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james_desantis 's review for:
The American Way: Those Above and Those Below
by John Ridley
Well damn I loved this. I guess I gotta go back and read the original.
So this is a story about the 70's where superheroes are dealing with a lot of political issues. It's really about three main characters. Amber, who is basically a terrorist in ways, a liberator you could say, of trying to show the government can't keep her and her people down. Ole Miss is a southern person who is running for political nature. Mostly deals with the "white is right" or "southern pride" thing going on. Last is Jason, who is basically a black captain america type character. All of them collide at points but the main central story revolves around the three and the issues from race, to violence, to other terrible things around them.
Good: Loved the themes here. It does talk about issues back in the 70's, and sure some changed, but some still very much real in this day and age. The fights are brutal, never flashy, and people die without much warning. There's very little plot armor here. The look into the political nature of things is great, I also thought the themes of loss, and rebelling, and of course death all work well. The art is really solid as well.
Bad: I thought it wrapped up too quickly. I'd taken another issue or two.
overall loved it. Political stories aren't for everyone. Sometimes I feel they try to hard or fall flat but this one hit all the marks. I gotta go read the first right away. A 4.5 out of 5.
So this is a story about the 70's where superheroes are dealing with a lot of political issues. It's really about three main characters. Amber, who is basically a terrorist in ways, a liberator you could say, of trying to show the government can't keep her and her people down. Ole Miss is a southern person who is running for political nature. Mostly deals with the "white is right" or "southern pride" thing going on. Last is Jason, who is basically a black captain america type character. All of them collide at points but the main central story revolves around the three and the issues from race, to violence, to other terrible things around them.
Good: Loved the themes here. It does talk about issues back in the 70's, and sure some changed, but some still very much real in this day and age. The fights are brutal, never flashy, and people die without much warning. There's very little plot armor here. The look into the political nature of things is great, I also thought the themes of loss, and rebelling, and of course death all work well. The art is really solid as well.
Bad: I thought it wrapped up too quickly. I'd taken another issue or two.
overall loved it. Political stories aren't for everyone. Sometimes I feel they try to hard or fall flat but this one hit all the marks. I gotta go read the first right away. A 4.5 out of 5.