A review by unladylike
Female Furies by Cecil Castellucci

1.0

I've been trying to force myself through this awful book for about 6 months at least, but I give up. Its ham-fisted caricature of rape culture and common, insidious expressions of patriarchy are Based on True Stories but scripted with infinitely less finesse or nuance than a '90s made-for-TV reenactment drama. Once I realized that it was just this same thing, so cringily written, on every beautifully-colored page, my only motivation for continuing was to find out more about Big Barda and Scott Free's backstories. But it's just too painful to read, and there are so many well-written books and comics out there, I just can't justify spending any more time on this. I had such hopes for this title, and am saddened by its horrible execution. It feels much more like reading an old Stan Lee-style comic, where the writer just absent-mindedly fills in bubbles on pre-drawn pages based on a loose outline or overarching idea.