Saturday 16 November 2019

Graphic Novel Review - 'The Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire, Part Two' by Michael Dante DiMartino (Writer), Michelle Wong (Artist), Vivian Ng (Artist)

A good follow up that will leave you waiting for - well, agonising over - the next volume. It contains worthy character moments, big or brief, especially concerning Kuvira (I adore her grounded (pun unintended) redemption arc and hope there won't be any cop outs), Wu, Toph, Suyin and Opal. You will notice the strong female presence - female leader presence.

Also there's humour and suspense, running side by side.

The thing is, all of these volumes are too short! As are the action scenes. But at least most of the character interactions and development are wonderfully served. Great art accompanies everything.

Other highlights include Naga, and a Korrasami kiss on the very first page!

I just hope that, given the fast pace and compactness of 'The Legend of Korra' comic volumes, plot points, themes and the characters as they are will not turn out oversimplified.

Final Score: 4/5

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