![]() ![]() But when she hauls off and hits somebody, we hit the ground. Reeder does OK with the effortless aspects of flight - gliding, spinning, tumbling. That's quite a weakness when your protagonist spends most of her time airborne. The one area where Reeder's got real problems, oddly enough, is in capturing motion. DaYoung is strong and graceful without any pneumatic body parts thrusting off the page. Her white suit and helmet lend an angelic touch.Įisner Award-nominated Reeder is the ideal artist to draw a teen girl. (That 1960s line about not trusting anyone over 30? She takes it seriously.) The "flying juvenile," as the TV news dubs her, has a steely determination that's evident whether she's busting bad guys or flipping pancakes. The book looks lovely and reads well.' Variety The first ten issues of the hit series from writer Matt Wagner and rising star artist Amy Reeder Hadley are collected in this new trade paperback Madame Xanadu's powers of sight can change the course of human history, but her vision is clouded when she looks into herself. The concept of a teenage police force, ludicrous at first glance, gains life from the energetic, endlessly idealistic DaYoung. But it's got the key elements of a fun comic: It's jokey, light and unpredictable. True, this story isn't going to get you pondering the eternal paradoxes of time travel in any deep way. There are all kinds of wonderful plot and character points in Rocket Girl, not to mention the sound effects: Apparently hovercraft from the future go "Boota Boota." It's a shame that they're overshadowed a bit by Reeder's fantastic artwork. Now back in 1986, armed only with her flight gear and some awesome fighting moves, she beats down baddies of all stripes while pursuing her mission to stop the evil mega-corporation Quintum Mechanics. She was a member of the New York Teen Police Department. It seems DaYoung wasn't any ordinary teenager in her version of 2013. What he does, though, is send the reader on a high-spirited, often funny ride - no special transportation needed. Why does she need a jetpack to travel through time? Why does it only seem to be adolescents who have them? These are reasonable questions, and the fact is that Montclare doesn't answer them. Collected here in a five-issue volume, Rocket Girl chronicles DaYoung's adventures after she time-travels from an alternate, futuristic 2013 back to 1986. It's 15-year-old DaYoung Johansson who steps up, freckles blazing and pugnacity on high, to don the 'pack in Amy Reeder and Brandon Montclare's effervescent comic. Maybe they need a teenager instead - say, a teen girl. With all the 21st-century tech we've got these days - maps that talk, hand-held videophones - why aren't we all flying through the air with the greatest of renewable-energy-fueled ease? Maybe jetpacks need a special kind of power, an explosive force the average adult just can't muster. And yet, even now that the future is indisputably here, we continue to be denied the ultimate sci-fi accessory. You perked up, right? When most of us dream of the future, jetpacks are one of the first things we dream about. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Rocket Girl 1 Author Amy Reeder, Brandon Montclare ![]()
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