Heather reviewed Bitch Planet, Vol. 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick
Review of 'Bitch Planet, Vol. 1' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Are you a compliant woman? Do you do everything the men in your life want you to do? Are you skinny and attractive?If not you might be sent to the Auxilary Compliance Outpost - otherwise known as Bitch Planet.This volume covers the first 5 issues of Bitch Planet. A new group of women have been sent to the planet, including a former athlete named Kamau Kogo. On Earth there is a very important sporting competition called the Duemila or Megaton. The producers want to put together an all-female team from Bitch Planet for the entertainment of the male spectators. They chose Kamau to lead it. The women agree to do it, not like they really have a choice, because they have a plan to take down the event from the inside.I particularly like the end of each issue. There is a page of advertisements that make fun of the ads …
Are you a compliant woman? Do you do everything the men in your life want you to do? Are you skinny and attractive?If not you might be sent to the Auxilary Compliance Outpost - otherwise known as Bitch Planet.This volume covers the first 5 issues of Bitch Planet. A new group of women have been sent to the planet, including a former athlete named Kamau Kogo. On Earth there is a very important sporting competition called the Duemila or Megaton. The producers want to put together an all-female team from Bitch Planet for the entertainment of the male spectators. They chose Kamau to lead it. The women agree to do it, not like they really have a choice, because they have a plan to take down the event from the inside.I particularly like the end of each issue. There is a page of advertisements that make fun of the ads that you see in the back of comics.
The story is ongoing so I'm interested to see what happens when the next volume comes out.This review was originally posted on Based On A True Story