Faith Herbert, part of the Harbingers, sets out on her own, only to stumble into more trouble than what she was expecting to find.

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Why this book?: I’d seen it, remembered hearing about it, and checked it out from the library on a whim.

This comic has proven that I probably shouldn’t read any superhero comics. Not because they’re bad, but because they more or less always include some reference, inclusion, etc, of other past superhero comic stories. Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t want to have to read 5 other story lines to start the one that I actually want to read, just to understand what the hell is going on.

Hollywood and Vine is pretty interesting, if not generic. I got Superman vibes from Faith (Summer? Zephyr? IDK) with her disguise and her job, but jeez, much more than Superman was included in this one. First off, I don’t even know what her actual name is. Still don’t know. I thought the unique spin on the newspaper reporter was cute, but then it tied into the story more than I was expecting.

Basically, while I loved some of the references, others were unnecessary, and left me asking more questions. I loved that Faith was fat, and wasn’t afraid to flaunt it. I loved that it showed that she could be in a relationship with hot dudes and that she could do anything else she wanted, and that being fat didn’t stop her. I LOVED that.

But everything else was too confusing. Too weird (aliens?), too confusing (Summer? Zephyr? Faith? WHAT IS HER NAME), too vague.

Final Rating: ★★★☆☆

Overall?

It was too confusing. I loved most aspects of it, but everything else was just disappointing. It was a generic superhero line, with even more generic characters (except Faith/Zephyr/Summer. She was fun.)

Would I Recommend?

Probably not. Too confusing. Maybe if you’ve read the other comics with her?

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Additional Information:

Published: July 6th, 2016

Publisher: Valiant Entertainment

Page Count: 123

Genre: Comics/Fantasy/YA

Synopsis: via Goodreads

Valiant’s most demanded hero steps out of Harbinger and into an all-new miniseries adventure!

Orphaned at a young age, Faith Herbert – a psionically gifted “psiot” discovered by the Harbinger Foundation – has always aspired to greatness. But now this once ordinary teenager is taking control of her destiny and becoming the hard-hitting hero she’s always known she can be – complete with a mild-mannered secret identity, unsuspecting colleagues, and a day job as a reporter that routinely throws into her harms way! Well, at least she thought it would When she’s not typing up listicles about cat videos, Faith makes a secret transformation to patrol the night as the City of Angels’ own leading superhero – the sky-soaring Zephyr!

But flying solo is going to be tougher than she ever thought when Zephyr uncovers a deep-rooted alien conspiracy. Two-bit burglars and car thieves are one thing, but when the world needs a hero to stave off an full-blown extraterrestrial invasion, will Faith find herself in over her head or ready for her biggest challenge yet?