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4.31 AVERAGE
4.31 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So brilliant and well-considered. The trade paperback is worth buying just to read about the artistic decisions that were made and everything that was taken into account when the creators were figuring out how they were going to portray trans folks. It is clear that they care so much about getting things right.
Wow. Really enjoyed that.
And there's a content warning for sexual assault in the first issue, but what amazed me is how it's not exploitive. That was kinda amazing.
But what a cliffhanger!!!!
And there's a content warning for sexual assault in the first issue, but what amazed me is how it's not exploitive. That was kinda amazing.
But what a cliffhanger!!!!
I am so in for this book! The only downside to reading the trades, is missing out in the feminist essays from the back of each single issue.
Three and a half✨ for the story and character developments.
Four ✨ for the artwork.
Four ✨ for the artwork.
Por dónde empiezo.
Bitch Planet es la historia de una cárcel que tiene muchas cárceles. Sobre la ficción de la libertad y sobre cómo a la vez son necesarias las normas. Pero ¿quién dicta las normas? ¿por qué se dictan las normas?
Ninguno de los personajes es una heroína perfecta, pero a la vez todas lo son. De una forma o de otra. Y este tomo ha tenido un pequeño giro, un pequeño apunte del cómo hemos llegado hasta aquí, que lo ha sido todo.
Ay Kelly Sue. A ver cuándo me convierto en ti.
Bitch Planet es la historia de una cárcel que tiene muchas cárceles. Sobre la ficción de la libertad y sobre cómo a la vez son necesarias las normas. Pero ¿quién dicta las normas? ¿por qué se dictan las normas?
Ninguno de los personajes es una heroína perfecta, pero a la vez todas lo son. De una forma o de otra. Y este tomo ha tenido un pequeño giro, un pequeño apunte del cómo hemos llegado hasta aquí, que lo ha sido todo.
Ay Kelly Sue. A ver cuándo me convierto en ti.
I liked this volume even more than the first one! I felt like it definitely did a better job of fleshing out the world and the characters, as well as adding some very interesting new ones. It is disappointing [yet not entirely surprising] that this apparently got cancelled right around the time we could use it most but maybe they will pick it up again someday. I was really interested in the developments we got in this volume which include the fact that apparently this world used to have a female president before it got to this state [makes sense considering how the recent resurgence of Neo-Nazi ideals followed directly after having a black president]. I would have loved to see more done with that as well as whats-his-face's daughter at the end there. Also I ended up listening to Hozier's new song Nina Cried Power as I read the last issue because I have listened to basically nothing but Hozier for the last two weeks and let me tell you 11/10 would definitely recommend very powerful.
This dystopian satire may be hard for some to read. It doesn't shy away from graphic sex and violence. In fact, there is a warning before Issue #6 that some may find a sexual assault contained therein to be disturbing (I thought some of the violence in later issues was as, or more, disturbing). As the second volume of an ongoing series, I think it is pretty well self-contained, but it certainly helped having read the first volume. The ending is wide open, and I can imagine that the story is far from over. The central message of gender discrimination is amplified with the introduction of several transgender characters. The artwork by Valentine de Landro is straightforward without being gross or titillating.
