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DC Pride 2022 #1 by Jessica Chen, Chris Conroy, Arianna Turturro, Michael McCalister, Andrea Shea
2 reviews
bi_n_large's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Biphobia
Minor: Death and Murder
henrygravesprince's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Of course, “Finding Batman” is the standout here; other highlights include “Up at Bat” & “A World Kept Just For Me”. Lowlights are “The Gumshoe in Green” & “Bat’s in the Cradle”. The worst it has to offer, IMO, is “Super Pride” — the mention of the Stonewall uprising in that particular story exists solely to brush it off to act as if the need for direct action & fighting back against oppression is in the past; if your Pride has been a ‘party for decades’, you’ve probably been looking at pinkwashed history & celebrating rainbow capitalism.
That being said, I didn’t come into this expecting better than that, because first & foremost DC as a company (which is to say, not the individual artists and writers making these particular comics overall) is selling Pride, not celebrating it — there’s something so stark, however, about propping up the absolutely toothless way “Super Pride” presents Pride against the heart-wrenching autobiographical discussion of homophobia following the Stonewall uprising & throughout the AIDS crisis in “Finding Batman” that I can’t help but betray my lack of surprise at being disappointed by being genuinely irritated with it. It’s only highlighted by the fact that “Up at Bat” talks about what the Trans community is still fighting against which, evidently, the writer of “Super Pride” seems to believe ended ‘decades ago’.
That being said, I didn’t come into this expecting better than that, because first & foremost DC as a company (which is to say, not the individual artists and writers making these particular comics overall) is selling Pride, not celebrating it — there’s something so stark, however, about propping up the absolutely toothless way “Super Pride” presents Pride against the heart-wrenching autobiographical discussion of homophobia following the Stonewall uprising & throughout the AIDS crisis in “Finding Batman” that I can’t help but betray my lack of surprise at being disappointed by being genuinely irritated with it. It’s only highlighted by the fact that “Up at Bat” talks about what the Trans community is still fighting against which, evidently, the writer of “Super Pride” seems to believe ended ‘decades ago’.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Terminal illness
Moderate: Biphobia, Death of parent, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, and Alcoholism
Minor: Alcoholism, Transphobia, War, and Blood
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