Ultimately, these creators had a very specific vision for this story, and it's an important one (albeit one that will hopefully feel like a historical relic sooner rather than later). But I'm never convinced that the character in this is the Jessica Cruz who will put on the ring. Rather, it feels more like a story of someone inspired by her"which, if this book accomplishes that goal, it'll have certainly done some good. Read Full Review

This is the latest in DC's series of youth oriented books that intentionally put new spins on DC characters, outside of the current canon. It's unclear if the other reviewers here are innocently unaware of this and simply prefer DC canon over plot (not uncommon) or if they are criticizing a lack of canon as a post hoc justification to give a book about a DACA student a bad review.

To that end, this story actually makes more sense set in the fictional Coast City because Portland is a sanctuary city and resistant to ICE. No conflict would mean no story, which is not entertaining. But it looks like setting this in a fictional city still didn't stop the right-wing snowflakes from crying crocodile tears anyways, so at some point you have to just ignore these types of people because they will never stop playing the victim.

There are actually legitimate criticisms on the book to provide here, mainly that the figure drawing needs a lot of improvement. The shoulders are often rendered enormous and the heads are often too small. The colors are excellent though.

I enjoyed the story and the message for hope. I stand in solidarity with asylum seekers, don't give up. more