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jlwalk905's review
1.0
I am all for having more women in the comic book industry but this book makes no sense. It's a waste of a good idea.
hollowspine's review
2.0
I was ultimately disappointed by this large anthology of comics written by women. Although I was impressed with many of the authors and artists contributions to the book, they were often dragged down by stories that weren't quite there yet and art that lacked the quality set by other artists.
My feeling is that due to the web-forum based, facebooky construction of the graphic anthology, it became more like setting one's Stumble to comics and then clicking through at random. Some of the stories lacked coherency, it felt like the reader was just dropped into a situation with no prior knowledge of story or characters - and no explanation was given. Some were just one panel illustrations that seemed out of place amongst the unthematic comics surrounding them.
I feel that this was more due to the various editors than the artists and writers themselves. There were areas where I felt if only slight change was made the whole would have been much improved.
If the editing had been a bit more critcal, I think this would have been more of a success. Sometimes details were left out of illustrations, toe nails in one illustration would have taken it from bizarre to spot on. Other times there were unclear jumps in the panels, a close up that wasn't linked to the original object so that it became a puzzle to figure out.
Overall, like using Stumble, sometimes I was impressed by what I saw, other times I just clicked again. There are authors/artists to watch in here, but it's a bit of a muddle trying to find them.
My feeling is that due to the web-forum based, facebooky construction of the graphic anthology, it became more like setting one's Stumble to comics and then clicking through at random. Some of the stories lacked coherency, it felt like the reader was just dropped into a situation with no prior knowledge of story or characters - and no explanation was given. Some were just one panel illustrations that seemed out of place amongst the unthematic comics surrounding them.
I feel that this was more due to the various editors than the artists and writers themselves. There were areas where I felt if only slight change was made the whole would have been much improved.
If the editing had been a bit more critcal, I think this would have been more of a success. Sometimes details were left out of illustrations, toe nails in one illustration would have taken it from bizarre to spot on. Other times there were unclear jumps in the panels, a close up that wasn't linked to the original object so that it became a puzzle to figure out.
Overall, like using Stumble, sometimes I was impressed by what I saw, other times I just clicked again. There are authors/artists to watch in here, but it's a bit of a muddle trying to find them.
prationality's review
5.0
Prelim Review: While this isn't a perfect book, this is a book to be damned proud of. This isn't just an anthology of short comics and pin-ups with a glib theme of 'Women Empowerment' or a collection of stories that prove women are as cool as men (if not cooler). This is a book filled with stories about characters who face problems every girl goes through and yeah sometimes superpowers or magic helps to make things better, but it just as easily comes down to whether that young girl or woman is brave enough to embrace the ability to make a change.
Prelim review full review to be posted on Poisoned Rationality
Prelim review full review to be posted on Poisoned Rationality
wyvernfriend's review
4.0
I've been reading this off and on for a while, very interesting and I want more by several of the creators.
disobedientlib's review
4.0
An eclectic, inventive, whimsical collection of female artists and writers. It's a huge collection of brief hits and misses, but overall is well worth your time. It also includes a bevy of tips and insight into the industry so it's a must read for any aspiring female comic creators.
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