A review by rubybastille
Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I’m glad the character of Nubia is getting a modern, relevant reboot like this. It doesn’t shy away from the struggles real teens deal with, and while it gets really intense really quickly (a shooting at a protest followed almost immediately by a school shooting), it serves to help Nubia decide who she’s giving to be as a person and as a superhero.

There were some things about the ending I didn’t love though. Wayland’s  
jump from rich asshole racist to school shooter felt unrealistic given the profiles of typical school shooters (three words I can’t believe exist to write).
 I would have preferred seeing Wayland representing the evils embedded in our institutions along with a character representing a more 4chan-ish racist to illustrate the scope of the problem and all its facets. 
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