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Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney

5 reviews

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

rubybastille's review

adventurous challenging emotional 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

4.0

I’m glad the character of Nubia is getting a modern, relevant reboot like this. It doesn’t shy away from the struggles real teens deal with, and while it gets really intense really quickly (a shooting at a protest followed almost immediately by a school shooting), it serves to help Nubia decide who she’s giving to be as a person and as a superhero.

There were some things about the ending I didn’t love though. Wayland’s  

jump from rich asshole racist to school shooter felt unrealistic given the profiles of typical school shooters (three words I can’t believe exist to write).

 I would have preferred seeing Wayland representing the evils embedded in our institutions along with a character representing a more 4chan-ish racist to illustrate the scope of the problem and all its facets. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, and Racism

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Alcohol

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

robinks's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

What a great addition to the superhero genre! This story tackles SO many important topics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Violence, Homophobia, Blood, Body shaming, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, and Transphobia

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Hate crime and Murder