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Bitch Planet (Collected Editions) #2
Bitch Planet, Vol. 2: President Bitch
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Nominee for Best Graphic Novels & Comics (2017)Eisner Award-nominated writer KELLY SUE DeCONNICK (PRETTY DEADLY, Captain Marvel) and VALENTINE DE LANDRO (X-Factor) follow up on the success of EXTRAORDINARY MACHINE with the second installment of their highly acclaimed and fiercely unapologetic BITCH PLANET. A few years down the road in the wrong direction, a woman's failure to comply with her patriarchal overlords results in exile to the meanest penal planet in the galaxy. But what happened on Earth that this new world order came to pass in the first place? Return to the grim corridors of Auxiliary Compliance Outpost #2, to uncover the first clues to the history of the world as we know it…and meet PRESIDENT BITCH.
This volume collects issues #6-10, a reader discussion guide and additional bonus materials.
This volume collects issues #6-10, a reader discussion guide and additional bonus materials.
144 pages, Paperback
First published June 6, 2017
About the author
Kelly Sue DeConnick
331 books2,239 followersKelly Sue DeConnick’s work spans stage, comics, film and television. Ms. DeConnick first came to prominence as a comics writer, where she is best known for reinventing the Carol Danvers as “Captain Marvel” at Marvel and for the Black Label standard-setting Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons at DC. Her independent comics Bitch Planet and Pretty Deadly (both from Image Comics) have ranked as New York Times best-sellers and been honored with Eisner Awards, British Fantasy Awards and Hugo nominations.
Ms. DeConnick’s screen work includes stints on Captain Marvel, a film that earned $1B for Disney worldwide, and 2023’s forthcoming The Marvels with Marvel Studios; in addition to having consulted on features for Skydance and ARRAY, and developed television for NBCUniversal, Legendary Entertainment and HBOMax. Her most recent stage work is the mythic spectacle AWAKENING, which opened at the Wynn Resort Las Vegas in November 2022.
Mission-driven, Ms. DeConnick is also a founding partner at Good Trouble Productions, where she has helped to produce non-fiction and educational comics including the “Hidden Voices” and “Recognized” series for NY Public Schools and Congressman John Lewis’ Run, in partnership with Abrams Comics.
In 2015, Ms. DeConnick founded the #VisibleWomen Project, whose mission is to help women and other marginalized genders find paid work in comics and its related industries. The project continues to this day and recently expanded in partnership with Dani Hedlund of Brink Literacy.
Ms. DeConnick lives in Portland, OR with her husband, writer Matt Fraction, and their two children.
Ms. DeConnick’s screen work includes stints on Captain Marvel, a film that earned $1B for Disney worldwide, and 2023’s forthcoming The Marvels with Marvel Studios; in addition to having consulted on features for Skydance and ARRAY, and developed television for NBCUniversal, Legendary Entertainment and HBOMax. Her most recent stage work is the mythic spectacle AWAKENING, which opened at the Wynn Resort Las Vegas in November 2022.
Mission-driven, Ms. DeConnick is also a founding partner at Good Trouble Productions, where she has helped to produce non-fiction and educational comics including the “Hidden Voices” and “Recognized” series for NY Public Schools and Congressman John Lewis’ Run, in partnership with Abrams Comics.
In 2015, Ms. DeConnick founded the #VisibleWomen Project, whose mission is to help women and other marginalized genders find paid work in comics and its related industries. The project continues to this day and recently expanded in partnership with Dani Hedlund of Brink Literacy.
Ms. DeConnick lives in Portland, OR with her husband, writer Matt Fraction, and their two children.
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September 10, 2022
A good second volume sees DeConnick and Landro bring together the personal objectives of a number of characters into a wider scale drama that could change Bitch Planet, or even this whole reality. Let's not kid myself... this is a feminist drama, which I'm fine with, but it has to be story first, message second for me, if I can't engage in the story, how can I get the message? The characters are evolving becoming more real, but the continual influx of new characters makes it all a bit fleeting; if you first see a character in #3 who's badly hurt in #4, why would you care.
Don't get me wrong the art is wonderful, the concepts marvellous and the character themselves great... there's just something missing, and I feel that the missing ingredient is character and story depth. But what do I know, I always struggle with works by certain comic book writers like Jonathan Hickman, Mark Waid, Neil Gaiman, and now also Kelly Sue DeConnick; it's just a tough call as there are so few women writers, so I wish I did 'get her'. 8 out of 12.
Kelly Sue in da house!
2019 read
Don't get me wrong the art is wonderful, the concepts marvellous and the character themselves great... there's just something missing, and I feel that the missing ingredient is character and story depth. But what do I know, I always struggle with works by certain comic book writers like Jonathan Hickman, Mark Waid, Neil Gaiman, and now also Kelly Sue DeConnick; it's just a tough call as there are so few women writers, so I wish I did 'get her'. 8 out of 12.
Kelly Sue in da house!
2019 read
July 26, 2017
I don't know how to review this. I always struggle with reviewing graphic novels - especially when it comes to the artwork (somehow "oh look how nice it all looks" really is not all that descriptive). But I also struggle with reviewing this in particular because I am not really sure on my thoughts at all. So, this will be a rambly kind of review where I try to sort my thoughts as I go.
First of all, I did enjoy this. But it also made me umcomfortable. But I also love the characters. But I think it is a bit on the nose maybe. But I love the underlying message of acceptance. But the optimist in me thinks it is a bit to pessimistic. But the pessimist in me thinks it is so plausible, scarily so.
The characters are what sells this book to me: all the women here are brilliant, flawed, believable characters. I adore the way they are drawn (both figuratively and literally) and how unique they feel. However, they sometimes feel to be more of a vehicle to tell this particular feminist story than completely fleshed-out characters in their own right. I kept asking myself if they would exist if they weren't needed to make particular points; if their reactions would still stay the same; if they would be fundamentally the same people.
The artwork is stunning in way that sometimes feels uncomfortable. The juxtaposition of colour works brilliantly but has at the same time an overwhelming effect. There were some stylistic choices that I found perfect: especially the use of lipstick in a way that subverts its traditional use.
I think ultimately I enjoy the big ideas and the characters and many of the style-choices a lot more than I enjoy the story. The plot is definitely the weak point here but I am interested enough to keep holding on the the ride to see where it all goes in the end.
First of all, I did enjoy this. But it also made me umcomfortable. But I also love the characters. But I think it is a bit on the nose maybe. But I love the underlying message of acceptance. But the optimist in me thinks it is a bit to pessimistic. But the pessimist in me thinks it is so plausible, scarily so.
The characters are what sells this book to me: all the women here are brilliant, flawed, believable characters. I adore the way they are drawn (both figuratively and literally) and how unique they feel. However, they sometimes feel to be more of a vehicle to tell this particular feminist story than completely fleshed-out characters in their own right. I kept asking myself if they would exist if they weren't needed to make particular points; if their reactions would still stay the same; if they would be fundamentally the same people.
The artwork is stunning in way that sometimes feels uncomfortable. The juxtaposition of colour works brilliantly but has at the same time an overwhelming effect. There were some stylistic choices that I found perfect: especially the use of lipstick in a way that subverts its traditional use.
I think ultimately I enjoy the big ideas and the characters and many of the style-choices a lot more than I enjoy the story. The plot is definitely the weak point here but I am interested enough to keep holding on the the ride to see where it all goes in the end.
June 9, 2017
Arrived - and completed - today! The intensity, devotion, and emotion. It's just all so well done. And the artwork blows my damn mind! The "advertisements" are so creative, funny, and sadly, true.
August 9, 2017
Bitch Planet is a series set in the near future when women’s rights are long gone with the end of resources like Planned Parenthood and a woman’s right to choose. Women who do not fit into society's ideal image for women--physically, emotionally, and so on--get sent to Bitch Planet, and as they say on the cover, these women are "caged and [justifiably] enraged." Men take a hit in this one, of course, but women also take their fair share of abuse, for buying into and helping reinforce societal standards.
Not much happened in the first volume except world-building, so we can see what happened on Earth to create what happens on Bitch Planet. We get to meet expected asshole creepy guys who send women away for being non-compliant with men's rules. And there aren’t any good guys, really. But it is a wild story, angry and darkly funny, about women of all shapes and sizes and colors and genders who do not fit in, do not comply, who resist. And then there is Meiko’s death, when things turn darker.
In the second volume, President Bitch, DeConnick and DeLandro surprisingly go darker and more serious, opening with the backstory about Meiko, weaving in current events with a touch of Orange is the New Black meets Handmaid’s Tale non-compliance. And violence in response to violent and restrictive patriarchy, so it’s not as if everyone will agree that this is the way to go. But there’s a lot of energy, and all the characters are interesting and flawed, so it's not just an us-them tale.
Not much happened in the first volume except world-building, so we can see what happened on Earth to create what happens on Bitch Planet. We get to meet expected asshole creepy guys who send women away for being non-compliant with men's rules. And there aren’t any good guys, really. But it is a wild story, angry and darkly funny, about women of all shapes and sizes and colors and genders who do not fit in, do not comply, who resist. And then there is Meiko’s death, when things turn darker.
In the second volume, President Bitch, DeConnick and DeLandro surprisingly go darker and more serious, opening with the backstory about Meiko, weaving in current events with a touch of Orange is the New Black meets Handmaid’s Tale non-compliance. And violence in response to violent and restrictive patriarchy, so it’s not as if everyone will agree that this is the way to go. But there’s a lot of energy, and all the characters are interesting and flawed, so it's not just an us-them tale.
December 30, 2019
I want to like this more than I actually do, especially considering there's a large portion of our population (including our president) who'd be content with society heading this direction. Part of it is probably that volume 1 came out over a year ago, but when I was reading this, I frequently wondered WTF was going on. There are a lot of characters to keep track of and they sometimes don't pop up for several issues. The art isn't really detailed enough to let the art tell the story. I didn't pick up that the other dome was full of transgenders until several issues after they were depicted in the story. Then the story seems to head in a completely unrelated direction by the end of the book. This book is starting to feel a lot like Morning Glories in that I'm not going to be able to keep this thing coherent in my head until it's all over when I can sit down and read this story from beginning to end.
Received an advanced copy from Image and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
Received an advanced copy from Image and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
August 24, 2017
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I was overjoyed to pick up with the characters in this series. This volume explained more about how Bitch Planet came to be, although there are still pieces to that puzzle missing. We catch up with the characters on Bitch Planet who are still trying to find ways to use their participation in the upcoming Megaton games as a form of rebellion. However in this issue we learn more about the horrors of male power being revered and unchecked at the costs of young girls. There are a slew of new characters being introduced but not a lot of character development to accompany them. Despite that this was was an enjoyable volume because we finally see the seeds of revolution spreading.
This is one of my favorite ongoing comics right now because it deals with identity as being a trait of who you are, rather than something that defines your humanity. The pages of these comics touch on many different kinds of diversity. There is a important scene meant to shadow the murder of Tamir Rice that was included to highlight how deadly authority can be. The ads were included at the end of some volumes to highlight the many ways that woman conform and hide while sacrificing their happiness.
We finally got to meet President Bitch who did not disappoint, demonstrating her commitment to the cause and unwavering courage. I'm excited to see how the rebellion will be rolled out in the next volume. This was a wonderful continuation of a not so unfamiliar future, and I can't wait to read more.
Reviews in Series
Bitch Planet, Vol 1: Extraordinary Machine (Bitch Planet #1-5)
I was overjoyed to pick up with the characters in this series. This volume explained more about how Bitch Planet came to be, although there are still pieces to that puzzle missing. We catch up with the characters on Bitch Planet who are still trying to find ways to use their participation in the upcoming Megaton games as a form of rebellion. However in this issue we learn more about the horrors of male power being revered and unchecked at the costs of young girls. There are a slew of new characters being introduced but not a lot of character development to accompany them. Despite that this was was an enjoyable volume because we finally see the seeds of revolution spreading.
This is one of my favorite ongoing comics right now because it deals with identity as being a trait of who you are, rather than something that defines your humanity. The pages of these comics touch on many different kinds of diversity. There is a important scene meant to shadow the murder of Tamir Rice that was included to highlight how deadly authority can be. The ads were included at the end of some volumes to highlight the many ways that woman conform and hide while sacrificing their happiness.
We finally got to meet President Bitch who did not disappoint, demonstrating her commitment to the cause and unwavering courage. I'm excited to see how the rebellion will be rolled out in the next volume. This was a wonderful continuation of a not so unfamiliar future, and I can't wait to read more.
Reviews in Series
Bitch Planet, Vol 1: Extraordinary Machine (Bitch Planet #1-5)
June 14, 2018
I enjoyed this even more than the first. There are some interesting new developments on Bitch Planet. We get to know a few of the characters back stories. Some twists in the story are revealed. The characters are great. You can’t help but to cheer them on.
The artwork is wonderful and the full page ads return but this time they are advertising products for Non-Compliant women. I was really sad to realize there isn’t another book for me to check out and I hope the author continues with them.
Content Warnings:
The artwork is wonderful and the full page ads return but this time they are advertising products for Non-Compliant women. I was really sad to realize there isn’t another book for me to check out and I hope the author continues with them.
Content Warnings:
June 10, 2018
There's a lot to love in this, not even scratching the surface of the deep, deep sarcasm and rage-filled need to break out of the whole cultural slavery of the thing.
I mean, let's face it, the artwork isn't good UNLESS you're aware of the horribly patriarchal men's club nonsense of the whole '70's comic era and how this particular comic glorifies it even as it flips the whole thing on its head. And then there's the blatant nudity with real bodies instead of pinups. And let's not ignore the fact that every woman here has a real story and real emotions and hardly any of them can be put safely in any box without invalidating everything they are.
And that's why it's freaking fantastic to have them all imprisoned.
And, of course, REVOLTING.
Vol 2 can't be read on its own and I'm pretty sure no one is going to try. The stories flow naturally from the original and the real kicker is always going to be how close some families come to true happiness... and how awful and disgusting and injust the actions of anyone with just a tad bit more power differential are able to ruin everything. Not just brutal rapes, but the complete destruction of identity, hope, and sometimes, sanity.
To say I feel for this comic is putting it mildly. I want to revolt along with everyone else here. Who gives a flying f*** if I'm some middle-aged white dude? Everyone deserves respect. I don't care who you are. If you're not wearing your subversive lipstick, then I'll get you some. :)
This one's up for '18 Hugo for the best graphic novel. It's fantastic, but I've still got my heart set on another. That's NOT to say this isn't a globally kick-ass title that should ever be missed! It rocks. Hard. :)
I mean, let's face it, the artwork isn't good UNLESS you're aware of the horribly patriarchal men's club nonsense of the whole '70's comic era and how this particular comic glorifies it even as it flips the whole thing on its head. And then there's the blatant nudity with real bodies instead of pinups. And let's not ignore the fact that every woman here has a real story and real emotions and hardly any of them can be put safely in any box without invalidating everything they are.
And that's why it's freaking fantastic to have them all imprisoned.
And, of course, REVOLTING.
Vol 2 can't be read on its own and I'm pretty sure no one is going to try. The stories flow naturally from the original and the real kicker is always going to be how close some families come to true happiness... and how awful and disgusting and injust the actions of anyone with just a tad bit more power differential are able to ruin everything. Not just brutal rapes, but the complete destruction of identity, hope, and sometimes, sanity.
To say I feel for this comic is putting it mildly. I want to revolt along with everyone else here. Who gives a flying f*** if I'm some middle-aged white dude? Everyone deserves respect. I don't care who you are. If you're not wearing your subversive lipstick, then I'll get you some. :)
This one's up for '18 Hugo for the best graphic novel. It's fantastic, but I've still got my heart set on another. That's NOT to say this isn't a globally kick-ass title that should ever be missed! It rocks. Hard. :)
June 13, 2017
Much better than the first volume imo.
July 4, 2022
A 2018 Hugo nominee for Best Graphic Story
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This series is a weird reading experience.
There’s still not that much actual plot. But there’s a lot going on nonetheless. Because characters, characters, characters and subtext and worldbuilding and oh all the details.
All these strong female characters in this world where women get imprisoned for being strong and independent. For being non-compliant. Oh the rage! It’s time for a revolution!
The artwork isn’t exactly pretty, but it's got style.
Like I said already in my review to Volume 1, I think this graphic novel is done with a lot of love. And it shows.
Will it take home the Hugo? Likely not. The main story is just too thin at this point.
Would I recommend it? It really depends on who‘s asking. But it doesn’t hurt to give it a try, does it!?
Will I pick up the next volume? Definitely! This is just pushing all the right buttons for me.
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Best Novel
• The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi (Tor)
• New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit)
• Provenance by Ann Leckie (Orbit)
• Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)
• Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty (Orbit)
• The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)
Best Novella
• All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)
• And Then There Were (N-One) by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny, March/April 2017)
• Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com Publishing)
• The Black Tides of Heaven by JY Yang (Tor.com Publishing)
• Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
• River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey (Tor.com Publishing)
Best Novelette
• Children of Thorns, Children of Water by Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny, July-August 2017)
• Extracurricular Activities by Yoon Ha Lee (Tor.com, February 15, 2017)
• The Secret Life of Bots by Suzanne Palmer (Clarkesworld, September 2017)
• A Series of Steaks by Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Clarkesworld, January 2017)
• Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time by K.M. Szpara (Uncanny, May/June 2017)
• Wind Will Rove by Sarah Pinsker (Asimov’s, September/October 2017)
Best Short Story
• Carnival Nine by Caroline M. Yoachim (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, May 2017)
• Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand by Fran Wilde (Uncanny, September 2017)
• Fandom for Robots by Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Uncanny, September/October 2017)
• The Martian Obelisk by Linda Nagata (Tor.com, July 19, 2017)
• Sun, Moon, Dust by Ursula Vernon, (Uncanny, May/June 2017) by Ursula Vernon, (Uncanny, May/June 2017)
• Welcome to your Authentic Indian Experience™ by Rebecca Roanhorse (Apex, August 2017)
Best Related Work
• Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate by Zoe Quinn (PublicAffairs)
• Iain M. Banks (Modern Masters of Science Fiction) by Paul Kincaid (University of Illinois Press)
• A Lit Fuse: The Provocative Life of Harlan Ellison by Nat Segaloff (NESFA Press)
• Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler edited by Alexandra Pierce and Mimi Mondal (Twelfth Planet Press)
• No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters by Ursula K. Le Guin (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
• Sleeping with Monsters: Readings and Reactions in Science Fiction and Fantasy by Liz Bourke (Aqueduct Press)
Best Graphic Story
• Black Bolt, Volume 1: Hard Time written by Saladin Ahmed, illustrated by Christian Ward, lettered by Clayton Cowles (Marvel)
• Bitch Planet, Volume 2: President Bitch written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, illustrated by Valentine De Landro and Taki Soma, colored by Kelly Fitzpatrick, lettered by Clayton Cowles (Image Comics)
• Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood written by Marjorie M. Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda (Image Comics)
• My Favorite Thing is Monsters written and illustrated by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
• Paper Girls, Volume 3 written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Cliff Chiang, colored by Matthew Wilson, lettered by Jared Fletcher (Image Comics)
• Saga, Volume 7 written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
Best Series
• The Books of the Raksura, by Martha Wells (Night Shade)
• The Divine Cities, by Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway)
• InCryptid, by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
• The Memoirs of Lady Trent, by Marie Brennan (Tor US / Titan UK)
• The Stormlight Archive, by Brandon Sanderson (Tor US / Gollancz UK)
• World of the Five Gods, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Harper Voyager / Spectrum Literary Agency)
___________________________
This series is a weird reading experience.
There’s still not that much actual plot. But there’s a lot going on nonetheless. Because characters, characters, characters and subtext and worldbuilding and oh all the details.
All these strong female characters in this world where women get imprisoned for being strong and independent. For being non-compliant. Oh the rage! It’s time for a revolution!
The artwork isn’t exactly pretty, but it's got style.
Like I said already in my review to Volume 1, I think this graphic novel is done with a lot of love. And it shows.
Will it take home the Hugo? Likely not. The main story is just too thin at this point.
Would I recommend it? It really depends on who‘s asking. But it doesn’t hurt to give it a try, does it!?
Will I pick up the next volume? Definitely! This is just pushing all the right buttons for me.
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2018 Hugo Awards Finalists
Best Novel
• The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi (Tor)
• New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit)
• Provenance by Ann Leckie (Orbit)
• Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)
• Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty (Orbit)
• The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)
Best Novella
• All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)
• And Then There Were (N-One) by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny, March/April 2017)
• Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com Publishing)
• The Black Tides of Heaven by JY Yang (Tor.com Publishing)
• Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
• River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey (Tor.com Publishing)
Best Novelette
• Children of Thorns, Children of Water by Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny, July-August 2017)
• Extracurricular Activities by Yoon Ha Lee (Tor.com, February 15, 2017)
• The Secret Life of Bots by Suzanne Palmer (Clarkesworld, September 2017)
• A Series of Steaks by Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Clarkesworld, January 2017)
• Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time by K.M. Szpara (Uncanny, May/June 2017)
• Wind Will Rove by Sarah Pinsker (Asimov’s, September/October 2017)
Best Short Story
• Carnival Nine by Caroline M. Yoachim (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, May 2017)
• Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand by Fran Wilde (Uncanny, September 2017)
• Fandom for Robots by Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Uncanny, September/October 2017)
• The Martian Obelisk by Linda Nagata (Tor.com, July 19, 2017)
• Sun, Moon, Dust by Ursula Vernon, (Uncanny, May/June 2017) by Ursula Vernon, (Uncanny, May/June 2017)
• Welcome to your Authentic Indian Experience™ by Rebecca Roanhorse (Apex, August 2017)
Best Related Work
• Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate by Zoe Quinn (PublicAffairs)
• Iain M. Banks (Modern Masters of Science Fiction) by Paul Kincaid (University of Illinois Press)
• A Lit Fuse: The Provocative Life of Harlan Ellison by Nat Segaloff (NESFA Press)
• Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler edited by Alexandra Pierce and Mimi Mondal (Twelfth Planet Press)
• No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters by Ursula K. Le Guin (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
• Sleeping with Monsters: Readings and Reactions in Science Fiction and Fantasy by Liz Bourke (Aqueduct Press)
Best Graphic Story
• Black Bolt, Volume 1: Hard Time written by Saladin Ahmed, illustrated by Christian Ward, lettered by Clayton Cowles (Marvel)
• Bitch Planet, Volume 2: President Bitch written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, illustrated by Valentine De Landro and Taki Soma, colored by Kelly Fitzpatrick, lettered by Clayton Cowles (Image Comics)
• Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood written by Marjorie M. Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda (Image Comics)
• My Favorite Thing is Monsters written and illustrated by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
• Paper Girls, Volume 3 written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Cliff Chiang, colored by Matthew Wilson, lettered by Jared Fletcher (Image Comics)
• Saga, Volume 7 written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
Best Series
• The Books of the Raksura, by Martha Wells (Night Shade)
• The Divine Cities, by Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway)
• InCryptid, by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
• The Memoirs of Lady Trent, by Marie Brennan (Tor US / Titan UK)
• The Stormlight Archive, by Brandon Sanderson (Tor US / Gollancz UK)
• World of the Five Gods, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Harper Voyager / Spectrum Literary Agency)
July 10, 2018
Better than the first volume: the plot is picking up steam and finally started rolling properly, and the arc with Eleanor Doane -- the eponymous President Bitch -- is so tantalising, and it makes me desperately want to learn what the hell happened in this world & to this society to bring them to this place, and what happened to her. I also loved loved loved Meiko's backstory, the depiction of her family trying to find a way to secretly raise strong, independent girls in this nightmarish society. Her dad is the best.
This volume is also more clear-cut in its tackling things like intersectional feminism, trans issues, complicity in oppression, and police shootings. The overarching story arc is also becoming clearer, with the uprising on Bitch Planet and as all the ingredients in the pot start to boil over.
NOW WHERE IS VOLUME THREE
Also, as always, the ads are the very best thing. My favourite page in the whole book:
This volume is also more clear-cut in its tackling things like intersectional feminism, trans issues, complicity in oppression, and police shootings. The overarching story arc is also becoming clearer, with the uprising on Bitch Planet and as all the ingredients in the pot start to boil over.
NOW WHERE IS VOLUME THREE
Also, as always, the ads are the very best thing. My favourite page in the whole book:
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May 15, 2017
Ugh, here we are again...
I didn't even review the first volume, because I didn't want to admit how disappointed I was in it.
I want to LOVE this series; but I find, try as I might, I am just not a fan of Kelly Sue DeConnick's work.
She seems like a dope ass lady to be friends with, but I just can't hang with her graphic novels. They always seem to just be lacking something...
However, this is not a review of Kelly Sue as a person (again, she seems DOPE AF) but of a comic that I read, and somewhat enjoyed.
I thought this volume was MUCH better than volume one. Although, 50% of the time I didn't have the slightest clue WTF was going on; but I will not deduct "star points" for that, because I should probably have reread the first volume before diving in again because its been a while.
I did find this volume to be a little more structured than the first, and therefore a little easier to consume as a reader. I also REALLY liked the magazine clippings at the end of the volume. They were well written, and made readers uncomfortable as they point out all these really basic, really misogynistic things people do for the sake of "blending in" to society.
With that said though, there were still a lot of things lacking, and I found myself looking forward to the end of each issue, so that I could *break* (wtf do I need a break for, I wasn't doing anything strenuous...).
I really want to like this series. As a self proclaimed MEGA FEMINSIT BITCH, I want to be moved by the comic the way other bad ass ladies have been, but the truth is I'm not. I think there are some wonderful feminist elements to this story, and for that I applaud the SHIT out of Kelly Sue and De Landro, but the truth of the matter is, this is not fantastic writing or storytelling, and that is what this review is based on.
If Bitch Plant has spoken to you as a bad ass feminist person, then that is awesome! I feel you, respect you, and support you. I just don't feel the same way, unfortunately.
Rating: 2.75/5 stars. While this comic still hasn't quite wowed me, I will continue to support it, and give it a fair shot, because gosh darn it, this BITCH wants to love it!
** Thank you to Image comics for supplying me with a copy of Bitch Planet, Vol 2. in exchange for an honest review. **
I didn't even review the first volume, because I didn't want to admit how disappointed I was in it.
I want to LOVE this series; but I find, try as I might, I am just not a fan of Kelly Sue DeConnick's work.
She seems like a dope ass lady to be friends with, but I just can't hang with her graphic novels. They always seem to just be lacking something...
However, this is not a review of Kelly Sue as a person (again, she seems DOPE AF) but of a comic that I read, and somewhat enjoyed.
I thought this volume was MUCH better than volume one. Although, 50% of the time I didn't have the slightest clue WTF was going on; but I will not deduct "star points" for that, because I should probably have reread the first volume before diving in again because its been a while.
I did find this volume to be a little more structured than the first, and therefore a little easier to consume as a reader. I also REALLY liked the magazine clippings at the end of the volume. They were well written, and made readers uncomfortable as they point out all these really basic, really misogynistic things people do for the sake of "blending in" to society.
With that said though, there were still a lot of things lacking, and I found myself looking forward to the end of each issue, so that I could *break* (wtf do I need a break for, I wasn't doing anything strenuous...).
I really want to like this series. As a self proclaimed MEGA FEMINSIT BITCH, I want to be moved by the comic the way other bad ass ladies have been, but the truth is I'm not. I think there are some wonderful feminist elements to this story, and for that I applaud the SHIT out of Kelly Sue and De Landro, but the truth of the matter is, this is not fantastic writing or storytelling, and that is what this review is based on.
If Bitch Plant has spoken to you as a bad ass feminist person, then that is awesome! I feel you, respect you, and support you. I just don't feel the same way, unfortunately.
Rating: 2.75/5 stars. While this comic still hasn't quite wowed me, I will continue to support it, and give it a fair shot, because gosh darn it, this BITCH wants to love it!
** Thank you to Image comics for supplying me with a copy of Bitch Planet, Vol 2. in exchange for an honest review. **
March 4, 2018
Well I'd like it alot more than 1 so that's good.
So after the death of a main character we have the rest of the women trying to find their role and still break out of this hell hole. The story doesn't skip a beat, throwing you right into the background of a main character and learn why her ultimate fate ended up that way. Then we jump into present time trying to build all these characters up for the big revolution. The escape. Do they do it? Well it wouldn't be fun if they didn't try.
Good: The art is easier to follow in this one and not as many crazy off color panels. I also thought they flushed out a few more characters and we got to know them. The ending too was pretty epic and fucked up, but worth getting through. The background story was sad, but needed, as it helped build why everyone is so upset.
Bad: The mass amount of characters will probably make you stop and re-read volume 1 or go on Wiki. It's hard to keep up with them all and then when they show up again you're like "Who are you?" also the pacing seemed off. What happened in 5 issues could have happened in 3.
This was much more enjoyable than volume 1 for me. I don't think it's "great" like many do but this is a solid, interesting, and well put together volume. A 3 out of 5.
So after the death of a main character we have the rest of the women trying to find their role and still break out of this hell hole. The story doesn't skip a beat, throwing you right into the background of a main character and learn why her ultimate fate ended up that way. Then we jump into present time trying to build all these characters up for the big revolution. The escape. Do they do it? Well it wouldn't be fun if they didn't try.
Good: The art is easier to follow in this one and not as many crazy off color panels. I also thought they flushed out a few more characters and we got to know them. The ending too was pretty epic and fucked up, but worth getting through. The background story was sad, but needed, as it helped build why everyone is so upset.
Bad: The mass amount of characters will probably make you stop and re-read volume 1 or go on Wiki. It's hard to keep up with them all and then when they show up again you're like "Who are you?" also the pacing seemed off. What happened in 5 issues could have happened in 3.
This was much more enjoyable than volume 1 for me. I don't think it's "great" like many do but this is a solid, interesting, and well put together volume. A 3 out of 5.
August 24, 2017
This volume picks up where we last left off. If you haven't read this series yet, I'd recommend going back over to my review of volume one for a quick review. Here, I'll only be mentioning things that changed from volume one.
All in all, my opinion on this was similar to my opinion of book one, although I did preferr the more intersectional feminism. In this volume, we're introduced to some trans girl characters, which I really appreciated. We also see the scope of the story expand. And yet I still feel like this graphic novel series is missing something. Perhaps it's the art, perhaps it's the lack of focus. Whatever it is, I'm just not liking this.
Below I'll be listing a spoilery rundown of plot I wrote while reading. If you have read volume one but not two, read it without the spoiler tags. If you have read this volume and not volume three, read with the spoilers.
Kamau Kogo is our main protagonist, a former athlete accused of murdering inmate Marian Collins. There's also Penelope, who's fat and proud and a total badass. There's Fanny, a manipulative and good-at-spying lesbian. There's also Meiko Maki, with a tragic backstory to rival the greats. Here, we were also introduced to a few new characters. There's Whitney, a former guard turned prisoner. There's Kamau's sister Morowa, We've also met her girlfriend Rose, who hasn't got much depth yet, but I like their relationship.
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All in all, my opinion on this was similar to my opinion of book one, although I did preferr the more intersectional feminism. In this volume, we're introduced to some trans girl characters, which I really appreciated. We also see the scope of the story expand. And yet I still feel like this graphic novel series is missing something. Perhaps it's the art, perhaps it's the lack of focus. Whatever it is, I'm just not liking this.
Below I'll be listing a spoilery rundown of plot I wrote while reading. If you have read volume one but not two, read it without the spoiler tags. If you have read this volume and not volume three, read with the spoilers.
Kamau Kogo is our main protagonist, a former athlete accused of murdering inmate Marian Collins. There's also Penelope, who's fat and proud and a total badass. There's Fanny, a manipulative and good-at-spying lesbian. There's also Meiko Maki, with a tragic backstory to rival the greats. Here, we were also introduced to a few new characters. There's Whitney, a former guard turned prisoner. There's Kamau's sister Morowa, We've also met her girlfriend Rose, who hasn't got much depth yet, but I like their relationship.
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July 16, 2017
Good! So I FINALLY got this book; After waiting almost 2 years since I ordered it off the previews I finally have book 2 of this series! Was it worth the wait? Yes I think so, in fact the delays this volume had is my only real complaint about this volume, otherwise its great! So what started as a Orange is the New Black meets Hungers Games hybrid; has quickly become an interesting Sci-Fi social commentary on feminism in Society, while still being a well told, fun comic book! Without spoilers this volume continues from vol 1 in very interesting ways, and it has an interesting ending that gets me pumped for the next volume! Artwork is still good, its nothing flashy or that great to look at, but it suits DeConnick's writing so well that I think its perfect for the kind of story this volume tells. Again lots of nudity, so defiantly not for kids. But I really enjoyed this volume, its perfect if your a Sci-Fi Dystopian lover, and it talks a lot about feminism and female empowerment, without making me as male reader guilty for being a man(Which most stuff like this often does); I can read this series as a guy and be totally enthralled and fascinated! Overall a great series, I highly recommend!
July 15, 2017
Lectura rápida. Siempre emotiva. Me quede un poco perdida en lo que pasaba en el argumento, pero lo retome como para el 3er tomó aprox.
June 8, 2017
Another great volume in the series. I really like the way the story is progressing with the jail break and the reveal of the resistance, which is starting an awesome new lipstick trend. I also enjoyed reading the authors' discussion at the back about their thought processes in deciding how to represent trans-gender women in the book. Solid read.
July 11, 2017
I didn't read issue six because the book comes with a content warning for sexual assault. Thank you so, so much for this.
Anyways, I'm ready for my non-compliant tattoo. This one is just as good as the first. I want to give this series to everyone I know.
Anyways, I'm ready for my non-compliant tattoo. This one is just as good as the first. I want to give this series to everyone I know.
July 13, 2017
Hell, yeah!!
June 20, 2017
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Sometimes you need to read something that’s essentially one giant middle finger aimed at the patriarchy. A feminist comic book full of scathing satire, while I didn’t think volume two was nearly as strong as its predecessor, I’m looking forward to seeing what the Bitch Planet team has in store for its third arc. Vive la révolution!
Sometimes you need to read something that’s essentially one giant middle finger aimed at the patriarchy. A feminist comic book full of scathing satire, while I didn’t think volume two was nearly as strong as its predecessor, I’m looking forward to seeing what the Bitch Planet team has in store for its third arc. Vive la révolution!
May 27, 2017
Timely and well developed. I enjoyed learning more of Meiko's backstory, and I love where the story's headed!
October 27, 2017
Rated M for Mature indeed.
The setting is the near future, and if you are woman who does not conform to what the men you encounter want you to be, you get shipped off to a the meanest penal planet in the galaxy. But how did this come to pass? This volume covers some of that back story.
I loved the first volume, but this one did not work as well for me. I am still totally on board for the premise, the hard look at patriarchal modes and the men and women who aid in keeping the system in place, but something was lost in this installment for me. I can't quite place a finger on it, as I continue to like the diverse characters in the story. My fave parts were the ads between story sections. Loved every one of those. Maybe I just wasn't in the right mood and will continue on to see if the sparkle I found in the first volume returns.
The setting is the near future, and if you are woman who does not conform to what the men you encounter want you to be, you get shipped off to a the meanest penal planet in the galaxy. But how did this come to pass? This volume covers some of that back story.
I loved the first volume, but this one did not work as well for me. I am still totally on board for the premise, the hard look at patriarchal modes and the men and women who aid in keeping the system in place, but something was lost in this installment for me. I can't quite place a finger on it, as I continue to like the diverse characters in the story. My fave parts were the ads between story sections. Loved every one of those. Maybe I just wasn't in the right mood and will continue on to see if the sparkle I found in the first volume returns.
July 31, 2017
Like in the first volume, there are some great moments where the satire is well handled, but the whole is ultimately disappointing. It feels like a self-congratulatory pat on the back for young white liberals.
I still find it enjoyable, and root for the heroes. And it is important. But the notion that this is the height of third wave feminist comics is sad. We need to ask for more.
I still find it enjoyable, and root for the heroes. And it is important. But the notion that this is the height of third wave feminist comics is sad. We need to ask for more.
December 22, 2017
The little bits at the back about societies attitudes to women are brilliant.
I’m getting slightly confused as to what is going on, it reminds me a bit of Robert K. Vaughan’s writing style, not having a clue what’s going on but enough of a clue to keep you intrigued and entertained. Enjoying this series so far, the very last scene has got me excited for what is next.
I’m getting slightly confused as to what is going on, it reminds me a bit of Robert K. Vaughan’s writing style, not having a clue what’s going on but enough of a clue to keep you intrigued and entertained. Enjoying this series so far, the very last scene has got me excited for what is next.
February 12, 2018
i dont think i rly get it but somehow i still know deep down its good
July 29, 2017
I waited for this trade for soooo loooong of a time. And then it wasn't long enough, like in terms of page length; I read it in about twenty minutes (cackling through most of it), and then it was over and I was sad. But it was very good. And now we have to wait even longer for Vol. 3. These are the woes you are in for when you read an ongoing comic series, but especially this one, which is agony.
Vol. 2 opens up with Maeko Maki backstory (Maeko was the woman killed in the riots in Vol. 1). Turns out she was raised in a household that taught her to be non-compliant in secret. Her father, an important man who builds ships for the Protectorate, taught her math and engineering. In the present day, her father shows up at Bitch Planet because he's part of the engineering team designing the new arena (where the prisoners will be made to take part in televised fights), but we know from his past history that he's good at hiding subversive behavior designed to undermine his employers. We also know that the warden doesn't want him to learn of his daughter's death.
"I never liked making decisions anyway."
The other two things going on are the reveal that the former leader of the free world has been held at Bitch Planet for a very long time (I now need that backstory VERY badly), and that Kam's sister Mo is being held on Bitch Planet as well in a separate facility for trans women. All three other main developments collide, and chaos ensues.
This series is just so in your face and I find that so pleasant and amusing and necessary. All the unruly bodies and attitudes, and some great storytelling as well. I just want there to be more of it, and more often.
October 12, 2020
Can't review, my mind is still processing
That better NOT be the end!!!!
(One of my reads for the Graphics A Thon!)
That better NOT be the end!!!!
(One of my reads for the Graphics A Thon!)
November 8, 2017
Bullet Review:
It was neat to see where the story went from volume 1. My biggest regret is not rereading volume 1 before jumping into volume 2 - not an ideal situation, as I was playing catchup most of the time. While the artwork on the characters makes them memorable (Penny and Kam are pretty distinct), the other characters blend in if you haven't read the previous volume.
This issue starts off with a standalone with Meiko, and that was not the way you want to start back a long-awaited second volume. There were important bits to the story but the artwork by Soma was atrocious.
Obviously, this is a very in-your-face feminist work, so if that's not your bent, well, don't be surprised if you don't like it. I think, like the Handmaid's Tale, this tale of "non-conforming" women being arrested for not maintaining their pretty complexion or being completely servile to men or other mundane things is an introspective tale (in the vein of science fiction, of course). It's meant to bring into sharp contrasts the way that sexism still exists...blah blah blah, feminist theory, blah blah. No one wants to hear me go off on that on a review (my more introspective character and plot analyses don't seem to get nearly as many up-votes as my barely coherent rants :/ ), so let me stop myself there.
I kinda want to go back, read volume 1 and then volume 2 again. I'll still be checking into volume 3 but with a bit more reservation.
It was neat to see where the story went from volume 1. My biggest regret is not rereading volume 1 before jumping into volume 2 - not an ideal situation, as I was playing catchup most of the time. While the artwork on the characters makes them memorable (Penny and Kam are pretty distinct), the other characters blend in if you haven't read the previous volume.
This issue starts off with a standalone with Meiko, and that was not the way you want to start back a long-awaited second volume. There were important bits to the story but the artwork by Soma was atrocious.
Obviously, this is a very in-your-face feminist work, so if that's not your bent, well, don't be surprised if you don't like it. I think, like the Handmaid's Tale, this tale of "non-conforming" women being arrested for not maintaining their pretty complexion or being completely servile to men or other mundane things is an introspective tale (in the vein of science fiction, of course). It's meant to bring into sharp contrasts the way that sexism still exists...blah blah blah, feminist theory, blah blah. No one wants to hear me go off on that on a review (my more introspective character and plot analyses don't seem to get nearly as many up-votes as my barely coherent rants :/ ), so let me stop myself there.
I kinda want to go back, read volume 1 and then volume 2 again. I'll still be checking into volume 3 but with a bit more reservation.
June 27, 2021
Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro’s graphic novel series Bitch Planet is a terrifying vision of the future in which a bunch of nasty women try to overthrow the patriarchy. Rather than just settle for being vapid sexual playthings and doting little housewives, these non-compliant uppity wenches have the audacity to question male authority.
Don’t they know how good they’ve got it, being treated like princesses all the time? (Unless, of course, they get too fat, or hairy, or their vajajay starts stankin’, and then it’s a one-way ticket to Bitch Planet.) I mean, what’s a little objectification or sexual abuse when it earns them a nice roof over their dumb little heads, the latest in high fashion, and jewelry galore.
We all know that school’s too tough for these chicks, and most women (the ones you’d wanna bang anyway) couldn’t lift a hammer or nail to do anything constructive, so a life of luxury and an occasional non-consensual blowjob certainly isn’t too much to ask. Am I right, guys?
DeConnick and De Landro’s graphic novel series is way too subversive for their own good. They’re a bit “too” smart, if you know what I mean. Their attempt to make us sympathize and feel bad for the women stuck on Bitch Planet is shameless touchy-feely girl-thinking at its worst. I mean, what’s next? Women can play sports? Write better comic books? Be Vice-President? Ha!
Guys, just stick to those superhero comics in which huge-muscled bulging guys wearing tight spandex wrestle around for pages, sweating profusely. You know: good ol’ heterosexual manly stuff.
Don’t they know how good they’ve got it, being treated like princesses all the time? (Unless, of course, they get too fat, or hairy, or their vajajay starts stankin’, and then it’s a one-way ticket to Bitch Planet.) I mean, what’s a little objectification or sexual abuse when it earns them a nice roof over their dumb little heads, the latest in high fashion, and jewelry galore.
We all know that school’s too tough for these chicks, and most women (the ones you’d wanna bang anyway) couldn’t lift a hammer or nail to do anything constructive, so a life of luxury and an occasional non-consensual blowjob certainly isn’t too much to ask. Am I right, guys?
DeConnick and De Landro’s graphic novel series is way too subversive for their own good. They’re a bit “too” smart, if you know what I mean. Their attempt to make us sympathize and feel bad for the women stuck on Bitch Planet is shameless touchy-feely girl-thinking at its worst. I mean, what’s next? Women can play sports? Write better comic books? Be Vice-President? Ha!
Guys, just stick to those superhero comics in which huge-muscled bulging guys wearing tight spandex wrestle around for pages, sweating profusely. You know: good ol’ heterosexual manly stuff.
April 23, 2018
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WOW.
If I can summarized what I just read it would be simply WOW. I expected the plot to go that route but damn I was not expecting it to happen so soon and I am beyond grateful that Kelly Sue DeConnick brought up the topic about the inclusion of transgender women into the feminist movement. I took a Queer Studies course this semester and one of the first passages I read for that class was reading lesbian theories written in 1979-1980 where this author basically said that trans women are not "real women" that in fact they are men who are envious of women and want to be like one of us. Vomit. I can still see how that mentality is still prevalent today and I am happy that finally we get to see this inclusion in a graphic novel no less.
In this volume we get details as to what is the secret plan which is they are building an arena in Bitch Planet. I am still confused about the details but it deals with some athletic sport that civilians worship and once the stadium is built they are finally going to include women into the sport. From what I am guessing the government officials want women pitted against women and degrade the value of women bodies to the point that they are animals meant to be tamed. Marion Collins is trying to find her sister and has the special skill of infiltrating the prison through the help of inmates and other insiders and out of sheer luck the system that operates the prison gets shut down.
Marion takes that opportunity and when she believes to have discovered where her sister is captive instead she finds out that this new character has the potential to cause a major revolt across the galaxy. It ends on such a cliffhanger and I do not want to reveal much about this volume because it definitely now has my attention and I need the next volume to be released already. Overall the illustrations are fantastic, and the background stories for the inmates truly carry the narrative and ties all the drama together. I cannot rave enough about how wonderful it is to read this graphic novel and witness feminist themes permeate through the story.
WOW.
If I can summarized what I just read it would be simply WOW. I expected the plot to go that route but damn I was not expecting it to happen so soon and I am beyond grateful that Kelly Sue DeConnick brought up the topic about the inclusion of transgender women into the feminist movement. I took a Queer Studies course this semester and one of the first passages I read for that class was reading lesbian theories written in 1979-1980 where this author basically said that trans women are not "real women" that in fact they are men who are envious of women and want to be like one of us. Vomit. I can still see how that mentality is still prevalent today and I am happy that finally we get to see this inclusion in a graphic novel no less.
In this volume we get details as to what is the secret plan which is they are building an arena in Bitch Planet. I am still confused about the details but it deals with some athletic sport that civilians worship and once the stadium is built they are finally going to include women into the sport. From what I am guessing the government officials want women pitted against women and degrade the value of women bodies to the point that they are animals meant to be tamed. Marion Collins is trying to find her sister and has the special skill of infiltrating the prison through the help of inmates and other insiders and out of sheer luck the system that operates the prison gets shut down.
Marion takes that opportunity and when she believes to have discovered where her sister is captive instead she finds out that this new character has the potential to cause a major revolt across the galaxy. It ends on such a cliffhanger and I do not want to reveal much about this volume because it definitely now has my attention and I need the next volume to be released already. Overall the illustrations are fantastic, and the background stories for the inmates truly carry the narrative and ties all the drama together. I cannot rave enough about how wonderful it is to read this graphic novel and witness feminist themes permeate through the story.
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