A review by bengriffin
DC Comics: Bombshells Vol. 5: The Death of Illusion by Marguerite Bennett

3.0

I've been finding it harder and harder to get through volumes of Bombshells. The stories are so dense with seemingly unnecessary text, and they shift location and character so frequently, that I find it really difficult to know what is meant to be going on any more. I still love the queerness and range of characters, but by adding more to the mix each time it lacks a solid compelling narrative and instead feels like a proof of concept for an entirely queer female universe. This would be great, providing each character had room to breath and have their own story, but condensing everything together here just feels bloated, unfocused and confusing. I think there's only one volume left after this so I'll probably finish it out, especially as there have been some genuinely wonderful moments in previous volumes. That said, if it wasn't wrapping up, the exhaustion of reading the past two trades would have been too much for me to continue.