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A review by hisham
America's Got Powers by Jonathan Ross, Bryan Hitch
4.0
Jealousy. Greed. A hunger for a power that is not understood - and fear of the unknown.
America's Hot Powers by Jonathan Ross and Bryan Hitch is a brutal exploration of the baser and unpleasant human reactions to things and people that are different. It paints a picture of crass commercialisation of the mistreatment of a generation who have been mysteriously gifted strange and powerful abilities.
Internment camps, special privileges granted to some in exchange for violent gladatorial battles for the entertainment of the masses - and the weaponisation of media against a pliable and fearful populace to stoke and further control power.
This graphic novel came out in 2014 - but if anything it is even MORE relevant now in 2019.
As brutal as this story is, it is entertaining - the art is very good, and it has tight storyline.
I'm glad I read it.
America's Hot Powers by Jonathan Ross and Bryan Hitch is a brutal exploration of the baser and unpleasant human reactions to things and people that are different. It paints a picture of crass commercialisation of the mistreatment of a generation who have been mysteriously gifted strange and powerful abilities.
Internment camps, special privileges granted to some in exchange for violent gladatorial battles for the entertainment of the masses - and the weaponisation of media against a pliable and fearful populace to stoke and further control power.
This graphic novel came out in 2014 - but if anything it is even MORE relevant now in 2019.
As brutal as this story is, it is entertaining - the art is very good, and it has tight storyline.
I'm glad I read it.