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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
A latinx lesbian superhero! It took me a bit to get into the story as it felt rather choppy. I definitely want to follow this character more.
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I loved the way women showed up for each other in this comic and the characterization. But…aside from this, it was a bit painful to read. A little too flowery/elevated/abstract in its focus—but this works for Rivera in her other works (loved Juliet Takes a Breath). America is not for me, but I do recommend if anyone else feels this way as well, to still check out Rivera’s work because she is awesome.
Baffling. I don't have the first clue as to what is going on in this book.
very very buzzfeed netflix millennial but i’m so glad this exists!!! it may be super cringe but it makes me so happy to see a lesbian woc superhero :’))
The queer chicanx superhero title we've all needed for so long has her own book, and it's in the hands of the right creative team!
Pretty gud. Moar please!
*fingers crossed this title hasn't already been canned*
Pretty gud. Moar please!
*fingers crossed this title hasn't already been canned*
I requested that my library add this book to their collection, and they succeeded in doing so in not only a gracious, but also timely manner. And I'm so glad it arrived when it did, because I had a day off and sped through it. The first of this serial comprises 5 (I think?) of the individual comics, which also include Kate Bishop (my HEART)!
I loved the art styles, and I'm loving the plot. My only critique is that some of the dialogue didn't seem too realistic, but hey, as I'm sure y'all can tell from my icon, I'm white and I try not to use a lot of POC slang on account of cultural appropriation, so it's entirely possible that latinx communities speak with a lot more slang than I do. That's totally a statement up for grabs.
But overall, I absolutely loved it. I've loved America Chavez ever since I read the first Young Avengers, and she is so, so, deserving of this series.
Review cross-listed here!
I loved the art styles, and I'm loving the plot. My only critique is that some of the dialogue didn't seem too realistic, but hey, as I'm sure y'all can tell from my icon, I'm white and I try not to use a lot of POC slang on account of cultural appropriation, so it's entirely possible that latinx communities speak with a lot more slang than I do. That's totally a statement up for grabs.
But overall, I absolutely loved it. I've loved America Chavez ever since I read the first Young Avengers, and she is so, so, deserving of this series.
Review cross-listed here!
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think I have to face the facts:
I'm old.
I simply don't vibe with young people anymore.
I can't connect with authors who treat their stories as a chance to finally have the voices of their generation be heard, and only that.
Sometimes, a piece of work can blend the young people's need to be bold, forward-thinking, & break from tradition WITH the inherent value of knowing your roots & drawing power from them (see "Legendborn," "The Epic Crush of Genie Lo," Encanto, even the MCU's Echo).
In this instance tho?
Too heavy-handed AND critical failure of how people actually converse. Not to mention some of the pop culture references (and some Marvel references for that matter) are JUST lip-service (THEY CALL A SORORITY LEELUMULTIPASS AND NONE OF THAT CREW LOOKS LIKE THE ICONIC 5TH ELEMENT GAL?)
I really wanted to like this since America Chavez deserves better, but I can't give it much higher than these two stars if only because it's got plenty creative hijinks and America's grandma is a luchador-sorcerer.
I'm old.
I simply don't vibe with young people anymore.
I can't connect with authors who treat their stories as a chance to finally have the voices of their generation be heard, and only that.
Sometimes, a piece of work can blend the young people's need to be bold, forward-thinking, & break from tradition WITH the inherent value of knowing your roots & drawing power from them (see "Legendborn," "The Epic Crush of Genie Lo," Encanto, even the MCU's Echo).
In this instance tho?
Too heavy-handed AND critical failure of how people actually converse. Not to mention some of the pop culture references (and some Marvel references for that matter) are JUST lip-service (THEY CALL A SORORITY LEELUMULTIPASS AND NONE OF THAT CREW LOOKS LIKE THE ICONIC 5TH ELEMENT GAL?)
I really wanted to like this since America Chavez deserves better, but I can't give it much higher than these two stars if only because it's got plenty creative hijinks and America's grandma is a luchador-sorcerer.
2.5 stars. I had high hopes, coming in after seeing America make her MCU debut when I finally got around to watching the new Dr. Strange the other day. But the story was just kind of all over the place and I struggled to keep track of the many similar looking locations that were supposed to be different planets or universes. I love America and Kate Bishop, they are the ultimate bffs, and I had fun watching them interact. Just wish this incredible Puerto Rican(ish) hero had gotten an actual origin story, rather than one slammed together with monster of the week episodes.
This is my first book I've read with America Chavez, so I think I might have liked this more if I was already familiar with the character. You can definitely tell this is a Gabby Rivera book, because there are so many pep talks! I got echoes of Juliet Takes a Breath.
There are different artists in issues 5-6, and I wasn't a big fan of that style. It was a bit distracting to me. I also probably would have liked it more if I knew Kate Bishop as a character. I will continue reading it, but I feel like I didn't love it quite as much as I was expecting.
There are different artists in issues 5-6, and I wasn't a big fan of that style. It was a bit distracting to me. I also probably would have liked it more if I knew Kate Bishop as a character. I will continue reading it, but I feel like I didn't love it quite as much as I was expecting.
I was eager to read Gabby Rivera's take on Marvel's first queer Latinx superhero, America Chavez. Rivera is a novelist, and in places the prose seems to strain for the lyrical swing found in some books. Also, the story is crammed with incident, so much that the story hasn't the room to breathe and let us get to know Chavez and the other characters. In part, this is a baked-in hazard when your title character has the ability to travel to other dimensions--in this collection, the reader is whipped hither and yon--but the writer's job is to make sure this ability doesn't overwhelm the story. Still, I'm sufficiently interested to give this another couple of collections.