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A review by vernip
Marvel Voice's: Identity by Greg Pak, Various, Christina Strain, Gene Luen Yang, Maurene Goo, Jim Cheung
adventurous
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
I will NOT make light of how important it is for representation in our media.
As many of the essays/interviews within this book pointed out, it's essential that readers connect with the characters they see in these books. Connection makes you care. Connection makes you realize more & more how international the world has become, even in fictional worlds. Connection inspires the creatives to make things more like them, when before all they had was "it's not been done before."
HOWEVER
There is more weight in the essays by the aforementioned creatives than there is in the smattering of comic panels they decide to use to showcase that indeed, Marvel has diversity.
If they could've actually crafted a coherent story WITH said characters, that would have been fine & dandy. But no, just a collection of one-shot stories showing they exist.
Some great ones, some not-so-great ones, and overall, the goal was letting the audience know that the recent years one of the most influential comics companies have been (relatively) good to people who look like me.
As many of the essays/interviews within this book pointed out, it's essential that readers connect with the characters they see in these books. Connection makes you care. Connection makes you realize more & more how international the world has become, even in fictional worlds. Connection inspires the creatives to make things more like them, when before all they had was "it's not been done before."
HOWEVER
There is more weight in the essays by the aforementioned creatives than there is in the smattering of comic panels they decide to use to showcase that indeed, Marvel has diversity.
If they could've actually crafted a coherent story WITH said characters, that would have been fine & dandy. But no, just a collection of one-shot stories showing they exist.
Some great ones, some not-so-great ones, and overall, the goal was letting the audience know that the recent years one of the most influential comics companies have been (relatively) good to people who look like me.