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trevoryan's review against another edition
4.0
Proof that there is more to comics than DC and Marvel. Lion Forge makes some great comics. I really appreciate their dedication to diverse characters. When's the last time you read a comic with a superhero who happens to have down syndrome?
whtbout2ndbrkfst's review against another edition
1.0
I will preface this by saying I only read this because of the character with Down Syndrome (my sister has Down Syndrome and I was super pumped to see a superhero display some of the same characteristics). This character does NOT have Down Syndrome. As a reader, you would not know it at all if there wasn't one throw away line 2/3 of the way through - not from mannerisms, not from physicality, not from physical or mental abilities. Jonah has no visible or invisible disabilities.
Surprise, surprise, the author(s) have no experience with Down Syndrome. I went to a talk done by Howard and she fully admitted she didn't even KNOW anyone with Down Syndrome. But, like, even if they got Down Syndrome a little wrong, where was any exploration at all of a super hero with disability? I bemoan the lost possibilities. Show me the hero who has super strength, but poor fine motor skills, a superhero who has the cognitive reasoning of a 2nd grader and a first grade reading level, a superhero most people have trouble understanding when they speak and the media is frustrated with, a superhero who can't go save the world right now because it's 8pm and 8pm is bath time and there are no exceptions. Any and all of these would have been new, refreshing, insightful; they would have been INTERESTING. But nooooo, we got a dime-a-dozen superhero story about a boy who has Down Syndrome In Name Only, for what? Woke points? Fake representation?
Okay, but what if we remove Jonah's supposed Down Syndrome? Is it a decent comic. No. Not really. It's kind of a hot mess. I couldn't follow who and what Foresight was and what their goals were. The dialog is lacking (and forced) and none of the characters are fully fleshed out. Too much exposition. Artwork is fine, but not amazing (and clearly none of them had ever seen a person with Down Syndrome and didn't know how to use Google).
Walker, Howard, Height: Do your research. This comic is an embarasment.
Surprise, surprise, the author(s) have no experience with Down Syndrome. I went to a talk done by Howard and she fully admitted she didn't even KNOW anyone with Down Syndrome. But, like, even if they got Down Syndrome a little wrong, where was any exploration at all of a super hero with disability? I bemoan the lost possibilities. Show me the hero who has super strength, but poor fine motor skills, a superhero who has the cognitive reasoning of a 2nd grader and a first grade reading level, a superhero most people have trouble understanding when they speak and the media is frustrated with, a superhero who can't go save the world right now because it's 8pm and 8pm is bath time and there are no exceptions. Any and all of these would have been new, refreshing, insightful; they would have been INTERESTING. But nooooo, we got a dime-a-dozen superhero story about a boy who has Down Syndrome In Name Only, for what? Woke points? Fake representation?
Okay, but what if we remove Jonah's supposed Down Syndrome? Is it a decent comic. No. Not really. It's kind of a hot mess. I couldn't follow who and what Foresight was and what their goals were. The dialog is lacking (and forced) and none of the characters are fully fleshed out. Too much exposition. Artwork is fine, but not amazing (and clearly none of them had ever seen a person with Down Syndrome and didn't know how to use Google).
Walker, Howard, Height: Do your research. This comic is an embarasment.
krystal_bythebook's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
4.0
8.2.2023 - This is a really fun story. I'm all the way invested. The build up was perfectly paced and it ended on an amazing cliffhanger.
nooker's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Definitely just chapter 1 of this story, but still good. Also, I have not read anything else in this universe and I was still able to get a whole and complete story from this.
misssusan's review against another edition
3.0
mmm mixed feelings. the basic set up is pretty solid -- not exactly original but that's not uncommon with superhero comics and i think it establishes its characters and premise well enough to support further fleshing out. props for the rep, this is the first time i've seen a superhero lead with down syndrome and it sounds like the writer put in his homework. also appreciate not being subjected to the whitelandia fantasy that some superhero comics enjoy pushing
gotta be honest tho, i'm not feeling the art and when i say unoriginal i mean it -- i don't feel particularly intrigued or curious to see how this plays out. i might read the next volume if i find it at the library but honestly, i read WAY too many superhero comics to feel compelled to continue without a story or voice that really hooks me
3 stars
gotta be honest tho, i'm not feeling the art and when i say unoriginal i mean it -- i don't feel particularly intrigued or curious to see how this plays out. i might read the next volume if i find it at the library but honestly, i read WAY too many superhero comics to feel compelled to continue without a story or voice that really hooks me
3 stars
jhstack's review against another edition
2.0
I'm mixed on the artwork in Superb V1, along with the plotting/pacing of the story. Also, I had an issue with Jonah's character design (a lead with Down Syndrome who you couldn't tell has Downs just by looking at him). (e-galley from NetGalley)
abigailbat's review against another edition
4.0
Fallout from a shattered meteor has hit the earth, causing some people in the town of Youngstown to develop super powers. The local lab is trying to identify all these people, most of them teens, and contain them "to help them learn to control their powers", but there are some who have slipped through the cracks. Starring a superhero with Down's Syndrome and a diverse cast of characters, this is a twisty turny superhero series that I can't stop reading.
trike's review against another edition
2.0
Disappointingly clunky. Some of the most awkward dialogue I’ve encountered in a while. Why is a kid in 2017 quoting The Breakfast Club? (“Neo-maxi-zoom-dweebie.”) What 17-year-old calls another Captain Poopy-Pants?
The setup is a combination of the Bruce Willis flick Armageddon and the meteor freaks of Smallville by way of [b:Rising Stars Compendium|599055|Rising Stars Compendium (Rising Stars, #0-5)|J. Michael Straczynski|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348780128l/599055._SY75_.jpg|585678]. Asteroid causes super powers. But there’s an evil corporation with distaff members trying to create a teen superhero team. Apparently. It’s not clear.
The three main characters are a black girl, an Asian girl, and a white boy with Down’s Syndrome. The Asian girl is the stereotypical smart techie and the revelation that the boy has Down’s was out of the blue. He’s not drawn that way or written that way and the info is dropped as a deus ex machina. Clunky instead of diverse and progressive.
The setup is a combination of the Bruce Willis flick Armageddon and the meteor freaks of Smallville by way of [b:Rising Stars Compendium|599055|Rising Stars Compendium (Rising Stars, #0-5)|J. Michael Straczynski|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348780128l/599055._SY75_.jpg|585678]. Asteroid causes super powers. But there’s an evil corporation with distaff members trying to create a teen superhero team. Apparently. It’s not clear.
The three main characters are a black girl, an Asian girl, and a white boy with Down’s Syndrome. The Asian girl is the stereotypical smart techie and the revelation that the boy has Down’s was out of the blue. He’s not drawn that way or written that way and the info is dropped as a deus ex machina. Clunky instead of diverse and progressive.
xangemthelibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
DNF.
It was a little confusing to read, because sometimes the panels would be formatted weird. As in, sometimes the panels would follow the traditional read-one-page-at-time format, and then there would randomly be a read-across-to-pages-like-one-page format.
It was a little confusing to read, because sometimes the panels would be formatted weird. As in, sometimes the panels would follow the traditional read-one-page-at-time format, and then there would randomly be a read-across-to-pages-like-one-page format.