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ogreart's review against another edition
4.0
Fun! I was really interested in the ways they wove these heroes into a different past. Lots of cool little Easter Eggs throughout. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
asparkofc's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed it for the fun read it was, but there was far too much singing.
lckrgr's review against another edition
4.0
This was a lot of fun. I especially enjoyed John Constantine as a bunny. Super ladies fighting Nazis are generally a plus in my book.
w0nd3rl4nd's review against another edition
5.0
What do you get when you combine Nazis, zombies, and DC's most BAMF heroines and villains? Well, you get "DC's Bombshells," the popular pinup merchandise turned comic series where Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batwoman, and friends join Amanda Waller to stop Hitler while the boys fight in the front lines.
While I am a huge fan of DC and it's heroes such as Batman, Arrow, and Superman, I LOVE this series because it is led by an all female cast of superheroes and villains, something that is rare to find in comics. Highly recommend this series to anyone looking to get into comics for the first time, as as to those veterans looking for something different to read.
While I am a huge fan of DC and it's heroes such as Batman, Arrow, and Superman, I LOVE this series because it is led by an all female cast of superheroes and villains, something that is rare to find in comics. Highly recommend this series to anyone looking to get into comics for the first time, as as to those veterans looking for something different to read.
golden_lily's review against another edition
3.0
Bombshells tells the story of an AU/alt history where Amanda Waller puts together an all-female team of superheroes to bring down Nazis in 1940. It's a good premise and naturally lends itself to the pin-up style it was inspired by. Mostly, the women are gorgeous. I'm currently painting Diana of Themyscira on the side of my bomber and then running away with Batgirl. Sauvage's work as a colorist is phenomenal, particularly in issue 1. The generally muted palette gives the story a gloriously retro vibe while letting the heroine's bold costumes pop off the page. I have some quibbles with her art, (Kara and Kortni are one hundred percent identical,) but I generally feel the pages she's involved in are the best.
I cannot say the same for whoever drew issue four. Supergirl and Stargirl are an absolute mess. Block faces, weird poses, and disembodied torsos aside, I am appalled at how stiff and lacking in movement their flight is. I'm not exaggerating when I say this is one of the ugliest panels I have seen in a modern comic.
The rest of the artists fall somewhere in the middle with Kate's later scenes drawn in a very gritty, 90s style that doesn't particularly jibe with the pin-up concept and Harley and Ivy's being overly cartoony. I'm also going to call out Kate's artist on continuity errors as her dress switches from red to black back to red.
So the art is generally good, but what about the plot? Well...well.
This trade would have been so much better with a tighter focus on Amanda finding and recruiting her bombshells. Harley and Ivy are always fun to see, yes, but they added nothing to the over all plot. Likewise Zatanna, Constantine, the Joker's Daughter, and the zombies probably should have been held off until book 2. I wanted a chance to see and understand the core cast, but I couldn't. Too much of the book was made up of names and cameos. "Oh, in the main timeline, she's Bluebird!" "Oh my gosh, of course Lex Luthor would show up." Sure it was cool, but everything needed to slow way down. Take some time for Kara and Kortni to be in the Night Witches before revealing Kara as Supergirl. And did Kortni have the staff to make her Stargirl already? Or did the soviets give it to her? A huge chunk of their story is missing from #1 to #4, and then again when they defect and join the Bombshells in #6. The only storyline I felt anything from was Wonder Woman.
I like Bombshells a lot, but I don't think it has its feet under it just yet. This is a book that passes the Bechdel test with flying colors. With strong female characters and great (implicit) LGBT rep. With (mostly) beautiful art and fun action scenes. I just wish it had a beefier plot.
I cannot say the same for whoever drew issue four. Supergirl and Stargirl are an absolute mess. Block faces, weird poses, and disembodied torsos aside, I am appalled at how stiff and lacking in movement their flight is. I'm not exaggerating when I say this is one of the ugliest panels I have seen in a modern comic.
The rest of the artists fall somewhere in the middle with Kate's later scenes drawn in a very gritty, 90s style that doesn't particularly jibe with the pin-up concept and Harley and Ivy's being overly cartoony. I'm also going to call out Kate's artist on continuity errors as her dress switches from red to black back to red.
So the art is generally good, but what about the plot? Well...well.
This trade would have been so much better with a tighter focus on Amanda finding and recruiting her bombshells. Harley and Ivy are always fun to see, yes, but they added nothing to the over all plot. Likewise Zatanna, Constantine, the Joker's Daughter, and the zombies probably should have been held off until book 2. I wanted a chance to see and understand the core cast, but I couldn't. Too much of the book was made up of names and cameos. "Oh, in the main timeline, she's Bluebird!" "Oh my gosh, of course Lex Luthor would show up." Sure it was cool, but everything needed to slow way down. Take some time for Kara and Kortni to be in the Night Witches before revealing Kara as Supergirl. And did Kortni have the staff to make her Stargirl already? Or did the soviets give it to her? A huge chunk of their story is missing from #1 to #4, and then again when they defect and join the Bombshells in #6. The only storyline I felt anything from was Wonder Woman.
I like Bombshells a lot, but I don't think it has its feet under it just yet. This is a book that passes the Bechdel test with flying colors. With strong female characters and great (implicit) LGBT rep. With (mostly) beautiful art and fun action scenes. I just wish it had a beefier plot.
ashkitty93's review against another edition
5.0
I'm in love. Need more immediately.
Update: I figured out what I love most about this, thanks to the wikipedia page for the series (technically the wiki page is for the statues, which came first, but there's a section about the comics too): "We wanted to make a principle of the series to have the conceit that in this alternate history World War II the women came first. No heroine is derivative of a male counterpart. They are the heroes". Bennett’s rhetoric is seen in the first issue of the comic book series where Batwoman is not a reaction to Batman. The refusal to have female characters seen in relation to men is also evident in Mera, Aqua Woman’s, conception. Mera is not seen in relation to Aquaman, as he does not appear until the second act of the series."
The concept of them NOT being counterparts to male superheroes blows my mind like you wouldn't believe. I mean, Batwoman PLAYS BASEBALL. It's fantastic as fuck.
Update: I figured out what I love most about this, thanks to the wikipedia page for the series (technically the wiki page is for the statues, which came first, but there's a section about the comics too): "We wanted to make a principle of the series to have the conceit that in this alternate history World War II the women came first. No heroine is derivative of a male counterpart. They are the heroes". Bennett’s rhetoric is seen in the first issue of the comic book series where
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Batwoman saves Bruce Wayne’s parents from their infamous shooting. Batman has never existed in the DC Bombshells’ continuity.The concept of them NOT being counterparts to male superheroes blows my mind like you wouldn't believe. I mean, Batwoman PLAYS BASEBALL. It's fantastic as fuck.
cat_thecatlady's review against another edition
4.0
really nice comic! loved the twist and the new approach on a WWIII setting with superheroes. all the ladies’ redesigns are AMAZING! just wish marguerite sauvage would draw the whole thing, not a total fan of the constant art change.
can’t wait to read the next volume tho!
can’t wait to read the next volume tho!
annelisa614's review against another edition
5.0
Good feminist stories + beautiful artwork = fav comic