Sunday, January 13, 2019

Book review: Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars

Trish Trash #1: Rollergirl of MarsTrish Trash #1: Rollergirl of Mars by Jessica Abel
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Picked this up of my comic book store's 75%-off table for its cover: brown girl protagonist, good art, roller derby! Now I'll be getting the next two volumes to find out how the story all comes out.

Credible headstrong teenage character, beautiful Martian setting, future with socio-political issues and aliens folded in are all very much in the vein of the SF I read (Chip Delany, say), while the art reminds me a little of Los Bros Hernandez's Love and Rockets (also with futuristic settings in parts) and a little of Alison Bechdel's Dykes to Watch Out For. It also hit my target as a book I'd gladly give to my niece who is about to turn ten, either for her current enjoyment or to sit on her shelf until it appeals to her. A girl needs a good library of feminist science fiction, books, movies, and graphic novels, in my auntly opinion.


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