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lavender111's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
pages_and_procrastination's review
mysterious
fast-paced
This is a comic that I randomly picked up from Hoopla. I am sure someone pointed me in this direction, but I can't remember who that was. But thanks. It is a fresh take on teens who gain superpowers in the middle of a school shooting. It's interesting and way more political than I anticipated, but I am curious.
libscote's review
3.0
A new launch of superpowered people, this time connected to a school shooting and coming to a head over whether or not to arm teachers. Okay, but a little confusing and not my favorite art style.
alexislzarco's review
5.0
TW: gun violence, race/racism
I personally thought this comic was something spectacular. It has so much potential to speak to Gen Z on issues that we care about in a way that is fun to read. The comic starts detailing the aftermath of a school shooting and students are trying to adjust to life again. It's a bit like 13 Reasons Why in the sense that nobody feels safe anymore and the school's proposal to defend their students is to bring in more guns on campus.
It's obvious that this comic is meant for the younger generation because we are the ones who grew up with school shootings rampaging the country--we are the ones that had to have shooting drills in our classrooms because the older generation failed to enact effective gun laws. This is geared towards us.
So then we learn that some of the students magically acquired stress-induced powers in the middle of the shooting and they all become friends. They are essentially trying to figure out what to do with their powers and they decide to use them against the added "protection" on school grounds.
I really loved this comic because it's covering modern-day issues like gun violence, political polarization, and generation gaps. Not to mention that this comic series also has a diverse character list! As a person that loves heroes and has never seen a Latina superhero fight for Latinx people before, this really impacted me, especially because the one they included in this comic defends immigration and speaks Spanish. I had to take a picture and send it to my friends because I have never seen it before, the closest we've ever gotten was Wonder Woman from the DC Universe and even then, she doesn't speak Spanish in the films (not that she has to, not all Latinx people do) and she doesn't get involved politically (which is also okay, I love Wonder Woman for what she does in the DC Universe). BUT it does mean something when a hero becomes relatable to you and shares a familiar story and that is irreplaceable. Representation matters.
I would be very happy handing this down to my younger brother or younger cousins to read.
I personally thought this comic was something spectacular. It has so much potential to speak to Gen Z on issues that we care about in a way that is fun to read. The comic starts detailing the aftermath of a school shooting and students are trying to adjust to life again. It's a bit like 13 Reasons Why in the sense that nobody feels safe anymore and the school's proposal to defend their students is to bring in more guns on campus.
It's obvious that this comic is meant for the younger generation because we are the ones who grew up with school shootings rampaging the country--we are the ones that had to have shooting drills in our classrooms because the older generation failed to enact effective gun laws. This is geared towards us.
So then we learn that some of the students magically acquired stress-induced powers in the middle of the shooting and they all become friends. They are essentially trying to figure out what to do with their powers and they decide to use them against the added "protection" on school grounds.
I really loved this comic because it's covering modern-day issues like gun violence, political polarization, and generation gaps. Not to mention that this comic series also has a diverse character list! As a person that loves heroes and has never seen a Latina superhero fight for Latinx people before, this really impacted me, especially because the one they included in this comic defends immigration and speaks Spanish. I had to take a picture and send it to my friends because I have never seen it before, the closest we've ever gotten was Wonder Woman from the DC Universe and even then, she doesn't speak Spanish in the films (not that she has to, not all Latinx people do) and she doesn't get involved politically (which is also okay, I love Wonder Woman for what she does in the DC Universe). BUT it does mean something when a hero becomes relatable to you and shares a familiar story and that is irreplaceable. Representation matters.
I would be very happy handing this down to my younger brother or younger cousins to read.
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