Too Many Pages For Too Little Story
Written by: Stephanie Williams
Art by: Alitha Martinez, Mark Morales, John Livesay,
Colors by: Alex Guimáraes
Letters by: Becca Carey
Cover art by: Khary Randolph, Emilio Lopez
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: June 7, 2022
Art by: Alitha Martinez, Mark Morales, John Livesay,
Colors by: Alex Guimáraes
Letters by: Becca Carey
Cover art by: Khary Randolph, Emilio Lopez
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: June 7, 2022
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Nubia: Queen of the Amazons #1 begins a coronation world tour for the new queen as Nubia seeks to establish a more active role for the Amazons within the world of Man. Unfortunately, a villainous presence covets something near to Nubia's heart.
Nubia: Queen of the Amazons #1 begins a coronation world tour for the new queen as Nubia seeks to establish a more active role for the Amazons within the world of Man. Unfortunately, a villainous presence covets something near to Nubia's heart.
Was It Good?
Nubia: Queen of the Amazons #1 is the latest attempt by DC to elevate Nubia as a prominent force among the heroes of DC proper with a story showing Themyscira has much to offer the world. This series follows directly after the horrendous Trial of the Amazons event but before the Justice League dies in Justice League #75. Compared to most Wonder Woman titles over the past year, the quality in this issue is on par with the rest.
The highlight of this issue is its central premise. Nubia and a contingent of Amazons from all tribes take a floating island(?) to a first stop to visit the Justice League. There, the Amazons develop cordial relationships with members of the League and make plans to visit areas of the world on their magic flying island to lend support for assorted social causes. The floating island's first stop is in Brazil where they join the Esquecida to protest the abuse of the rainforest. Meanwhile, a deadly figure recognizes a special pendant Nubia is wearing on news reports and arranges an ambush in Brazil to steal it.
Nubia: Queen of the Amazons #1 is the latest attempt by DC to elevate Nubia as a prominent force among the heroes of DC proper with a story showing Themyscira has much to offer the world. This series follows directly after the horrendous Trial of the Amazons event but before the Justice League dies in Justice League #75. Compared to most Wonder Woman titles over the past year, the quality in this issue is on par with the rest.
The highlight of this issue is its central premise. Nubia and a contingent of Amazons from all tribes take a floating island(?) to a first stop to visit the Justice League. There, the Amazons develop cordial relationships with members of the League and make plans to visit areas of the world on their magic flying island to lend support for assorted social causes. The floating island's first stop is in Brazil where they join the Esquecida to protest the abuse of the rainforest. Meanwhile, a deadly figure recognizes a special pendant Nubia is wearing on news reports and arranges an ambush in Brazil to steal it.
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There's too much power, skill, and ability sitting among the assorted tribes of the Amazons to keep them secluded from the rest of the world. Stepping out from the seclusion of Paradise Island is a bold step and one that could have potential benefits for DC moving forward. The story is straightforward, and Williams peppers in a solid amount of curiosity to wonder who's behind the ambush and why they want the pendant.
The down points of this issue are nearly everything else. The art is flat and uninspired, and the dialog is clunky-to-awful in several spots. Despite the premise acting as the highlight, its execution is arguably its biggest down point because of all the wasted space with scenes that have nothing to do with the plot.
Almost a full third of this issue has a collection of disparate scenes between Amazons on Themysicira chatting about their feelings and emotionally validating each other, Amazons that aren't going on the trip and are not associated with the main plot. At least three pages are taken up with Amazons talking with each other about their hopes, fears, and uncertainty about the future. You could say these pages are Williams' way of setting the tone and introducing foreshadowing, but it comes off as pointless fluff. The waste repeats again when Nubia arrives at JL HQ and her team carries on a pointless conversation between irrelevant characters that have no bearing on the plot.
If you strip out the superfluous noise, the meat of the story takes up eight pages, so you're effectively paying the full issue price for the equivalent of a backup story. Keep this in mind when considering a purchase.
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Bits and Pieces:
Nubia: Queen of the Amazons #1 starts off the series with an interesting premise that has far-reaching potential for DC. Unfortunately, the lackluster art, clunky dialog, and massive amount of unnecessary scenes that have no bearing on the plot bring a full issue down to a barely passable backup story.
Bits and Pieces:
Nubia: Queen of the Amazons #1 starts off the series with an interesting premise that has far-reaching potential for DC. Unfortunately, the lackluster art, clunky dialog, and massive amount of unnecessary scenes that have no bearing on the plot bring a full issue down to a barely passable backup story.
6/10
Damn, Nubia just can't get a good run?
ReplyDeletevery true - i had high hopes after Future State, but it hasn't been good
DeleteThe highlight of this issue is its central premise.Nubia and a contingent of Amazons from all tribes take a floating island(?) to a first stop to visit the Justice League.
ReplyDeleteThere, the Amazons develop cordial relationships with members of the League and make plans to visit areas of the world on their magic flying island to lend support for assorted social causes.
The floating island's first stop is in Brazil where they join the Esquecida to protest the abuse of the rainforest. Meanwhile, a deadly figure recognizes a special pendant Nubia is wearing on news reports and arranges an ambush in Brazil to steal it.
There's too much power, skill, and ability sitting among the assorted tribes of the Amazons to keep them secluded from the rest of the world.
Stepping out from the seclusion of Paradise Island is a bold step and one that could have potential benefits for DC moving forward.The story is straightforward, and Williams peppers in a solid amount of curiosity to wonder who's behind the ambush and why they want the pendant.
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