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katieinca's review against another edition
5.0
Six stars. I don't know if this universe is sustainable, but I am going to re-read the pirate recruiting scene every time I feel sad or stabby. Best remedy for reading an internet comments section EVAR.
A dancer who picks pockets. A misunderstood genius. A busty navigator with a complicated history with our protagonist. A character named KATIE who's a little bit Brienne of Tarth. Potential lady pirate recruits hanging out rolling dice and discussing whether it's LARPing or tabletop night. What's not to love?
A dancer who picks pockets. A misunderstood genius. A busty navigator with a complicated history with our protagonist. A character named KATIE who's a little bit Brienne of Tarth. Potential lady pirate recruits hanging out rolling dice and discussing whether it's LARPing or tabletop night. What's not to love?
viera's review against another edition
1.0
Relentlessly pandering swill that makes The Mary Sue comment section look like a hub for academics. This is it. This is the worst feminist comic I've ever read.
"Hey ladies, We heard you like Avatar, so we copied and pasted the recurring cabbage joke."
"We heard you like Twitter hashtags so we took a time out from the plot to give you literal pages of them!"
"We heard you like queer baiting between straight characters, so...."
"We heard you like misogyny so we made it the norm that adult males are shallow chauvinists who hate women but boys in this same world fight over who gets to play with the girl doll. It's cuz we saw a buzzfeed video where a girl complained about it. Not cuz we hate work building, though that's evident in the rest of the comic."
Now for some strong female dialogue:
"Where are you Daddy? Where are any of the good men? Where's...At least you're not that far gone, shippy (talking to the ship)"
"I never claimed to be funny, but at least I'm not funny looking."
"Trust me, when you let men run everything it rarely turns out well."
All of the dialogue is clunky and sounds like it was written by a man whose only knowledge of women was learned through the Internet. This is incredibly hack with unlikable characters, an inconsistent world where women occupy multiple leadership roles but men also see women as subhuman. Then why would they elect them? This is a society where men rape people in broad daylight, lock women in towers with dragons for no logical reason, and burn women for witchcraft, yet women still feel comfortable enough to incite mobs of men that they can somehow take on singlehandedly if need be. It's trying to have women be both oppressed and empowered at the same time. It just throws everything topical into a stew and hopes the girl power is enough to make people forgive the blandness of the work itself.
"Hey ladies, We heard you like Avatar, so we copied and pasted the recurring cabbage joke."
"We heard you like Twitter hashtags so we took a time out from the plot to give you literal pages of them!"
"We heard you like queer baiting between straight characters, so...."
"We heard you like misogyny so we made it the norm that adult males are shallow chauvinists who hate women but boys in this same world fight over who gets to play with the girl doll. It's cuz we saw a buzzfeed video where a girl complained about it. Not cuz we hate work building, though that's evident in the rest of the comic."
Now for some strong female dialogue:
"Where are you Daddy? Where are any of the good men? Where's...At least you're not that far gone, shippy (talking to the ship)"
"I never claimed to be funny, but at least I'm not funny looking."
"Trust me, when you let men run everything it rarely turns out well."
All of the dialogue is clunky and sounds like it was written by a man whose only knowledge of women was learned through the Internet. This is incredibly hack with unlikable characters, an inconsistent world where women occupy multiple leadership roles but men also see women as subhuman. Then why would they elect them? This is a society where men rape people in broad daylight, lock women in towers with dragons for no logical reason, and burn women for witchcraft, yet women still feel comfortable enough to incite mobs of men that they can somehow take on singlehandedly if need be. It's trying to have women be both oppressed and empowered at the same time. It just throws everything topical into a stew and hopes the girl power is enough to make people forgive the blandness of the work itself.
nettles's review against another edition
5.0
What a strong start for a series! The art is fantastic, the characters are intriguing, and clearly there is a promise for a much bigger adventure. I loved it!
xsleepyshadows's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoy Princeless, Vol. 1: Save Yourselfand was really excited to see a spin off with Raven! This was a pretty nice start to her story and I had a really good time reading it. I really started laughing at the male pirate interviews and complaints. I also really liked the all female guild of gamers! The art in this is also really nice. If you liked Princeless you will really like this spin off! ~Ashley
lesbrary's review against another edition
4.0
Awesome! Diverse crew of women pirates, seeking revenge. This seems to be aimed at a slightly older audience than Princeless? That one seemed more middle grade, this one seems more teen (there's more violence). I loved the references that I caught (Doctor Who, Avatar, a Kelly Sue DeConnick appearance). I look forward to reading more!
(Full review to come at the Lesbrary)
(Full review to come at the Lesbrary)
hazelwood's review against another edition
5.0
Oh noooo I'm going to have to buy the rest of the series!!! As soon as I got to the "my cabbages" joke I knew this was going to be good!
milsforreals's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-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? Yes
4.0