Note: I did not realized I had been posting my comic reviews on the wrong blogger (from my personal gmail account). I have copied the entries and reposted them here, being the reason they are all posted on the same day. My apologies.

Week 6: Girl Fight Comics
This was a rather unexpected read. If I'm being honest, i didn't really like the art style and found it really distracting and the narrative follow from one image the next hard to follow. The story was also a big strange and gave off a 'fan fiction' vibe as I was reading it. This comic however, was still intriguing and definitely provided and interesting look into the women's empowerment movement. I do feel as though it was a little to much on the nose. I can definitely see how this comic would be considered an 'underground' comic. Although i don't think i fall into this comic's intended target audience, it was still a fascinating read.

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