Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney

9 reviews

booksandteatime's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Police brutality, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

mxlou's review

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Absolutely loved this work

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Bullying, Police brutality, Gun violence, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Sexual assault

e_liz's review

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This is for the super hero and haters alike! Even though Nubia is a super, she’s also just a teenage girl and in that is she incredibly relatable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Bullying, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Blood, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Medical content, Death, Homophobia, and Child death

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Sexual violence

knockoffrainbow's review

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racism, Blood, Sexism, Child death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Body shaming, Blood, Medical content, and Murder

strawberrytheauthor's review

dark emotional funny informative inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Literally fabulous! I cried and laughed and screamed and was so angry! Fucking white boys!!! This was well written and had amazing drawings. It is very focused on black trauma and the issues with police while also following the story of a young girl and her superpowers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Racism, Sexual assault, Death, Racial slurs, Violence, Hate crime, Medical content, and Police brutality

zombiezami's review

challenging emotional inspiring tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

I loved this and I really hope there's a sequel. This is the first version of DC's Nubia that I've ever read before. I've heard that previous iterations of her character made her pretty one-dimensional and secondary to Diana, so I'm glad this imagining didn't follow suit. It was a lot more intense than I imagined it would be. I loved the art and the narrative overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Racism, Racial slurs, Gun violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Physical abuse

Minor: Stalking, Cursing, and Kidnapping

peachani's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

littlecat's review

emotional tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Art: The art took a bit to get used to for me, the colours are nice, the paneling okay, and I always like it when flashbacks are shown in different styles (bonus D.s and Nubias flashbacks are also different from eachother).
Story: I went in blind and the heavy themes kind of hit me by suprise at first, that said it is handled well and I like how the story never forgets that they are just kids/teens.
Her moms are great (also how cool is it that at this age people in media are allowed to be queer casually? I actaully read "moms" and first through I was misreading something)) and I love the relationship between the kids. 
Also reading the words "Stop Murdering Black Trans Woman" and "Trans Lives Matter" was great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Death, Blood, Sexism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Bullying, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual assault and Medical content

ehmannky's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I super hope that this becomes a long-running series because this was so good! I love that we got an origin story for a superhero that is rarely given the spotlight. I thought that the overall story, by showing the ways Nubia deals with racism from the police and classmates even as she literally saves the day and protects those around her, was powerful and heartbreaking. But McKinney also imbues the story with so much humor and nuance and warmth from Nubia's loved ones and the romance is so cute. 

Not only is the story powerful, but the art is so vibrant and wonderful. It's just a lot different than a lot of the graphic novels I've been reading lately. Juts an overall delight.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Gun violence, Bullying, Sexual assault, Racism, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, and Hate crime

Moderate: Blood, Sexism, Racial slurs, and Medical content

Minor: Murder, Child death, and Death