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Changing the world with sequential punching
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“Sequential punching” being my new favourite term for comic books.
I’ve been meaning to write about La Muse for a few weeks now. I’ll freely admit that I’m not anywhere near as much of a comics expert as some of my friends, but the basic premise – a near-omnipotent person sets out to try and change the world in genuinely radical political and social ways – strikes me as being a wonderful combination: unique, but compellingly simple in its obviousness. Susan, the aforementioned god-figure, is a likeable hero: approachable, effusive, sharply media-savvy and possessed of a keen eye for injustice. She’s not perfect, either, as her occasional bouts of righteous anger lead her to actions that even she regards as over-the-top (e.g. when she atomises three neo-Nazi skinheads), and one chapter sees her struggling with the loss of her powers.
The art is quite nice as well, which I hear some circles also consider relevant to comics. Ka-POW!
La Muse isn’t perfect, of course. » Read the rest of this entry «