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A review by pantsreads
I Am Not Starfire by Mariko Tamaki
5.0
4.5/5 (Rounding up to combat the vitriolic reviews of other users.)
First off: I Am Not Starfire is an outside-of-canon YA graphic novel starring a completely new character in DC lore. People need to do their research before commenting about things they don't understand. AND stop gatekeeping comics with sad excuses that keep new fans out and stifle the entire community.
Now that I've gotten that off my chest: I Am Not Starfire is a really great look at what it might like to be the child of a superhero when you don't think there's anything really special about yourself. Mandy is super angsty, sure, but she's got her reasons. (And it was great to see a chubby teen in a book where weight was never made to be A Thing. She's also a lesbian, which—again—not A Thing.) Tamaki nails the teen-speak, and Yoshitani's art is equal parts cute and energetic. I truly hope people look past this book's poor rating and reviews because it's a book worthy of love*.
Full review to come, but you can check out a teaser mini-review over at the Forever Young Adult Instagram.
*A little nod to the "meaning" of the name Amanda, which Mandy is a nickname of ...
First off: I Am Not Starfire is an outside-of-canon YA graphic novel starring a completely new character in DC lore. People need to do their research before commenting about things they don't understand. AND stop gatekeeping comics with sad excuses that keep new fans out and stifle the entire community.
Now that I've gotten that off my chest: I Am Not Starfire is a really great look at what it might like to be the child of a superhero when you don't think there's anything really special about yourself. Mandy is super angsty, sure, but she's got her reasons. (And it was great to see a chubby teen in a book where weight was never made to be A Thing. She's also a lesbian, which—again—not A Thing.) Tamaki nails the teen-speak, and Yoshitani's art is equal parts cute and energetic. I truly hope people look past this book's poor rating and reviews because it's a book worthy of love*.
Full review to come, but you can check out a teaser mini-review over at the Forever Young Adult Instagram.
*A little nod to the "meaning" of the name Amanda, which Mandy is a nickname of ...