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ND Stevenson: Nimona (2015, Quill Tree Books) 4 stars

From the Publisher:

A National Book Award Longlist Title

The graphic novel debut from rising …

A spin on villains and heroes that is desperately needed.

4 stars

I absolutely ADORE this graphic novel, especially because it's a bit refreshing with regards to heroes and villains. I seriously adore how there's some discussion about how the 'heroes' aren't necessarily as heroic as we believe and that the 'villains' might actually, in some instances, be good people.

But I also quite like that it shows that these people can change; that there are 'good people' who are in situations where they are blinded by their own gain and positions or that they follow people they believe are 'good' without question. The background of "question your superiors" was quite nice.

The other bit that I like is that the 'villain' and the 'hero' were (are?) a couple, that they had a complex relationship between each other. The one bit that I wish had been done, which is something Noelle Stevenson also acknowledged, is making their relationship overt and giving it a name so that it couldn't be denied.