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A review by kathy_reads
My Riot by Rick Spears
5.0
"No, I'm not rich. No, I'm not famous. I'm not a lot of things. But I'm happy."
A comic set in the 90's about three girls that form a rock band against society's expectations of what it means to be a young woman coming of age in the modern world.
This was a really nice read! The main character Val starts with ballet as a hobby, but she isn't happy with that anymore. Everybody is just complaining about her body and commenting on her weight, forcing her to lose more weight so she can get the lead role in the next big dance thing. Forcing her to start smoking so she won't feel hungry etc. And one day it's enough for her and she tells everybody off and finds a whole new path herself.
Her new best friend is totally different to everyone she was ever friends with. (And I love how they made her plus size, and it's not an issue in the story at all!)
The art style is very nice and the story overall very detailed and not confusing like a lot of other comics I've been reading recently
A comic set in the 90's about three girls that form a rock band against society's expectations of what it means to be a young woman coming of age in the modern world.
This was a really nice read! The main character Val starts with ballet as a hobby, but she isn't happy with that anymore. Everybody is just complaining about her body and commenting on her weight, forcing her to lose more weight so she can get the lead role in the next big dance thing. Forcing her to start smoking so she won't feel hungry etc. And one day it's enough for her and she tells everybody off and finds a whole new path herself.
Her new best friend is totally different to everyone she was ever friends with. (And I love how they made her plus size, and it's not an issue in the story at all!)
The art style is very nice and the story overall very detailed and not confusing like a lot of other comics I've been reading recently