Ngozi Ukazu

Over the years I have read many different books with Orion at their center, and I found them uniformly dreadful. I actively dislike Jack Kirby's Fourth World in general, and I would have sneered at anyone who suggested I would one day enjoy stories about it.

Well, Ngozi Ukazu has done the impossible.

First, I enjoyed her Barda book, and now she has made the New Gods' rage-meister a relatable and sympathetic character while keeping him just as angry as ever. I went in gritting my teeth and came show more out eager to see who will be the focus of the next volume in this series.

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I loved this comic series so much. Bitty is an adorable and sweet character who grows but never stops being himself and is part of a team who wholeheartedly accepts him for who he is. Watching this group of characters Ukazu created mature as they face challenges both on and off the ice is a delight. While she doesn't shy away from some of the challenges Bitty faces as an openly gay men's hockey player, she's created a group of friends who refuse to let it get him down. A really sweet coming show more of age comic with a prominent queer romance plot that will delight readers whether they're into hockey or not. Recommended. show less

A deceptively wacky Freaky Friday body-swap comic, with a lot that is very funny—all the characters have the jokes, and the low-key fact that something on this level of insane apparently happens every year at this school was hilarious—but a lot more that is very emotionally resonant. Ultimately it has a message of self-acceptance, of self-love, in defiance of the beauty standards (more specifically, the misogyny and racism) of western society, that feels deeply personal. Very likely to show more make you cry. show less

A nice retelling of the start of the Big Barda and Mister Miracle saga that stays fairly true to the traditional DC Universe, unlike the morose reimagining from this same imprint just a couple years ago: Mister Miracle: The Great Escape.

Ngozi Ukazu tells a story of love and friendship so affecting it actually caused me to forget for a few minutes how much I hate Jack Kirby's Fourth World mythology. I even find myself hoping she does a follow-up, seeing as how she left the door wide open for show more a sequel. show less