A review by capesandcovers
Girl Taking Over: A Lois Lane Story by Sarah Kuhn, Arielle Jovellanos

5.0

Oh my god. I loved this graphic novel so, so much. I'm usually really picky about how Lois is written (in my defense, it's often by men who haven't interacted with a woman besides their own mother), but this? This is my new favorite rendition of her. Kuhn's writing perfectly captures Lois' spirit and her desire for the truth, without turning her into a two-dimensional prop for Superman (who wasn't even in this!). Don't get wrong, there have been some great Lois Lanes, but this one just really fleshed her out into her own person. Jovellanos's art worked so well for this story too. She perfectly captured Lois as a teen, with perfect expressions, outfits and body language. All of the side characters had such great designs too, each one was uniquely their own person, which is something that get lost sometimes. Miki, Jasmin, Noah, and the whole ride-or-die gang were so much fun, and had such nice connections to one another.

The story is an excellent coming of age story, tackles some difficult subjects (racism, sexism, ex-friends), and made me cry a few times because of how heartwarming some of the moments in it were. It's something that teen me would have loved, and I'm so happy that it's going to be out there for other teens to read now. Kuhn and Jovellanos did an excellent job, and I'm really hoping that we'll see either a sequel from them, or have the two team-up to work on another project together.

EDIT: Also this is the best rendition of Cat Grant that I've ever seen by a long shot, it was such a breath of fresh air to see her this way