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A review by monitaroymohan
DC Pride: Through the Years #1 by Tim Sheridan
4.0
Decided to read this book in its entirety after reading the Alan Scott snippet while I was finishing that series.
The Flash story is a little old school. Must have been ground breaking at the time. I couldn’t make out if this was a reprint or a reimagining but it was an ok read. Bit of an overreaction from Wally about Piper coming out, but as I said, it was unheard of in 1991 comics, and now we have a gay Superman and a bisexual Robin and Wally knows them both. Thank goodness things have changed.
Batwoman story - Seems like I walked into the middle of something here. Kate’s been through some stuff, that’s terrible. Kinda wish we’d got a different story which wasn’t nestled in a female superhero being scared and helpless. But maybe this has to do with the introduction of her nemesis Alice. I love the art for most of this story. The Batwoman scenes that are monochrome barring the vivid red of Kate’s wig and costume—they’re just breathing to look at. The bit with Alice, and her vibrant but eerie look and comment bubbles also stood out. I’m not sure about Kate’s look and dress sense outside of Batwoman. It’s certainly a look, but I’m not sure if it was consistent. I would have also liked the book to lean into the stable side of her romances, instead of her love interest assuming Kate is some kind of philanderer. Oh well. I do want to read more of this story. Going to have to hunt it down.
I really enjoyed the Supergirl story. They could have left out the first bit with the Bones character and the Chase character since that had little to do with the rest of the chapter in this book. But it was a very heartwarming story. Not only does the story introduce a rare nonbinary character in the DC canon, but it focuses on how superheroes can help beyond just using their fists. I loved that. Art is again beautiful, very serene and cozy, just like the theme of this story.
I read the Alan Scott story as part of that book, so my thoughts are the same. Love the writing, the beautiful art and the heartbreaking story.
The Flash story is a little old school. Must have been ground breaking at the time. I couldn’t make out if this was a reprint or a reimagining but it was an ok read. Bit of an overreaction from Wally about Piper coming out, but as I said, it was unheard of in 1991 comics, and now we have a gay Superman and a bisexual Robin and Wally knows them both. Thank goodness things have changed.
Batwoman story - Seems like I walked into the middle of something here. Kate’s been through some stuff, that’s terrible. Kinda wish we’d got a different story which wasn’t nestled in a female superhero being scared and helpless. But maybe this has to do with the introduction of her nemesis Alice. I love the art for most of this story. The Batwoman scenes that are monochrome barring the vivid red of Kate’s wig and costume—they’re just breathing to look at. The bit with Alice, and her vibrant but eerie look and comment bubbles also stood out. I’m not sure about Kate’s look and dress sense outside of Batwoman. It’s certainly a look, but I’m not sure if it was consistent. I would have also liked the book to lean into the stable side of her romances, instead of her love interest assuming Kate is some kind of philanderer. Oh well. I do want to read more of this story. Going to have to hunt it down.
I really enjoyed the Supergirl story. They could have left out the first bit with the Bones character and the Chase character since that had little to do with the rest of the chapter in this book. But it was a very heartwarming story. Not only does the story introduce a rare nonbinary character in the DC canon, but it focuses on how superheroes can help beyond just using their fists. I loved that. Art is again beautiful, very serene and cozy, just like the theme of this story.
I read the Alan Scott story as part of that book, so my thoughts are the same. Love the writing, the beautiful art and the heartbreaking story.