Bitch Planet - Issue #1
Bitch Planet is written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, art by Valentine De Landro and published by Image Comics. Bitch Planet is set in a future where women can be judged "non-compliant" by their male peers, work colleagues and husbands and be sent to an "auxiliary compliance outpost" also known as "Bitch Planet" to live out the rest of their lives, which may not be very long, away from society. The first issue follows Marian as she insists she doesn't belong in this prison and attempts to explain how her non-compliance issue is a mistake and that her and her husband had made amends as we also watch her husband try to get his wife back insisting that a mistake has been made. If you are looking for comedy steer clear of Bitch Planet.
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| You've come to the wrong place if you're looking for laughs |
The art of Bitch Planet has a really vintage feel to it using a lot of dark shadows and simple art but has surprisingly expressive faces, I personally find the eyes done very well and think they display the most emotion in each face. the characters are diverse and range from Penny the "Born Big" tough as nails woman who will kick your ass if it needs kicking, Marian the middle-aged, blonde professional, our hero Kamau sporting an afro, muscular frame and scar over her lip and "The Catholic" a holographic, pink nun used to control the women, preach and talk to them of their sins.
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| Nuns are fucking scary as shit |
You feel for the characters who have been thrown into a constantly violent living-hell as they attempt to band together and help each other stay safe from the sadistic guards and corrupt policies. You can understand how some of the characters feel defeated by the world that they live in and the terror that they are now facing yet they are still are willing to try and help others as when one of the prisoners is being attacked by the guards another prisoner stands up and tries to help her as she can't just stand by and watch as a riot begins in an attempt to save this inmate. It feels very real and is a great show of how people will always band together despite the hopelessness of the situation.
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| When the going gets tough the tough band together and kick ass |
As I was writing this review I had to think how much I wanted to talk about this comic being a critique of society with a strong feminist theme to it as the mere mention of the word feminism seems to turn people into frothing at the mouth fanatics about how its an "outdated movement", "it's about hating men", "I don't need feminism" are and the one that annoys me the most especially coming from young women "I'm no feminist". Feminism isn't about taking rights away from men or forcing women to become more manly its about everybody having the opportunity to choose to do whatever they want with their life. The fact that I had to think twice about whether I wanted to talk about this in my personal blog is proof that there is still work to be done for equality. Bitch Planet is a critique of women becoming outcasts for not conforming to what society expects of them whether its not fulfilling their wifely duties, not conforming to the traditional standard of beauty or simply not trying to fit the mold of how a woman should look and act. Bitch Planet is going to be a serious comic tackling some serious issues and looks like it will be a fantastic series for those who like things a little more serious in their comics
I give Bitch Planet 4 & 1/2 out of 5 badass bitches
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