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A review by kapgar
DC Comics: Bombshells, Vol. 1: Enlisted by Marguerite Bennett
4.0
I don't necessarily know the history of the D.C. Bombshell line. Can a story derive from a line of statues? Or did this happen first? Anyway.
What we have here is a revisionist history take on WWII by Marguerite Bennett in which each side has its superpower-enhanced female fighters. They're not really much of a secret, either. Everyone seems to know them and what they're capable of and, unlike so much other superhero fare, people are not afraid of them. They are, in fact, welcomed. But I guess if you look like a 40s pinup/bomber art, being welcomed is par for the course.
I really feared that this would just be exploitative, hypersexualized storytelling but it isn't. It's well done and I can't wait to read more. I'm just in shock at how slowly D.C. is releasing the collected editions of this title. Only two to date despite having more than 70 issues in print? Get on it, D.C.!
What we have here is a revisionist history take on WWII by Marguerite Bennett in which each side has its superpower-enhanced female fighters. They're not really much of a secret, either. Everyone seems to know them and what they're capable of and, unlike so much other superhero fare, people are not afraid of them. They are, in fact, welcomed. But I guess if you look like a 40s pinup/bomber art, being welcomed is par for the course.
I really feared that this would just be exploitative, hypersexualized storytelling but it isn't. It's well done and I can't wait to read more. I'm just in shock at how slowly D.C. is releasing the collected editions of this title. Only two to date despite having more than 70 issues in print? Get on it, D.C.!