and empowering one. This was a very fun read: the artwork is stunning and the characters are beautifully reinvented. Some details are a bit rushed, hence the 4 stars, but I'm looking forward to the rest of the series!
I always loved the female heroines in the DC Universe, but I also always felt like they were could have had much richer and more original story lines if they were not constantly orbiting the male superheroes - which isn’t always easy considering the canonical continuity their franchises are stuck in. So this standalone series, which essentially ignores all the previous ones, is refreshing, fun and explores the well-known characters with a brand new perspective. A little digging showed that this was actually the aim of the graphic novel series’ creators: to make the female characters not dependent on their male counterparts and really push their own stories and agency.
The first volume of the Bombshells series introduces us to Batwoman, nicknamed thus because of her talent for baseball... and for fighting criminals with her trusted bat, of course. She is recruited by Commander Amanda Waller, who is in charge of a very special army intelligence and tactical unit, dedicated to fighting the Nazis in Europe. In parallel, we see how an American solider crashed on a small Greek island, and piques the interest of an Amazon princess; while in Soviet Russia, two sisters known as the Supergirl and Stargirl realize that their military is using them as a tool for propaganda. A few other well-known DC characters are reintroduced, such as Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and Lex Luthor.
The diversity in the story doesn’t feel forced, and while there is some very era-realistic sexism for the Bombshells to deal with, the message here is a truly positive and empowering one. This was a very fun read: the artwork is stunning and the characters are beautifully reinvented. Some details are a bit rushed, hence the 4 stars, but I'm looking forward to the rest of the series!
I really love the artwork...I have a pin-up tattoo so, yeah, that drew me in. But I found the story kind of confusing. I'm not very familiar with DC Comics, I don't even remember the last DC movie I watched. So many of the characters were unfamiliar and there was a lot of jumping around between storylines. It would've been beneficial for me to have each issue focus on one character and then move on to the next.
I'll definitely read the next volume though because-the art work. I'll have to read this one again and hopefully it'll all start to come together as the story moves forward.
I'll definitely read the next volume though because-the art work. I'll have to read this one again and hopefully it'll all start to come together as the story moves forward.
