Bitch Planet #1 (2014)

Cover:

Well that’s rude!  The comic is giving me double middle finger at me!

Plot:

Welcome to Bitch Planet!  This is where all female criminals go!  Shenanigans will ensue here.

Writing:

Grindhouse + Religious Symbolism + Blacksploitation + Commentary on Prison Systems = Deep & Complex

Our Hero:

It’s Misty Lee!

Our Villain:

Err…religion?  Government?  I dunno.

Our Side Characters:

I guess… I guess these people count as “characters” in looses sense of the word.

Action:

Lots of people getting beaten up by clubs!

Dialogue:

It’s dialogue!  That’s all I remember about it.

Art:

If Michael Walsh & David Aja’s artwork had a baby, this would be it.

Most Memorable Moment:

Huh, a pink dominatrix hologram with a nun’s habit and a corset asking for a woman to confess her sins.  Ever get the feeling this comic is weird?

Final Page:

When people die, the colors they turn black & white & gray like an old film strip.

What We Should Take from This Comic:

Religion & government are bad or make for sucky combination?  I don’t know, you tell me people.

What We Do Take From This Comic:

The future sucks just like every single future depiction in media.

Yay or Nay?

Mmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh……….