A review by kendracastle
Rose, Vol. 1: The Last Light by Meredith Finch, Ig Guara

1.0

Man, I really wanted to like this, but I think Monstress has spoiled me for female representation in epic comics. WHY ARE THERE ONLY FOUR WOMEN IN THIS? JUST BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE POWERFUL DOESN'T MEAN THEY HAVE TO BE THE ONLY ONES IN THE UNIVERSE. Also, this does a lot of the high fantasy stuff I find extremely exhausting – the ridiculous spelling of "khatz," so much exposition monologuing, characters with little to no complexity. Why is Rose's armor sexy??? Why was there an up-skirt panel in the middle of a battle(/at all)? Also, why does Drucilla wear barbed wire around her almost-naked body? I picked this up because the second volume was on a best of 2018 list, so I may continue this at some point but...ugh.