A review by luly_sc
Jem and the Holograms #9 by Kelly Thompson, Emma Vieceli

5.0

The plot thickens! This is probably one of my favorite issues so far! There's character development, relationship development and unpredictable twists and turns (too soon? :'( ). I have to say, the duality between Jem and Jerrica always distracted me from the fact that there's also a sort of duality between Jerrica/Jem and Phyllis/Pizzazz, but here I think it shows more clearly. The character exploration of Jerrica is sort of mirrored by an exploration for Pizzazz and we can see here how that creates a conflict in the Misfits, as it also is kind of creating a conflict for the Holograms, step by step. I understand it must be difficult to juggle with so many character paths, choices and conflicts, but this adaptation is doing a great job at it.