Review: Glamorella’s Daughter

Lucas Fashina

4 years ago

Story Thus Far:

Glamorella’s Daughter centers on an African American superhero, and her daughter Comet. Right now, it does not appear that Comet want anything to do with the Superhero life or society in general. Instead, she prefers to curl up with a good book. In the meantime, the background of the Mysterious Glamorella is used to give context to why she pushes Comet so hard to try and fit in.

Dialogue:

Purposefully Awkward, Yet efficient. The weird interaction between Glamorella and her daughter. Comet are comic book gold. You will not fall in love with the Comet character in this issue, and that was on purpose. You will get an appreciation for the difficulty that parents of children with disorders, often have. The only thing that detracts from the situation is the assistants who are used as a go between.

Art:

Interesting use of space and minute details. The visualization of Glamorella’s house and surroundings is used as a backdrop to provide significant details that shape the description of the character. But the real key was how Comet reacted to the surroundings, killer stuff well done.

Final Thoughts:

It grows on you. Initially I found several aspects to the characters annoying; however, once the background aspects are revealed I found myself more forgiving and understanding. I will note that, several African American cultural details were left out, and that is a shame. I understand why, but It could have enriched the interactions between the characters a lot better.

Note to Comic Speculators:

The big screen is ready for Cartoon content featuring children with disorders. For example, PBS has a show called “Hero Elementary” which centers on four Kid superhero characters. AJ Gadgets, one of the four, has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but his condition is depicted in subtle ways. There are two thing that make me hesitate to speculate on this title: First Literati does not have a track record of adapting anything (Yet). Second, Comet’s mannerism and even look are too similar to certain other African American characters to include the look.