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Faith, Volume 3: Superstar by Jody Houser, Louise Simonson

onespaceymother's review

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3.0

I forgot these came out in 2016; that first issue in this volume reminding us to vote next week

spiffysarahruby's review

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4.0

I got so heartbroken at the Hillary issue. :'(

garthranzz's review

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3.0

The first four issues of this series were great. One of my favorite comic discoveries this year. The second four, this collection, not so much. Lots of promise but not much more than that. Hopefully the final four will bring back the magic of the first.

crookedtreehouse's review

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2.0

While not overwhelmingly excellent, much of the Faith run has been a fun, meta read on superheroes. It's never excruciatingly over-the-top in its self-awareness, but it's full of fun nods. This volume begins with a pretty good story about Faith trying to rescue a teen idol. It's not groundbreaking, but it's nearly well-paced, well-thought out, and well-actuated. Unfortunately, in the middle of the story, it just stops for an incredibly boring story about Hillary Clinton, and then another short story about being a role model. Neither of the stories are memorable, and they both could have easily been shunted to the back of this collection, so we could continue following the original story.

As much as New York has been always been a character in much of the Marvel Universe, and Gotham and Metropolis are characters in DC, beingbased in LA is allowing this series to have fun with access to fake celebrities, and their lifestyle. Unfortunately, this doesn't always work for me.

In the last volume, I thought the Chris Chriswell villain was more than A Bit Much, and I hoped they wouldn't revisit it. In this colume, the second story arc involves ghosts, self-doubt, and one of Faith's ex's exes. I wasn't into it, and when they hit another reveal at the end, I rolled my eyes so hard it was audible.

I'm still invested in reading Faith's series, and I'm enjoying its crossovers into [b:A&A #2|30641499|A&A #2|Rafer Roberts|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1466219263l/30641499._SY75_.jpg|51180318] and [b:Harbinger Renegade, Vol. 1: The Judgment of Solomon|33142313|Harbinger Renegade, Vol. 1 The Judgment of Solomon|Rafer Roberts|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1480338202l/33142313._SY75_.jpg|53827200] but her solo stuff just hasn't quite been living up to its potential. Still, it's better than most recent DC comics.

hannah5273's review

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3.0

Not as good as the first volume. The issue with Clinton in it was unneeded. Faith is...a lackluster character. The book is fine but nothing about it is outstanding. This was the last issue the library had and I likely won't keep up with it.

jrug's review

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3.0

3.5 stars

molliebrarian's review

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3.0

3.5/5 - Not loving the art style here, but it might grow on me. And I think this was very much an arc setting up for the next thing, and as much didn't necessarily shine on its own.

juliamariereads's review

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4.0

This is just such a wholesome comic series.

noveladdiction's review

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4.0

I love Faith.

kristinrob's review

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4.0

More adventures with Faith!