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anthroxagorus's review
5.0
This issue alone is what has made this series worth it to keep up with. I think this is what sold the concept, this is what the story was moving toward, and it (mostly) works.
It's the back-story of America's homeland and her mothers. Absolutely gorgeous, and so very, very gay.
One million stars out of 5.
It's the back-story of America's homeland and her mothers. Absolutely gorgeous, and so very, very gay.
One million stars out of 5.
captwinghead's review
4.0
3.5 stars
So, this cover just about killed me. Seriously, marry me, America Chavez.
This series is still kind of struggling to find its footing. I think the introduction of Madrimar is taking a step in the right direction. America Chavez didn't have a ton of backstory on her when this series started and Rivera is trying to fix that. I loved that we went back to see how her moms met. I like that we get more insight on the female utopia that she came from.
There are actually quite a few Kryptonian and Themysciran elements to these stories.
America was birthed in what looked like a pod shaped thing? And then, because her world was in danger, her moms sent her to earth to protect her. They sent her to an earth where she was the only one of her kind and America found a home amongst the earth people. Very Clark Kent. Sidenote: I would have liked to see some influence of that in Young Avengers but I know, I know, that was years ago. It just strikes me as even more strange that Gillen never seem to wonder where America went off to when they weren't on missions.
There are elements of Themyscira in that this wonderful, female dominated utopia Madrimar fled to was created by a man, the Demiurge, and I keep wondering if we'll ever see how Billy did that. This utopia is full of women with amazing skills and no offense but I'd rather hang out there in the past for a little bit longer. It's really interesting, I want to know more about America's moms and I would love a short series that shows them in their daily lives when America was very young. It's like the lesbian Star Wars story I've always wanted but will never get.
So, ultimately, I like the ideas here but where Rivera loses me is the writing. I wasn't a huge fan of her writing style in Juliet Takes a Breath, particularly the way she writes dialogue. Maybe I'm just used to the comic book style of writing with sweeping dialogue and inspiring speeches but it just takes away from some of the magic of the world when America's dialogue is stuff like "Literally me" and "Whoa" like 50 times. I get that it's to appeal to a younger crowd but it doesn't completely mesh with the America I read about in the past.
So, I like the ideas but I wish the dialogue was stronger.
So, this cover just about killed me. Seriously, marry me, America Chavez.
This series is still kind of struggling to find its footing. I think the introduction of Madrimar is taking a step in the right direction. America Chavez didn't have a ton of backstory on her when this series started and Rivera is trying to fix that. I loved that we went back to see how her moms met. I like that we get more insight on the female utopia that she came from.
There are actually quite a few Kryptonian and Themysciran elements to these stories.
America was birthed in what looked like a pod shaped thing? And then, because her world was in danger, her moms sent her to earth to protect her. They sent her to an earth where she was the only one of her kind and America found a home amongst the earth people. Very Clark Kent. Sidenote: I would have liked to see some influence of that in Young Avengers but I know, I know, that was years ago. It just strikes me as even more strange that Gillen never seem to wonder where America went off to when they weren't on missions.
There are elements of Themyscira in that this wonderful, female dominated utopia Madrimar fled to was created by a man, the Demiurge, and I keep wondering if we'll ever see how Billy did that. This utopia is full of women with amazing skills and no offense but I'd rather hang out there in the past for a little bit longer. It's really interesting, I want to know more about America's moms and I would love a short series that shows them in their daily lives when America was very young. It's like the lesbian Star Wars story I've always wanted but will never get.
So, ultimately, I like the ideas here but where Rivera loses me is the writing. I wasn't a huge fan of her writing style in Juliet Takes a Breath, particularly the way she writes dialogue. Maybe I'm just used to the comic book style of writing with sweeping dialogue and inspiring speeches but it just takes away from some of the magic of the world when America's dialogue is stuff like "Literally me" and "Whoa" like 50 times. I get that it's to appeal to a younger crowd but it doesn't completely mesh with the America I read about in the past.
So, I like the ideas but I wish the dialogue was stronger.
hollyn_middle's review
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
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