Buzzword Readathon #7

This comic was a pleasant surprise after seeing so many 1 and 2-star reviews. It reminds me a bit of The Authority (one of my favourite teams) but with younger characters and the waaayyyy more explicit politics. 

I'll admit, the plot and characters took a couple issues for me to get used to as you're just thrown into a situation and have to pick up everything along the way, but by the time the volume was finished I found myself really invested in what was happening. This is a comic that weaves its politics into its plot and characters in a way I found pretty seamless. 

The titular team are so diverse and wonderful, and I just loved them all. Virtue is a sapphic black woman who can "ride" emotions; Tremor is an asexual Indian woman with the ability to create vibrations, and therefore things like earthquakes; Katharsis is a Laotian immigrant with artificial wings; Mouse is a former street kid with the ability to talk to and control rats; Burden has unclear, MCU!Scarlet Witch-esque powers that made him think he was possessed by the devil; and Vengeance Moth is a wheelchair user who can become a giant green moth-thing. 

Something that reminded me a lot of The Authority while reading this is the complex moral code all the main characters have. While they're not villains, or even anti-heroes really, they also ultimately aren't afraid of having a bit of collateral damage if it means saving the day. 

If you're looking for a fun, well-written and well-drawn comic with lots of political overtones then this is definitely one you should check out.