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Creative Team:
Multiple women came together to create this beautiful collection of badass stories: Angelique Roche, Gail Simone, Lydia Rasero, Triona Farrell, Sarah Rees Brennan, Arielle Jovellanos, Brittany Peer, Erica Schultz, Giada Belviso, Giada Marchisio, Nao Fuji, Celeste Bronfman, Leila Leiz, Ceci De La Cruz, Carmen Carnero, Rachelle Rosenberg, Jan Bazaldua, Sonia Oback, Elena Casagrande, Jordie Bellaire, Zu Orzu, VC’s Ariana Maher, and more.
Women of Marvel #1
As we wrap up Women’s History month, a few of the women of Nerd Initiative got together to review this amazing anthology of female empowering superhero stories. There are 6 different stories in all.
Each unique, beautiful, and inspiring. Stories that won’t just inspire you, but will also make you laugh. And whether you’re a Marvel comic fan, a Marvel movie fan, or both, you’ll catch yourself saying, “I understood that reference.”
Review by Megan AKA ganstermegan
This comic is easily the most fun I’ve had while reading a comic in a long time. Nothing against others I’ve read, but this had everything I love in it. It has Scarlet Witch showing vulnerability, Black Widow having a genuine friendship, Squirrel Girl doing her thing, and more.
Most of all, I loved seeing the Marvel heroines working together side by side. It’s something that makes me very grateful for Marvel’s fight for inclusion in their comics. You have these badass women heroes, showing mutual respect towards one another. What more could you ask for? Women of Marvel is beautifully made, with vibrant colors and different styles for each story within the comic. That might be my favorite part: how each story is drawn in a different style that matches the character, and the story, in such a perfect way.
All in all, I’d give this a 10. If I could give it an 11, I would but 10 will do nicely.
Review by Janelle Holland
With it being Women’s History Month, I have the honor to join Lauren and Megan to talk about Women of Marvel. Overall, each story gives a unique taste to each of the women highlighted. The first story centers around Namor and Sue Storm, from the Fantastic Four.
I was excited to see a different art style. It has the throwback art of how comics used to look. While Namor “encourages” Sue to be his wife, an alien appears, who seems to be causing havoc. My favorite part is when the alien, The Mitigator, gets an unexpected reaction to taking women out of existence.
The second story centers around Scarlet Witch, and Darcy! Wanda is in her own little universe, in an attempt to find some peace. Wanda calls it her own “web of reality.” A spell that she cast, in order to hide. Darcy brings cookies, for Wanda to enjoy.
However, what looks like a sweet gesture, is not exactly as it seems. The art in this story was different, it has more of an edge, and it’s really deep in the color pallet.
In the third story, Black Widow is on a mission. She has many acrobatic moves that she uses, in order to get past laser beams. When she finally gets through, she sees James “Buchanan” Barnes AKA Bucky. Natasha was helping out a friend, but the help he needed was not what the audience expects.
After a recap of the origin of Monet St. Croix, we get to the fifth story, centered around Squirrel girl. This story is short and sweet, and showcases Squirrel Girl’s connection to animals.
Finally, the last story is about Julia Carpenter. She can see all realities, even though she is blind. When her kidnapper, Mister Negative, demands for her to show him the future, she has a different kind of premonition than he wanted. One involving many Women of Marvel.
Overall, this comic was great. So many diverse characters as well as some of my favorites. I’m hoping that the second issue will bring more women to the forefront, so that many people can read about their stories. Each woman is amazing at fighting crime, and working together.
I give this a 9/10.
Review by Lauren AKA LaurenHoppyGeek
There’s not too much I can say that Megan and Janelle haven’t touched on, but this was a hell of a lot of fun to read. Kicking off with the old school art in the first story and then slowly transitioning to a gorgeous collaboration of detailed and badass women was the perfect way to jump into this anthology. So often female empowering stories are (incorrectly) deemed as “man hating.” This story literally did the opposite, and it had you laughing throughout.
Then we see Darcy, a beloved character in the MCU brought to life by Kat Dennings. While I don’t want to spoil that story, I will say the morale of it was something similar to what was said in Adventures in Babysitting: Don’t **** with Scarlet Witch. As we transition to Black Widow the art just continues to flow and look absolutely beautiful. Natasha ballet dances her way around a room while dodging freakin laser beams, all for an adorable ending.
The last three stories go into Squirrel Girl, the origin and tragic story of Monet St. Croix and wrap up with Julie Carpenter showing that the future is female.
The last page gives some bad ass female superhero recommendations including, Weapon X-Men with Jane Howlett. Personally, I am loving that story and can’t recommend it enough.
