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oddduck's review
3.5
I wasn't as big a fan of the storyline this time. It was like Lunella was declared the smartest person in the world and suddenly everyone and their mother had to get involved. I like cameos, but I was getting a little sick of them by the end of this volume (except Riri/Ironheart, she can stay). Mostly I was just done with their behavior. They were all so condescending to Lunella. Yes, okay, she's nine and has a lot to learn yet. That doesn't mean that any of them have the right to seek her out without an invitation or offer unsolicited advice if she does ask for help with something unrelated. And the way they (mostly Hulk) keep calling her Lunella, even when she's in costume, was so disrespectful.
I did like that Lunella is starting to be a bit nicer to Devil Dinosaur at the end of this volume. I get that her intelligence is a defining characteristic for her, so it's incredibly frustrating for her when people (or dinosaurs) can't keep up with her. But she still doesn't need to constantly call him dumb. Tiny Devil Dinosaur was adorable though.
And I did call that the killer-folk were going to come back.
And I did call that the killer-folk were going to come back.
unladylike's review against another edition
2.0
I like this book and character more than when it first started, but here's my problem with it that keeps bugging me: to write a story where the protagonist is supposed to be The Smartest There Is, you have to start with a very smart writer. We get that with The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl regularly - lessons in logic, computer science, American Sign Language, conflict resolution negotiations, and many real-world facts about animal behaviors. Squirrel Girl does not claim to have an Intelligence stat of 10, but the reader actually gets to become smarter while seeing what brains paired with humility and compassion looks like. It might make sense that 9-year-old Lunella hasn't matured enough to present her intelligence with such grace, but her expressions of intelligence look more like parlor tricks than exceptional wits. We get words like "thesis" and "quantum" and other words that would pop up on a cloud graph of commonly-found words in a B.S. program. Visually, we're shown a pretty green holographic puzzle that Bruce Banner designed, and a triceratops made out of Lego blocks. These things, along with spring-loaded roller skates and boxing gloves, are fun, but there's never anything of substance to make the reader really believe that Lunella is a super-genius. It felt to me more like what a couple of stoned high school drop-outs might *imagine* being The Smartest There Is looks and sounds like.
If Moon Girl were written by someone of exceptional intelligence, who has interesting truths to reveal through the pages, then we would have a much better, more internally-consistent and believable comic.
If Moon Girl were written by someone of exceptional intelligence, who has interesting truths to reveal through the pages, then we would have a much better, more internally-consistent and believable comic.
xsleepyshadows's review against another edition
3.0
I have really been enjoying this series so far. I like the stubbornness and intelligence of moon girl, plus who doesn't love a giant Dinosaur joining forces with her? The art in here is really wonderful and had some great hero cameos. I liked the other 2 volumes a little better, but I have a feeling that there might be some great character development in store for future issues! ~Ashley
conceptuallysound's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
ubalstecha's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
archipeligo's review against another edition
3.0
Spoiler
Moon Girl - insisting, now, on being called Moon Girl - is sick of school. It's boring. Everyone is not as smart as she it. Even the Hulk is number eight to her number one. However, Doctor Doom becomes aware that there is a being out there who is smarter than he is and his fragile ego can't handle that. So he sets about to kill (?) Moon Girl. With some help from some of the X-Men, Doctor Strange, The Thing, IronHeart, and the Hulk, Moon Girl discovers that it's not really Doctor Doom at all, but rather a mob of his Doombots. Gathering her comrades (the above+Ms Marvel) she defeats the Doombots to remain the smartest person. Suck it, Doombots.
droar's review against another edition
5.0
MG & DD it totes hitting it's stride. Good science shenanigans, pre-teen angst(ish), adults being dumb, dinosaur shrinking, all the good stuff. I really like this series and what it has to say. If you have young women in your life that like comics (or science, or dinosaurs, or bad ass girls) you can't go wrong with this one.
annainthedark's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.5
readingsofaslinky's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0