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A review by thereadingwren
The Pride Omnibus by Joe Glass
3.0
This was really great but I sadly have to deduct a star for the constant art changes. Every single issue had a different artist, until the second volume I think had the same artist. But it was so difficult to figure out who was who sometimes as the art changed so drastically. The changes really pulled me out of the story and kind of ruined some of the experience for me.
I do adore these characters, Wolf and Frost are my favourites, and I love what they represent. As a queer person it's always great to see queer representation, especially in superhero roles. I loved that the team fought for LGBTQIA+ people and really taught a bunch of lessons along the way.
The representation was a little lopsided. There were FIVE gay men characters (one is HIV positive), one pansexual drag queen, one lesbian, and one trans woman. It's really outnumbered here, which they do bring up and try and recruit more diverse heroes but that felt a little weird. It did feel like ticking off queer bingo.
I gotta say, as a nonbinary asexual person I'm a little offended by the rep. The only non-binary character is a literal alien. The only asexual character is depicted more alien-like than human, lives alone on the moon, and speaks in a very robotic way. This is the harmful stereotype, especially when these characters are only background characters.
I do love the plot and the mini stories and the characters and their relationships. It's a great comic series if you can handle art changes.
I do adore these characters, Wolf and Frost are my favourites, and I love what they represent. As a queer person it's always great to see queer representation, especially in superhero roles. I loved that the team fought for LGBTQIA+ people and really taught a bunch of lessons along the way.
The representation was a little lopsided. There were FIVE gay men characters (one is HIV positive), one pansexual drag queen, one lesbian, and one trans woman. It's really outnumbered here, which they do bring up and try and recruit more diverse heroes but that felt a little weird. It did feel like ticking off queer bingo.
I gotta say, as a nonbinary asexual person I'm a little offended by the rep. The only non-binary character is a literal alien. The only asexual character is depicted more alien-like than human, lives alone on the moon, and speaks in a very robotic way. This is the harmful stereotype, especially when these characters are only background characters.
I do love the plot and the mini stories and the characters and their relationships. It's a great comic series if you can handle art changes.