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Class is in session! Welcome to DC Super Hero High! It was the night before finals and the student body is hard at work... and nothing is going right! Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Harley Quinn, Batgirl and their friends are learning to become heroes, but no one knew the trials that awaited them. In the first original graphic novel from the DC Super Hero Girls line, meet the students of Superhero High School as they find out that fun, friendship and hard work are all parts of growing up! The DC Super Hero Girls is an exciting new universe of Super Heroic storytelling that helps build character and confidence, and empowers girls to discover their true potential. Developed for girls aged 6-12, DC Super Hero Girls features DC Comics' most powerful and diverse line-up of female characters as relatable teens, playing out across multiple entertainment content platforms and product categories to create an immersive world. Icons including Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Bumble Bee, Poison Ivy, Katana and many more make their unprecedented teenaged introduction, as each character has her own storyline that explores what teen life is like as a Super Hero.… (more)
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Still. Even though it wasn't
I will say that I wasn't too surprised by the 'bad guy' in it unfortunately. But, I did like the story that was the backstory for the 'bad guy'.
One thing that depressed me was Bumblebee. Not because she was in it, I liked her story. But, I would have loved to see Vixen in there too, or any other non-white hero so that it wasn't just Bumblebee and Katana in there. (And, if you can apparently have a Flash in there, why not have Bunker in there, or Victor?)
I got this galley through Netgalley on behalf of DC Comics.
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For a long time I've bemoaned the fact that
As a first volume for the interconnected series of DC Super Hero Girls this was so much fun. The bright colors, snappy dialogue and emphasis on individual talents as well as group dynamics was very welcome. The fact that this book also doesn't ever have any of the girls judge each other is a real refreshing thing as well. The girls are obviously competitive, or have quirks the others don't like, but not once does that keep them from doing the right thing.
The inclusion of well known male super heroes - like The Flash, Green Lantern, Beast Boy, etc - was cool and Vice Principal Grodd is HILARIOUS. I didn't guess the villain of the piece, though they weren't really the focus of it anyhow. The nods to continuity were fun for adults reading the book (Supergirl's horse "Comet", Batgirl talking to "Oracle", Harley's speech patterns and Ivy's favorite pet venus fly trap) and all the puns ever for Bumblebee (I honestly didn't know you could make that many about bees).
Can't wait for the next volume and now excuse me I have some toy stores to raid because I need all their dolls like yesterday.