Reviewed by inlibrisveritas on
I really love the direction and tone of Generation Why, giving Kamala a chance to not only blossom as a superhero and learn to accept help when needed, but also a chance to speak for her generation. In this issue we see Kamala grapple even more with her normal life and her superhero life. It’s refreshing to see a hero going this this struggle. So many of the older heroes have already learned to merge their two lives, or have somewhat successfully adapted each to co-exist without too much cross-over and so we miss out on a lot of the panic that comes from trying to figure out how to sneak out and change clothes without getting caught. There is a lot of talk about how generations view each other in this as well, and really hits home the way a lot of people in older generations view those younger than them. I’m on the tail end of one generation and at the beginning of the “millennials”, so a lot of this really resonates with the things I hear more often than I should. We see kids struggling to overcome the stereotypes of being glued to their phones or lazy. But one of my favorite things about this volume was the Wolverine/Ms. Marvel team up. I need more of this pair in my life, and that section alone was worth the money i paid for this. I think I forced every single page of that section in my boyfriend’s face so he would understand why I was laughing so much.
The art is still not my favorite, but I do kind of like it. It’s not as neat as I’m partial to, but I like the emotion it gets across and it kind of drives home some of the funnier panels, and it works well with Kamala’s elastic powers.
I can’t wait to read Volume 3. Crushed! This is such an awesome series so far.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 25 July, 2016: Finished reading
- 25 July, 2016: Reviewed