Mother Panic Vol. 1: A Work in Progress (Young Animal)
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (534 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1401271111 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
No one would ever suspect that this tabloid-fodder wild child has a secret hidden beneath her spoiled heiress exterior—a secret that has driven her to become the terrifying force of vengeance against her privileged peers known as Mother Panic! But even as Violet launches her all-out assault on the rich and twisted, her shaky allies threaten to betray her, and every one of Gotham’s guardians—from Batwoman to the Dark Knight himself—is hot on her trail. As part of the new DC’s Young Animal imprint, a bold new take on the world of the Batman comes from write
. 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
"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 stereotypic. Theres A New Vigilante in Gotham 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.. It's like if Terrence Malick made a Batman story with an angry Gilmore Girl Adam Adiment 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
“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.” —BOOKLIST“Houser’s dialogue and characters are superb. 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 psychedel