A review by ebil
Meridian, Vol. 1: Flying Solo by Barbara Randall Kesel

5.0

Colorful and fresh; Meridian is/was a welcome break from the growing trend of arbitrarily grim comics in the 2000s. Sephie is an enjoyable and sympathizable heroine for girls, while also a nuanced enough character not to grate on the nerves of older readers -- when it comes to young female characters, this balance seems to elude many writers! The gorgeous art speaks for itself, and the premise and worldbuilding puts some fresh twists on a traditional hero's-journey/"learning to lead" narrative. Fans of alternative and fantasy comics will want to check this one out.