Mother Panic Vol. 1: A Work in Progress (Young Animal)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.30 (806 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1401271111 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Edwards is in top form; his pacing is wonderful and the action is fantastic.”—NERDIST “While there is no shortage of women heroes, there is a major shortage of woman antiheroes and MOTHER PANIC looks to fill that gap.” —NEWSARAMA “Mother Panic is a somewhat more traditional superhero story, but the psychedelic visual style and and surreal, fractured narrative give the book a flavor all its own.” —IGN . “Teens who love gritty Batman Stories will find plenty to like in this latest Gotham City Vigilante…Violet’s bitterness, long-buried secrets, and tightrope walk between bravery and recklessness make this a nice fit for fans of Greg Rucka’s Batwoman: Elegy.” —BOOKLI
As part of the new DC’s Young Animal imprint, a bold new take on the world of the Batman comes from writer Jody Houser, artists Tommy Lee Edwards and Shawn Crystal and DC’s Young Animal mastermind Gerard Way—MOTHER PANIC VOL. 1: A WORK IN PROGRESS #1-6.. Will Mother Panic continue to strike terror into her enemies’ hearts? Or will her violent quest for justice reach an equally violent end? Collects MOTHER PANIC VOL. Meet Violet Paige, a rich young celebutante with a bad attitude and a worse reputation. 1: A WORK IN PROGRESS.The shadow of the Bat f
"With special appearances by the Batman and Batwoman" according to Amazon fan. The streets of Gotham City have never been more violent, gritty and twisted thanks to MOTHER PANIC VOL:1 A WORK IN PROGRESS presented to you by the Eisner Award winning writer Gerard Way's DC imprint, YOUNG ANIMAL. The morbidly creepy Violet Page, aka Mother Panic, is famous, rich, super strong, has a high tech costume and a futuristic hover-bike. She has all of the trappings you would expect a burgeoning superhero would have, minus one thing: a stereotypical flamboyant villain. Writer Jody Houser bravely chose to forgo the arch villain archetype to focus on the real evils vexing Violet's li. "Theres A New Vigilante in Gotham" according to Carolyn Bailey. Mother Panic is a new and interesting edition to the gotham vigilante scene. She seems like half batman vigilante and half one of his rogues gallery. Eager to see want new enemies she comes to face.. Adam Adiment said It's like if Terrence Malick made a Batman story with an angry Gilmore Girl. Disclosure, I've been reading this in singles on Kindle.Mother Panic vol 1 is interesting in that it isn't well defined at all. The story line and the characters are as blurry and messy as the great illustration work by Tommy Lee Edwards. Reading this in a monthly format is certainly way more difficult than reading it one chunk. Thankfully, the book has an impressionistic / passive narrative style that is executed well enough to not be an issue. There are a lot of books that try to do stuff like this and just turn into pretentious drivel quickly.It's important too as the basic plot is rather
. Jody Houser is the creator behind the webcomic Cupcake POW! Houser has written Faith for Valiant Comics, Max Ride: Ultimate Flight and Agent May for Marvel, and Orphan Black for IDW. Houser contributed to Justice League of America: Road to Rebirth and is currently writing Mother Panic for DC. She has been a contribut