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A review by iamrainbou
Noble Vol. 1: God Shots by Brandon Thomas
3.0
David Powell used to be an astronaut, but he lost his memory on his last mission and now he is trying to control his new powers and find his past life. Meanwhile, Astrid, David's wife, has found out that David is alive and she is ready to rescue him.
Although it is fast-pacing and the art beautiful, the story is very confusing. At first, I had to push my myself to keep reading. It does get better, but confusing beginnings are not a good idea.
Once I understood a little better what it was happening and I found myself enjoying the story. It has an interesting plot and characters. Also, David and Astrid are black. So yeah, a black superhero and a black agent. And a latina as the villain who is not sexualized or ridiculed, she is actually a very complex and well-developed character.
Noble also discusses immigration and capitalism, which I enjoyed so much. I mean, it's not a hopeful conversation but it's so nice to see it.
However, I'm not very happy about how latinxs are treated in general in the story, especially poor latinxs. They are killed because their lives don't matter, not to the protagonists nor to the bad bad organization. I feel hurt and tired.
Copy received through netgalley in exhange an honest review.
Although it is fast-pacing and the art beautiful, the story is very confusing. At first, I had to push my myself to keep reading. It does get better, but confusing beginnings are not a good idea.
Once I understood a little better what it was happening and I found myself enjoying the story. It has an interesting plot and characters. Also, David and Astrid are black. So yeah, a black superhero and a black agent. And a latina as the villain who is not sexualized or ridiculed, she is actually a very complex and well-developed character.
Noble also discusses immigration and capitalism, which I enjoyed so much. I mean, it's not a hopeful conversation but it's so nice to see it.
However, I'm not very happy about how latinxs are treated in general in the story, especially poor latinxs. They are killed because their lives don't matter, not to the protagonists nor to the bad bad organization. I feel hurt and tired.
Copy received through netgalley in exhange an honest review.