This is a beautiful issue filled with bold colors and intricate drawings. The action scenes are well done and interesting. And the emphasis on character expression and form is emotionally connective. I felt transported with the turn of each page. Read Full Review

Nubia & The Amazons #4 is perhaps the best chapter of the mini-series yet, with gorgeous art and a powerful message of compassion and forgiveness. What more could you ask from aWonder Woman tie-in? Read Full Review

It's great to see same-sex relationships front and center in this book, and the internal politics of the island are highly intriguing. It does still seem like it's largely place-setting, but the conclusion sends Nubia off on a solo quest that leads to some spectacular visuals and a strong cliffhanger. Read Full Review

The series really feels like it's beginning to find its rhythm with only a couple of issues left to go in the series. The creative team feels like it's finally coming together. It's too bad it all comes to a close at the end of the winter. Given the right space to explore matters further, Williams, Ayala, and team could build Nubia into something remarkable. As it is in the fourth of six issues, the series juggles many disparate elements and moods quite well. Read Full Review

If you weren't already hooked on Stephanie Williams and Vita Ayala's take on these new Amazonian sisters, this issue is sure to change that, combining epic action, emotional character beats, and brilliantly-deployed flashback sequences. Read Full Review

Nubia & The Amazons #4 spends a lot of time sharing and talking in the present to deal with a Medusa who "might not be so bad if given a chance". Meanwhile, readers are treated to a flashback so bizarre, misplaced, and pointless, you have to laugh or risk coming to tears. Perhaps Trial of the Amazons will straighten all this out, but right now, it's a mess. Read Full Review

This series is kind of like beer. It starts off not tasting very good, but the more you drink, the better it gets. It's still a bit slow to get better, but it is markedly improving as it continues. This issue really did make me care about Nubia and Andromeda, so it is successful. I just still kind of find the sheer amount of talking to be a bit of a slog.

I reviewed Nubia & The Amazon #3 awhile back and gave it a scathing assessment. Issue #4 does read better this time around. The story may land a satisfying conclusion depending on the direction the creative team goes in the final two issues. On the positive side of this comic, Nubia has a few solid action sequences. This change allows Alitha Martinez and Darryl Banks to flex and show that they can do more than draw bland characters spewing even blander dialogue. There are also some meaningful insights revealed about the characters of Nubia, Andromeda, and Medusa. On the positive side of this comic, Nubia has a few solid action sequences. This change allows Alitha Martinez and Darryl Banks to flex and show that they can do more than draw bland characters spewing even blander dialogue. There are also some meaningful insights revealed about the characters of Nubia, Andromeda and Medusa.

The comic flashes back to Nubia’s time in 70’s Chicago. It was during this period she developed a romance with a schoolteacher, Ms. Knight. I may have missed it but considering these characters become lovers It is odd that Knights first name is never mentioned. Nubia saves Knight and her students from a random monster which sets off their awkward romance. This section of the comic also comes off as weird. The dialogue is rough. Knight seems overly smitten with Nubia from their first interaction. It gets even stranger when Nubia follow’s Knight home and prevents an attempted rape. The scene gives us a lesson on toxic masculinity while downplaying that Nubia is a creepy stalker. 

Back in present Themyscira, the Amazon’s spend the issue trying to save Andromeda from being possessed by Medusa. The weakness of these scenes is that aside from a couple Amazon’s everyone is still eating Nubia’s ass. Clearly Nubia has abandoned her post as guardian of Doom’s Doorway at several points in the past. You would think this would be a bigger issue for the Amazon’s, but it is glossed over like every other clever idea in this series.

The story is clumsily coming together. I think the biggest problem with Nubia & The Amazons so far is the weak editing and pacing the series for a collected edition. This is a very simple story bloated by very pretentious dialogue.

The story is clumsily coming together. I think the biggest problem with Nubia & The Amazons so far is the weak editing and pacing the series for a collected edition. This is a remarkably simple story bloated by very pretentious dialogue. We see these elements in every series that tries to combine superheroes with Game of Thrones, political intrigue (X-Men - Krakoa, Black Panther - Wakanda). The high concept format does not work for superheroes. I hope this trend ends soon because it zaps the excitement from short-form 22-page storytelling.

In Short: Nubia and The Amazon’s gets out of its own way and puts more focus on the elements and downplays those that do not. The series is still a mess, but I have seen worse.

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