Scan barcode
kavinay's review against another edition
5.0
Everyone thinks The Watchmen or The Dark Knight Returns are subversive deconstructions of the superhero genre. Frankly, neither holds a candle to John Ridley's masterful approach to setting golden and now silver-age characters in a world that isn't colourblind. Stunning stuff, both for how topical it is in an era of racist pushback but also for how it inevitably calls out how comics are rarely ever "woke" in any meaningful sense.
jhstack's review against another edition
3.0
I appreciate original superheroes and the 1960s/70s social commentary, but I'm a little mixed on how everything comes together. And I didn't quite connect with the key heroes, so that's a nitpick. (e-galley from NetGalley)
trike's review against another edition
5.0
This was godamned great. It is an absolute home run in every level: writing, art, characterization, dialogue, action, evoking an era (1972), commentary on American society... just perfect.
Rarely do we get a superhero comic that so deftly examines the gray areas of life and the immense difficulty a person has navigating between extreme ideals, but this does it expertly. Astonishingly impressive.
Rarely do we get a superhero comic that so deftly examines the gray areas of life and the immense difficulty a person has navigating between extreme ideals, but this does it expertly. Astonishingly impressive.
More...