Reviews with content warning for Sexual assault - Nubia: Real One

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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mikaelaandherbooks's review against another edition

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inspiring tense medium-paced

4.0

One of my favorites from the DC Young Adults graphic novels - I loved the characters and messages in this one!

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rlgreen91's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.0

What a wonderful special! I'll admit, I had never heard of Nubia before - I've only gotten into comics relatively recently, and that's mostly on the Marvel side. But this was great. I really enjoyed the writing; the author did a great job of really painting the range of emotions of the characters, especially the teenagers.

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geekywoman14's review

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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rubybastille's review against another edition

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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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loveb0mb's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? N/A

4.5

this was so.... good.
i can tell how much love was put into this graphic novel, which makes reading even more moving...

i really recommend just about anyone to read this, even though there might be scenes u could not relate to, because at it's heart... its so SO real. by writing about teenager issues and especially highlighting experiences that black children and teens go through.

the art is also super 👌 and feels dynamic and fun, with its simplistic style!! makes the reading experience much easier, in my opinion!!! :D

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