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A review by doronjosama
I Am Not Starfire by Mariko Tamaki
5.0
I enjoy both the author's writing and the artist's work, so I was very excited to read this graphic novel! It was very fun, I enjoyed seeing Starfire's sexy celebrity status being referenced (in the 70's and 80's comics, she was a high fashion and swimsuit model, something that sort of disappeared later). The story is solid, the characters have good development and well-defined arcs. Angsty teen Mandy is angsty, but what teen girl ISN'T? (Plus, she gets over herself, that is, if you bother to actually READ the book.) There is a great sub-text about growing up with foreign (and/or alien) parents as well.
Do not listen to the nay-sayers who are already review-bombing this book; it isn't aimed at their demographic and they are Big Mad about it. (Starfire and her sister Blackfire are both still drawn sexy and in scanty outfits- so what's the problem...? God forbid that there be a teen comic character who is the average American woman's weight- size 16 is the average woman's size in the US- for younger readers to see and identify with.)
Do not listen to the nay-sayers who are already review-bombing this book; it isn't aimed at their demographic and they are Big Mad about it. (Starfire and her sister Blackfire are both still drawn sexy and in scanty outfits- so what's the problem...? God forbid that there be a teen comic character who is the average American woman's weight- size 16 is the average woman's size in the US- for younger readers to see and identify with.)