A review by elly29
Future Day Saints: Welcome to New Zion by Matt Page

4.0

I'm not sure what to make of Future Day Saints. It's the length of a children's book, and its stories are appropriate for children, but the references would surely make sense only to an adult steeped in Mormon culture. Granted, that's part of what makes the best of children's literature: it is layered and nuanced. I'm not sure that there's a whole lot of nuance in Future Day Saints -- references to Lia's Power of the Priests, the Othersheep, Hot Drinks, etc, are all very on the nose --, but I do appreciate what FDS is trying to achieve. I love that it asks questions, and that it offers us a vision of what Mormonism could be, and I think that those who have been disaffected by Church leadership and organization might find comfort in this creative work. It's definitely an expansive vision of theology in general and Christ's visit to the Americas in the Book of Mormon in particular: "Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold."

But, I'm left feeling bereft. I expected this to be a lot more of an action-packed X-Men comic. I was pleasantly surprised when it was about making moral decisions. (Also, I loved the "Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" story, but it also felt like low-hanging fruit...) Future Day Saints is obviously a labor of love, and I wanted more stories. So... I guess I have to wait until the next installment?