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A review by anniekslibrary
Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney
4.0
This was my first time reading a DC comic - I've always been more of a Marvel fan, but I've been wanting to branch out a little. I don't know a lot about DC's world building and characters, but this was a really accessible comic.
The comic was initially focused on Nubia's day-to-day life, and it especially delves into how difficult it is for Nubia as a Black superhero: where her white counterparts are praised for saving the day, she ends up in handcuffs. It's a story very clearly set in 2020, dealing with gun violence, police brutality and BLM protests, showing the reality of what it's like to be Black in America. And showing very clearly how dystopian the current reality is.
Unfortunately I wasn't the biggest fan of the art work. It's just not a style that appeals to me very much.
CWs: police brutality, school shooting, armed robbery, gun violence, racism, blood
The comic was initially focused on Nubia's day-to-day life, and it especially delves into how difficult it is for Nubia as a Black superhero: where her white counterparts are praised for saving the day, she ends up in handcuffs. It's a story very clearly set in 2020, dealing with gun violence, police brutality and BLM protests, showing the reality of what it's like to be Black in America. And showing very clearly how dystopian the current reality is.
Unfortunately I wasn't the biggest fan of the art work. It's just not a style that appeals to me very much.
CWs: police brutality, school shooting, armed robbery, gun violence, racism, blood
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, and Blood
armed robbery