Chapter by Chapter features me reading one chapter (or possibly multiple chapter for this one) of the selected book at the time and reviewing it as if I were reviewing an episode of a TV show or an issue of a comic. There will be spoilers if you haven’t read to the point I have, and if you’ve read further I ask that you don’t spoil anything further into the book. Think of it as read-along book club.
Yes, two chapters this week. While chapter 49 is the usual chapter length, chapter 50 is half the proper length AND takes place two minutes after 49. So the heck with it, might as well review both. We’re in the final quarter of this book and I’m ready to be done with it.
In our last chapter Orlov Sr. started to realize what’s going on, and at least two of the people involved. He also managed to beat Rossky’s challenge to his authority. Maybe he’s one of the good guys after all.
I guess well see in these two chapters. Both are in the same location, which is another reason to put them together. It should be noted as I pad the intro for the homepage that we only have a quarter of the book left and it’s been going on way too long. Perhaps if they focused less on the useless trivia and limited the worldbuilding to the essential information to understand a character in this situation, this could be done faster. Nevertheless, let’s get on with our two chapters.
BW’s Daily Video> How 1990s Comics Handled Social Issues
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I commented on this one: “The comics were left-leaning but they weren’t woke. If you’re writing a story your worldview will naturally affect how you see the characters and thus how you tell the story. However, the heroes came off as heroes because they acted like heroes not because the story says they are. They weren’t afraid to make villains who were something other than white dudes. When the analog to some actual group was obvious you were allowed to call it out as a bad decision. If you have a gay black woman as your superhero, it was about her being a superhero, not what she was and how awesome she was just by existing. Writers weren’t afraid to have their gay black woman get help or struggle through with her unique skills because they were worried about sending a message that you aren’t awesome just by being you and ticking off this or that group. She was a superhero with superpowers or cool gadgets who fought the same normal supervillains and criminal organizations as everyone else. In other words, they were just a character who happened to be part of this or that cultural grouping.”
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on June 23, 2025 in Comic Spotlight and tagged 1990s comics, 90s comics, comics, Comics By Perch, commentary.
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