Book Review: Zodiac Starforce Vol 1: By the Power of Astra
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Kim: "Why couldn't it have been something cool, like a Sasquatch or a Chupacabra or something?"
Molly: "Maybe next time we're outnumbered and about to be killed, it will be by a more obscure monster..."
So, mixed feelings... On one hand, the art is a treasure. It's vibrant and expressive and it flows and the color-schemes are completely appropriate. Just beautiful. Paulina Ganucheau is responsible for the cover as well as all the panel-art. I love finding new artists to watch!
However, I've read/watched this story before. The premise is similar to a Sailor Moon/She-Ra/Steven Universe-type-thing. These girls (high-school/college-age) have been gifted with powers from a goddess so they can stop this evil lady named Cimmeria that they had banished to another dimension a couple of years earlier before falling out of touch.
It's not bad, and I don't know if the story gets more creative down the line, but if you're into things like the above-mentioned shows or even: My Little Pony, or the Lumberjanes comics, you've already seen what I thought this comic would be. Again, it's not bad, just not very new, story-wise.
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