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A review by bookishrealm
Hex Wives by Ben Blacker
2.0
Such a hugeeee disappointment!
Let's talk about how this had the most exciting premise...witches turned into suburban housewives. While it did feel a little similar to Joelle Jones' Lady Killer I still thought that it was going to be fun based on the summary. The execution did not work AT ALL. It was so sloppy without much depth or exploration of the characters. The reader spends so much time reading about the ins and outs of the housewives that it felt like the whole purpose of the book was lost. And shall we discuss how the ONLY Black character was written in such a stereotypical manner? I'm not sure what Blacker was thinking in terms of character development, but honey that wasn't it. As a matter of fact in one of the final panels, Rebecca uses the word "lit." How in the hell is she going to use a word that just came out in the past 2-3 years and this comic takes place in the 50s?!? That's exactly how you know she simply serves as the token Black girl. This could have been so much better and gone in so many fun and interesting directions, but Blacker did not do it any justice. I literally only gave it two stars because the artwork was amazing and I really enjoyed the beginning.
Let's talk about how this had the most exciting premise...witches turned into suburban housewives. While it did feel a little similar to Joelle Jones' Lady Killer I still thought that it was going to be fun based on the summary. The execution did not work AT ALL. It was so sloppy without much depth or exploration of the characters. The reader spends so much time reading about the ins and outs of the housewives that it felt like the whole purpose of the book was lost. And shall we discuss how the ONLY Black character was written in such a stereotypical manner? I'm not sure what Blacker was thinking in terms of character development, but honey that wasn't it. As a matter of fact in one of the final panels, Rebecca uses the word "lit." How in the hell is she going to use a word that just came out in the past 2-3 years and this comic takes place in the 50s?!? That's exactly how you know she simply serves as the token Black girl. This could have been so much better and gone in so many fun and interesting directions, but Blacker did not do it any justice. I literally only gave it two stars because the artwork was amazing and I really enjoyed the beginning.