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Women of Marvel #1 by Sophie Campbell, Natasha Alterici, Nadia Shammas, Zoraida Córdova, Anne Toole
viera's review
1.0
A scathing insult to women.
Story Topics include:
-Medusa going to a hair salon
-Lady Deathstrike going to a nail salon
-Marrow and Feral being Frenemies, called “Give the Cat a Bone” I believe.
-Hela having a self care day
- Jean Grey killing a succulent, throwing a tantrum and replacing it with a ceramic one.
-She Hulk running around the Museum of Natural History tour-guide style with Rhino.
- Emma Frost failing at adulting but making up for it with the mental projection of being put-together.
- Misty Knight hunting down a runaway only for a showdown where the “daughters of liberty” scare off the bad guys with their mere presence.
- Gamora participating in a space version of the Bachelor.
- Captain Peggy Carter hunting down a spy girl who throws down her cane so she can pull off her own prosthetic leg to beat Nazis over the head with as her chosen blunt object. Not an exaggeration. Just the unavoidable level of effort we’re looking at for female empowerment.
Every story was silly to varying degrees, but ultimately it was just a lackluster combination of pandering and stereotypes.
Story Topics include:
-Medusa going to a hair salon
-Lady Deathstrike going to a nail salon
-Marrow and Feral being Frenemies, called “Give the Cat a Bone” I believe.
-Hela having a self care day
- Jean Grey killing a succulent, throwing a tantrum and replacing it with a ceramic one.
-She Hulk running around the Museum of Natural History tour-guide style with Rhino.
- Emma Frost failing at adulting but making up for it with the mental projection of being put-together.
- Misty Knight hunting down a runaway only for a showdown where the “daughters of liberty” scare off the bad guys with their mere presence.
- Gamora participating in a space version of the Bachelor.
- Captain Peggy Carter hunting down a spy girl who throws down her cane so she can pull off her own prosthetic leg to beat Nazis over the head with as her chosen blunt object. Not an exaggeration. Just the unavoidable level of effort we’re looking at for female empowerment.
Every story was silly to varying degrees, but ultimately it was just a lackluster combination of pandering and stereotypes.
powisamy's review
I have been enjoying these marvel single issues which combine a lot of different authors and this one is no different. No one story really connected to me in this collection and I think that overall the stories could have needed to be developed. I have seen criticism for this as it depicts a lot of the characters doing typical female things but maybe it was just trying to ground them and reclaim them? I don't know? It's up to interpretation.
spencerkp's review
4.0
4.5. Really just a fantastic collection of stories. Some I wish were a bit longer, but there’s really not one overwhelming weak spot here. Support this one!
niche's review against another edition
2.0
Uneven anthology
This was pretty uneven and, as the title implies, it draws from across the Marvel-verse so there's no particular property or series to tie it to. I wouldn't say any were bad, but a number were fairly dull with few standouts.
This was pretty uneven and, as the title implies, it draws from across the Marvel-verse so there's no particular property or series to tie it to. I wouldn't say any were bad, but a number were fairly dull with few standouts.
stillmuseum's review
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
cassiahf's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
bookswithstacey's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5