A review by s4peace
Barbalien: Red Planet by Tate Brombal, Jeff Lemire

4.0

Very interesting story based in the 80s during the aids crisis. There are so many heartbreaking parallels between the martians struggle and the homophobia that perpetrated through the aids epidemic. Superpowers are a metaphor for the frustration one feels of not being able to deal with the oppression and discrimination the world shoves at you. It's easier to blast a laser beam at a biggot than to live in a world where the bigot has power and gets to decide the world you live in.

Very raw and emotional depiction. Good read!