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adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
If your children are interested in reading superhero comics books but aren't old enough for the likes of the Hulk and Iron Man smashing and blasting their way through their problems, Power Pack is the perfect introduction: four newly empowered siblings finding encountering people and problems that teach them age-appropriate life lessons as mundane as not cheating at baseball and as weighty as racism. These issues are usually presented in suprisingly nuances ways, and the children's differing personalities guarantee you get many points of view and attitudes.
The mix of the children's powers and varying levels of maturity mean they're only ever really affective together, and the theme of family - and found family - runs strong.
Volume 2 is a pretty strong run, the characters having settled down nicely since their slightly rocky origin stories in Volume 1, but the whole run is solid.
Probably of little interest to adults unless, like me, you remember reading these as a child. But for their target audience of young thoughtful children who dream of being a superhero but aren't obsessed with fighting, this is a solid 3 stars.
The mix of the children's powers and varying levels of maturity mean they're only ever really affective together, and the theme of family - and found family - runs strong.
Volume 2 is a pretty strong run, the characters having settled down nicely since their slightly rocky origin stories in Volume 1, but the whole run is solid.
Probably of little interest to adults unless, like me, you remember reading these as a child. But for their target audience of young thoughtful children who dream of being a superhero but aren't obsessed with fighting, this is a solid 3 stars.
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