Bitch Planet Volume 1: Extraordinary Machine by Kelly Sue DeConnick

Bitch Planet Volume 1: Extraordinary Machine

by Kelly Sue DeConnick

“...one of themost unique and subversive artifacts of pop culture in recent memory.” -Salon.com

"Seldom do comics burstonto the scene and shatter our worldview by being entirely poignant, raw, andcaptivating - but then, most comics aren't Bitch Panet." -Entertainment Weekly

EisnerAward-nominated writer Kelly Sue DeConnick (Pretty Deadly, CaptainMarvel) and Valentine De Landro (X-Factor) team up to bring you thepremiere volume of Bitch Planet, a deliciously vicious riff onwomen-in-prison sci-fi exploitation.

Ina future just a few years down the road in the wrong direction, a woman'sfailure to comply with her patriarchal overlords will result in exile to themeanest penal planet in the galaxy. When the newest crop of fresh femmes arrive,can they work together to stay alive or will hidden agendas, crooked guards, andthe deadliest sport on (or off!) Earth take them to theirmaker?

Reviewed by Heather on

3 of 5 stars

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Are you a compliant woman?  Do you do everything the men in your life want you to do?  Are you skinny and attractive?

If not you might be sent to the Auxilary Compliance Outpost - otherwise known as Bitch Planet.

This volume covers the first 5 issues of Bitch Planet.  A new group of women have been sent to the planet, including a former athlete named Kamau Kogo.  On Earth there is a very important sporting competition called the Duemila or Megaton.  The producers want to put together an all-female team from Bitch Planet for the entertainment of the male spectators.  They chose Kamau to lead it.  The women agree to do it, not like they really have a choice, because they have a plan to take down the event from the inside.

 
I particularly like the end of each issue. There is a page of advertisements that make fun of the ads that you see in the back of comics.



The story is ongoing so I'm interested to see what happens when the next volume comes out.

 This review was originally posted on Based On A True Story

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