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mediocrem's review against another edition
2.75
i just wasn't that into many of the stories. (although the monkey prince did pique my interest!) i also didn't feel like the characters used were fully representative of asia? that might just be a dc comics problem though idk
laheereads's review
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
sasaboba's review against another edition
5.0
My Lana Condor fancast as Cassandra Cain
4.5
The opening letter by Jeff Yang pretty much describes my relationship with comic book superheroes—if I looked closely enough, Bruce Wayne was Bruce Nguyen, Dick Grayson was Dick Wei Shen, and Selina Kyle was Selina Kai-Le. I had to imagine myself and my cultures in characters that could pass as us, but I knew in my heart they would never say or act explicitly like someone like me. So when DC announced that they would be releasing an Own Voices Asian issue of their superheroes, I was elated. It's a long time coming, but better late than never. There are so few Asian superheroes that I'm aware of, let alone from DC. I was even more excited because some of my favorite creatives were featured like Gene Luen Yang, Mariko Tamaki, and Greg Pak. Here are my ratings for each story:
- "Sounds" by Mariko Tamaki and Marcus To: 4.5/5
- "Dress Code" by Minh Le and Trung Le Nguyen: 5/5 (this one made me cry; tw racism)
- "Hawke & Kong" by Greg Pak and Sumit Kumar: 5/5
- "Special Delivery" by Aniz Adam Ansari and Sami Basri: 1.5/5 (DC needs to do away with the League of Assassins; it's such a racist and gross stereotype and I'm tired of seeing Asians get beat on in comic books/media)
- "Masks" by Ram V and Audrey Mok: 5/5
- "What's In The Box?" by Dustin Nguyen: 4/5
- "Family Dinner" by Alyssa Wong and Sean Chen: 4/5
- "Kawaii Kalamity" by Sarah Kuhn and Victoria Ying: 3/5
- "Festival of Heroes" by Amy Chu and Marcio Takara: 5/5 (tw racism, islamophobia, white terrorism)
- "Perceptible" by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi: 4/5
- "The Monkey Prince Hates Superheroes" by Gene Luen Yang and Bernard Chang: 5/5
One of my main gripes with this issue (besides "Special Delivery"), is that out of 5 of the mixed race Asian characters, ALL of them had a white parent
claire_elizabeth's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
pun_intended's review
5.0
A great collection of stories and characters highlighting many facets of Asian culture and heritage beautifully. Very well done!
littlecat's review
adventurous
fast-paced
4.0
I liked this! It also made me check out Green Lantern Legacy which I LOVED so extra kudos for this.
My fav was definitly "Dress Code" (Writer: Minh Le, Artist: Trung Le Nguyen).
My fav was definitly "Dress Code" (Writer: Minh Le, Artist: Trung Le Nguyen).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Racism
Minor: Alcohol