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A review by anthroxagorus
Starfire (2015-) #1 by Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Emanuela Lupacchino
5.0
Spitefully, 4.5 stars.
Well, dangnabit, I had such high praise for the second issue that I'm a little put off with the nudity in this one. It's never totally horrendous (she takes a shower, dries off in the sun, kisses a dude for no reason I can gather, it's meh), but, I read the #2 first and it was filled entirely with Starfire being an alien, but not being the odd one out, and a Starfire that saved people and did cool things. I'll write it off as the fan-service to get it going and remind myself that Amanda Conner knows what's she's doing. (Plus, why are you going to rewrite a character that is body positive and always upbeat? Those aren't bad things until they overly cater, ya feel?) *Also, Supergirl nod on point!
Anyways, Starfire opens up with a quick two page introduction to how this alien got to Earth, while acknowledging she's been on Earth for some time (so it doesn't rewrite her history). Still, idioms catch her off-guard and she has these adorable thought bubbles where she puzzles through them. I love that Starfire gets to be in tanned-city where, yes, she's orange, but she's not THAT strange in Key West. It also makes sense because she's basically solar-powered, so getting close to the equator is a nice touch. This series has a lot of promise, and I'm looking forward to seeing some character development on her end. I want more bad-assery, a cameo from her sister, and maybe some flashbacks to Teen Titans. (I'm thinking of the show, haven't read the comic) Until then, I'm a bit leery in giving out the praise.
Well, dangnabit, I had such high praise for the second issue that I'm a little put off with the nudity in this one. It's never totally horrendous (she takes a shower, dries off in the sun, kisses a dude for no reason I can gather, it's meh), but, I read the #2 first and it was filled entirely with Starfire being an alien, but not being the odd one out, and a Starfire that saved people and did cool things. I'll write it off as the fan-service to get it going and remind myself that Amanda Conner knows what's she's doing. (Plus, why are you going to rewrite a character that is body positive and always upbeat? Those aren't bad things until they overly cater, ya feel?) *Also, Supergirl nod on point!
Anyways, Starfire opens up with a quick two page introduction to how this alien got to Earth, while acknowledging she's been on Earth for some time (so it doesn't rewrite her history). Still, idioms catch her off-guard and she has these adorable thought bubbles where she puzzles through them. I love that Starfire gets to be in tanned-city where, yes, she's orange, but she's not THAT strange in Key West. It also makes sense because she's basically solar-powered, so getting close to the equator is a nice touch. This series has a lot of promise, and I'm looking forward to seeing some character development on her end. I want more bad-assery, a cameo from her sister, and maybe some flashbacks to Teen Titans. (I'm thinking of the show, haven't read the comic) Until then, I'm a bit leery in giving out the praise.