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A review by monitaroymohan
Dazzler by Jason Loo
4.0
Dazzler #1 Tackles Hate Against Marginalized Groups — and Sings About It
Jason Loo draws a throughline between the real world and the X-Men universe in Dazzler #1. Big corporations always kowtow to the lowest common denominators, and it directly affects the people creating and consuming the art. If Dazzler and her band can only be accepted by fans if they pass for humans, how can they be mutant and proud?
In his afterword, writer Jason Loo hits upon why Dazzler and her comics have endured — she’s not a household name, but her stories are grounded in realism, unlike most other superhero stories that are all action. Dazzler is a working woman striving and aspiring to realize her dreams. It just so happens that she has mutant abilities, and her gigs often get bamboozled by baddies. This was true of the early Dazzler comics that I’m most familiar with; her stories were interpersonal travails, but unlike Dazzler #1, the ones I had read didn’t explore the burden of being the face of a movement and the associated burdens that come with that role.
Read my full review at Women Write About Comics.
Jason Loo draws a throughline between the real world and the X-Men universe in Dazzler #1. Big corporations always kowtow to the lowest common denominators, and it directly affects the people creating and consuming the art. If Dazzler and her band can only be accepted by fans if they pass for humans, how can they be mutant and proud?
In his afterword, writer Jason Loo hits upon why Dazzler and her comics have endured — she’s not a household name, but her stories are grounded in realism, unlike most other superhero stories that are all action. Dazzler is a working woman striving and aspiring to realize her dreams. It just so happens that she has mutant abilities, and her gigs often get bamboozled by baddies. This was true of the early Dazzler comics that I’m most familiar with; her stories were interpersonal travails, but unlike Dazzler #1, the ones I had read didn’t explore the burden of being the face of a movement and the associated burdens that come with that role.
Read my full review at Women Write About Comics.