The douchey land developer is totally the type of dude to put a house on a sacred burial ground like in Poltergeist. Also, I thought we were done with her boyfriend? However, I do think he has a good point when he mentions that superheroes rarely ask for the help of the little people to see if there’s another solution than just causing chaos and destruction.

I think the Aero arc took a great turn because honestly I think she was too badass for that boyfriend of hers anyways. Specifically regarding the Aero/Wave story, I understand that publishing-wise it makes sense to push the reader to read more comics featuring the same characters, but: 
1. These are new characters that technically are already following after the events of one comic run (which was a part of what was essentially Marvel cross pollinating all their works to sell more comics)
And 2. Now you’re telling the reader to hop onto ANOTHER team-up story when the focus of the current story was dealing with the after effects of the previous story. 
Personally think this is a bit excessive considering you’re trying to establish these characters on their own but oh well. 

While I do enjoy seeing our Aero interact with the wonders of technology whilst in battle (especially because her mom was very Asian auntie), I thought the secondary story with Wave could have done away with ‘she stole my lover’ bit and focused on the war with Atlantis.

 

"I'm here to learn what it means to be Filipino, but somehow I've only become more American" 

 

Reading this really makes me appreciate the fact that my parents (a mixed-race marriage btw) and my grandmother chose to raise me differently than what is traditional Filipino values. This book was equal parts frustrating (the unacceptable bluntness/rudeness, the acceptance of misogyny with AAPI men, general racism, etc.) and reflective (a look into the country’s somewhat Caste-like system due to skin tone,  the blessing and curse of being a ‘model minority,’ discussing the tomfoolery that is the American Immigration System, etc.) with parts that really hit close to home in terms of my experience growing up (mainly toxic extended family dynamics). I think anyone who is of Filipino descent should read this book, especially if you are trying to unlearn the hurtful behavior that’s passed down generation to generation. If anything, this book reassured me that my stance against the ‘Blood Is Thicker Than Water’ mentality is completely valid. 

I do really like that they coordinated some thematic elements between the two segments because I feel like that really makes a difference when I comes to having the extra storyline. Loved the magical girl aspect in the main Aero storyline. Second storyline reminded me of why I think Wave’s little water wings are a bad costume design and hope they get rid of them in the future.

Geeze talk about a cliffhanger for both segments! 

Again, the artwork is so gorgeous that I would absolutely want some as art in my house. I’m glad that they’re moving the story along in a natural pace with both aspects and think they’ve got 2 strong arcs going on.

This is a great start to the series. I got a good glimpse of Aero and her balancing act of personal and superhero lives in the main story. I got a good introduction to Wave and her friendship with Aero without feeling the need to go back and read the War of the Worlds New Agents of Atlas run (which I’ve already read) in order to get the complete story. But most importantly, I love the anime/manga style artwork that the main Aero story has because it is just so beautiful. I can’t wait to read more of this series.

This book is very eye-opening and can resonate with readers regardless of whether you have children (at the time of this review I currently have no children, but I am a happy dog mom). It really makes you think about the many facets of the definition of 'motherhood' while addressing the unfair stress that fathers do not seem to face nearly as much as mothers do, the harsh punishment that mothers of color face as opposed to white mothers, and scratching the surface of the beginnings of childhood trauma from multiple perspectives. The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is because of its bleakness, and as someone who is hoping to experience motherhood soon there are a lot of parts that a disheartening when there is no such thing as a 'perfect parent.' 

It really is a shame that his acting career didn't take off more since his story really felt like what would be considered 'the obsessed artist' type fictional film. I very much enjoyed his narration and would love to hear more books narrated by him or hearing him in voice acting roles.