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A review by trike
Superb Vol. 1: Life After the Fallout by David F. Walker, Sheena C. Howard
2.0
Disappointingly clunky. Some of the most awkward dialogue I’ve encountered in a while. Why is a kid in 2017 quoting The Breakfast Club? (“Neo-maxi-zoom-dweebie.”) What 17-year-old calls another Captain Poopy-Pants?
The setup is a combination of the Bruce Willis flick Armageddon and the meteor freaks of Smallville by way of [b:Rising Stars Compendium|599055|Rising Stars Compendium (Rising Stars, #0-5)|J. Michael Straczynski|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348780128l/599055._SY75_.jpg|585678]. Asteroid causes super powers. But there’s an evil corporation with distaff members trying to create a teen superhero team. Apparently. It’s not clear.
The three main characters are a black girl, an Asian girl, and a white boy with Down’s Syndrome. The Asian girl is the stereotypical smart techie and the revelation that the boy has Down’s was out of the blue. He’s not drawn that way or written that way and the info is dropped as a deus ex machina. Clunky instead of diverse and progressive.
The setup is a combination of the Bruce Willis flick Armageddon and the meteor freaks of Smallville by way of [b:Rising Stars Compendium|599055|Rising Stars Compendium (Rising Stars, #0-5)|J. Michael Straczynski|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348780128l/599055._SY75_.jpg|585678]. Asteroid causes super powers. But there’s an evil corporation with distaff members trying to create a teen superhero team. Apparently. It’s not clear.
The three main characters are a black girl, an Asian girl, and a white boy with Down’s Syndrome. The Asian girl is the stereotypical smart techie and the revelation that the boy has Down’s was out of the blue. He’s not drawn that way or written that way and the info is dropped as a deus ex machina. Clunky instead of diverse and progressive.