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Naive sidekick realizes her academy wants to use her as a scapegoat joins the villains. The art is classic, the story is pretty straightforward, and more unique characters than usual. Other than that my only issue had to be that there wasn't much more backstory. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

I received a free E-ARC of this book from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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I'm sorry to say I did not enjoy this book. The premise that the hero organization is secretly corrupt is not a new one and this take on it was rushed at best. We were barely introduced to any of our characters before the "big reveal" so it wasn't as much of a shock as it should have been. Also for a graphic novel this book was very text heavy with most pages drenched in info dumps. It made this a bit tedious to read to the point where at times I'd just skim the text. All in all not my cup of tea.

Read enough comic books from different eras and you'll notice a certain amount of cultural or political commentary (or at least that the era affects how the writers portray certain ideas). The writers put the political commentary front and center in this book, with discussions about hypocritical institutions, media bias and accusations of "fake news." Whether it could have been more subtle is up for debate, and philosophically the idea of the villains turning out to be antiheroes and that being the final solution for what the world needs is a bit much to swallow.
However, the book takes its ideas and goes all-in, so readers who like this approach and its particular vision will be quite pleased.

Villainous the comic/graphic novel is a story of heroes & villains but lines can go either way and be crossed by the supposed good guys just as easy as a villian. Graphics were beautiful, length is just right and storyline was interesting. Contained a curse word or two & blood, gore, violence were also shown. Recommend for teens, YA, adults.
I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review and opinion from NetGalley.

Interesting take on when what you thought you wanted was something completely different. I liked seeing Tilly's optimism about becoming a superhero and her decendancy/ascendancy to "villainy".