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A review by jmanchester0
Empowered, Volume 1 by Adam Warren
3.0
I don't know. I'm not really sure how to take this book. I think I realize the author and artist is being ironic. I think. The whole tying up and gagging thing is kind of "ew". And, as we get later in the book it seems like he is trying to make a point. But when it starts out, it just seems gratuitous. The book is kind of manga-ish, which I am not really used to, so it was interesting to read the different form. But I'm still struggling with how to take the stories. Ist it feminist? Anti-feminist?
However, I do like superhero stories that don't fit the mold of the regular superheroes fighting bad guys. But I still can't decide if this serious issues it seems to be tackling, like body issues and degradation of women are just excuses for a sexy superhero whose costume is constantly ripped off, and is constantly tied up.
However, I do like superhero stories that don't fit the mold of the regular superheroes fighting bad guys. But I still can't decide if this serious issues it seems to be tackling, like body issues and degradation of women are just excuses for a sexy superhero whose costume is constantly ripped off, and is constantly tied up.