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As FA only lasted 8 issues with Awesome, I figured I'd just read them all. The great thing about today's comic is it's one of the earliest collaborations between Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuiness, who go on after Awesome folds to write a really, really good run on Superman in the early 2000s. McGuiness' art has a kinetic feel to it that works very nicely with the acrobatic maneuvers of both FA and S.P.I.C.E.
Who is a character I dislike immensely. She's meant to be a snarky 16-year old, or is programmed to be, anyway, and she definitely acts like it. The problem is that unless they're quite mature, a 16-year old girl isn't really the best choice for a superhero. And that word there, choice, is the key. Who in their right mind would create an android that is a, and I quote, "weapon of mass destruction that is built like a sixteen year old girl"? Is there some thinly-veiled teen angst rearing its head here? And even if one built such a device to look like a girl, why oh why give it the personality of one. I know that it's an attempt to link a character who is from a different time with the time within which the stories are set, but there must be better ways.
More to follow.
Further Reading and Related Posts
I haven't read a lot of Captain America for the blog, but I have had a few thoughts.
And here's some stuff about comics from the era in which Fighting American was first published.
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