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A review by verumsolum
The Pride Season One by Joe Glass
3.0
Well, I finished it. And… I'm willing to give it another try. I know, this isn't a ringing endorsement. Let's start with the part that couldn't be changed: it's the first volume. And I find first volumes challenging to like: they set up the world (which I like), but then there isn't room for much plot. And, that's not anybody's fault, that's just starting a story out with a somewhat limited page count.
The other part is… I'm still not sure about this group of superheroes. For me, the problem is that it attempts to be an LGBTQ+ group… but it feels dominated by gay male preoccupations to me. Since a couple of other letters in that set describe me, I felt… less included than I'd hoped to be. At this point, I'm not writing the series off: there were a lot of characters to introduce and a world to set up and not much time for things to happen. But… I'll be hoping it gets better
The other part is… I'm still not sure about this group of superheroes. For me, the problem is that it attempts to be an LGBTQ+ group… but it feels dominated by gay male preoccupations to me. Since a couple of other letters in that set describe me, I felt… less included than I'd hoped to be. At this point, I'm not writing the series off: there were a lot of characters to introduce and a world to set up and not much time for things to happen. But… I'll be hoping it gets better