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4.31 AVERAGE
4.31 AVERAGE
I might have liked this more than the first volume, how was that possible?
it was so exciting to read. and introduced such amazing new characters and relationships. yes, more please!
full review here: https://catshelf.wordpress.com/2017/06/05/arc-mangagraphic-novel-review-59-bitch-planet-vol-2-president-bitch-by-kelly-sue-deconnick-and-valentine-de-landro/
it was so exciting to read. and introduced such amazing new characters and relationships. yes, more please!
full review here: https://catshelf.wordpress.com/2017/06/05/arc-mangagraphic-novel-review-59-bitch-planet-vol-2-president-bitch-by-kelly-sue-deconnick-and-valentine-de-landro/
adventurous
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Leído el segundo tomo (y posiblemente el último) de Bitch Planet me reafirmo en mi primera impresión. Bitch Planet se trata de una idea muy interesante cuya ejecución no está a la altura. Es cierto que en esta segunda parte entramos de lleno en la acción y profundizamos en las historias de algunas de las protagonistas. La trama, que en la primera parte parecía estar más difusa, se focaliza mayoritariamente en Bitch Planet y avanzamos en la revolución de las internas con un desarrollo que te hace querer saber más, que te mantiene pegado a la página. La incorporación de las mujeres trans ha sido de manual y he disfrutado de leer un cómic donde a pesar de tener tantos desnudos femeninos, estos nunca se encuentran sexualizados. Y, sin embargo, no fue suficiente para mí. Me falto algo para pasar el listón de meramente entretenido. No voy a negar que hay una mejora entre este tomo y el primero, pero ahora que parece que la serie ha sido abandonada indefinidamente, creo que nunca llegaremos a saber las gloriosas cimas que DeConnick podría haber alcanzado con este gran potencial.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Timely and well developed. I enjoyed learning more of Meiko's backstory, and I love where the story's headed!
Spoiler summation. Not enough room in my private notes for it, so don't read if you don't want spoilers.
We learn Meiko's backstory: Her parents were deadset on educating her and her sister by faking intensive violin lessons that turned out to be schooling sessions. Meiko helped her father design a power plant (?), but her father intentionally put in a major flaw, intending to destroy it. A supervisor discovered it and offered not to turn him in in exchange for one of his daughters. Meiko secretly went to him and killed him, thus ending up on Bitch Planet.
Her father, Makoto, arrives at Bitch Planet to help build a Megaton stadium. He is set on seeing his daughter (now dead), but the administrative projection on Bitch Planet tries to avoid that. When he presses, they present him with a simulation of Meiko, but he clearly sees through the ruse. He overpowers a guard and takes control of the Control Center, opening all the cells and causing a massive riot.
Meanwhile, Kam presses the guard under her control to bring her blueprints of the prison and all associated complexes, as she searches for her sister. Former guard, Whitney, now accused of killing a guard (in the previous issue) is placed in a cell with Kam. She discovers the blueprint and Kam pieces together that there's a secret cell nearby. When Makoto opens all the cell doors, they make a run for it and discover Eleanor Doane, a former female president thought dead, locked in there. A guard takes Eleanor hostage and tries to get her to send everyone back to their cells. Whitney gets pushed over the railing and dies? Possibly? Probably? Anyway, the guard takes Eleanor to the control center and tries to make Makoto open the door. It seems that the guard kills Eleanor, until Makoto opens the door to reveal Kam has killed the door and the former president is safe.
Spoiler
We learn Meiko's backstory: Her parents were deadset on educating her and her sister by faking intensive violin lessons that turned out to be schooling sessions. Meiko helped her father design a power plant (?), but her father intentionally put in a major flaw, intending to destroy it. A supervisor discovered it and offered not to turn him in in exchange for one of his daughters. Meiko secretly went to him and killed him, thus ending up on Bitch Planet.
Her father, Makoto, arrives at Bitch Planet to help build a Megaton stadium. He is set on seeing his daughter (now dead), but the administrative projection on Bitch Planet tries to avoid that. When he presses, they present him with a simulation of Meiko, but he clearly sees through the ruse. He overpowers a guard and takes control of the Control Center, opening all the cells and causing a massive riot.
Meanwhile, Kam presses the guard under her control to bring her blueprints of the prison and all associated complexes, as she searches for her sister. Former guard, Whitney, now accused of killing a guard (in the previous issue) is placed in a cell with Kam. She discovers the blueprint and Kam pieces together that there's a secret cell nearby. When Makoto opens all the cell doors, they make a run for it and discover Eleanor Doane, a former female president thought dead, locked in there. A guard takes Eleanor hostage and tries to get her to send everyone back to their cells. Whitney gets pushed over the railing and dies? Possibly? Probably? Anyway, the guard takes Eleanor to the control center and tries to make Makoto open the door. It seems that the guard kills Eleanor, until Makoto opens the door to reveal Kam has killed the door and the former president is safe.
Wow, this is dark and some real kickass female storytelling right here. I can't review this properly without giving away certain details but please just got on this and read the series.
I adore the retro artwork and the ads in between each issue were hilarious and wonderful. This volume fills in some gaps and sets up what will probably be a really awesome arc, but as a whole volume two was a place setting and I can only give it 4 stars. Overall I'm excited to continue reading this series.
Some of the ideas in it are good, as is the art, and I generally liked the exploitation elements. But after two volumes (and seemingly the end of the story), it feels incomplete, and maybe even incoherent (in the sense that it didn’t all stick together). Valiant effort though. Now I’m wondering why I’d heard such good things about it when it came out.