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Motor Crush, Volume 1
by Brenden Fletcher, Babs Tarr, Cameron Stewart
Volume 1 ★★★★☆
Volume 2 ★★★★☆
I went into Motor Crush not really knowing what to expect, other than a badass queer female protagonist. I ended up totally being drawn into the world and the plot. This comic isn't set in our world, though I'm not sure if it's supposed to be the future or an alternate dimension.
Domino "Dom" Swift is an up-and-coming motocross racer on the professional circuit, but by night she competes in illegal street races to win the illicit substance called "Crush." While most racers use Crush to fuel their engines (à la NOS, except apparently it's somehow addictive for engines), Dom needs it for something a little different... it's keeping her alive. Along for the ride is Dom's adoptive dad, Sully, an ex-racer himself, and her ex-girlfriend, mechanic and tech expert Lola. Lola's indebted to The Producers, a vicious gang who run the Coliseum casino and are the manufacturers of Crush. When Dom gets desperate, she ends up betting everything she has to the Producers, all on the slim hope that she'll win the prestigious Nova 500 race.
I love The Fast & the Furious franchise, so I was all over the pro-racer by day/street-racer by night angle, but I wasn't expecting the sci-fi mystery of Dom's origins as well. So far, this unique plot has totally kept me guessing and I'm loving the ride. Can't wait to get my hands on the next volume.
Volume 2 ★★★★☆
I went into Motor Crush not really knowing what to expect, other than a badass queer female protagonist. I ended up totally being drawn into the world and the plot. This comic isn't set in our world, though I'm not sure if it's supposed to be the future or an alternate dimension.
Domino "Dom" Swift is an up-and-coming motocross racer on the professional circuit, but by night she competes in illegal street races to win the illicit substance called "Crush." While most racers use Crush to fuel their engines (à la NOS, except apparently it's somehow addictive for engines), Dom needs it for something a little different... it's keeping her alive. Along for the ride is Dom's adoptive dad, Sully, an ex-racer himself, and her ex-girlfriend, mechanic and tech expert Lola. Lola's indebted to The Producers, a vicious gang who run the Coliseum casino and are the manufacturers of Crush. When Dom gets desperate, she ends up betting everything she has to the Producers, all on the slim hope that she'll win the prestigious Nova 500 race.
I love The Fast & the Furious franchise, so I was all over the pro-racer by day/street-racer by night angle, but I wasn't expecting the sci-fi mystery of Dom's origins as well. So far, this unique plot has totally kept me guessing and I'm loving the ride. Can't wait to get my hands on the next volume.