Review of 'Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Loved. It.
Eisner Award-nominated writer Kelly Sue DeConnick (Pretty Deadly, Captain Marvel) and Valentine De Landro (X-Factor) team up to bring you the premiere volume of Bitch Planet, a deliciously vicious riff on women-in-prison sci-fi exploitation.
In a future just a few years down the road in the wrong direction, a woman's failure to comply with her patriarchal overlords will result in exile to the meanest penal planet in the galaxy. When the newest crop of fresh femmes arrive, can they work together to stay alive or will hidden agendas, crooked guards, and the deadliest sport on (or off!) Earth take them to their maker?
Loved. It.
Do you like the feminism, kids? Fantastic title, can't wait for more.
It was OK. I really wanted to love it, but I don't think there was enough in this one issue to decide if it is great or not. Bitch Planet #1 was a good start, hopefully the series will build upon that good start and become great!