A review by lindick
Marvel Fearless and Fantastic! Female Super Heroes Save the World by Emma Grange, Ruth Amos, Sam Maggs

4.0

I loved this so much. How did they make it so readable and fun and also helpful? I think it would be good for someone just starting out (although maybe a little overwhelming), for a huge comics nerd, or anybody in between. I knew the characters & backstories mostly, but it was still so fun to read/review/learn more. There were maybe 2-3 women I’d never even heard of (Toni Ho! How did I not know you!) and another 2-3 who is heard of but had no idea what their (current) origin story was. I love how it says who their friends & allies are! I love how positive it is! Also you can totally tell that at least 1 of the writers is queer bc it just coolly and casually mentions it the character has a gf or identifies as gay or whatever, just slips that right in there. I love it. And the art is gorgeous. They did a great job choosing definitive, great, representative and also diverse art for all the characters.

My only complaints are that there aren’t captions giving info on/credits for the artists, and there aren’t suggested reading lists/where to start lists or even the name of the title(s) they’re currently appearing in, not even in the back/appendix. I assume that these are Marvel’s decisions and maybe they thought it would make it more accessible for younger readers, but it feels weird to see all this cool art and not be able to look up the artists. Like what are you supposed to do, google “gorgeous comic art of scarlet witch” and hope it comes up??