![]() In other words, he is the perfect best friend for Mandy. He doesn’t care about superheroes or the fact her mom is one. But thankfully she has a friend named Lincoln. Kids who expect her to be like her mother, or Starfire fans saying inappropriate things about her mother to her. She feels like she is the “Anti-Starfire.”Īs the story progresses, the reader is shown what Mandy’s life is like at school. Mandy deals with more than a few people thinking that they know who she is because they know who her mother is. She tries to explain what it’s like to be the daughter of a superhero, but it’s hard for her to say since she has, “…never been anything else.” She wonders if it’s like being the kid of a movie star, but maybe not because there are more movie stars than superheroes. I Am Not Starfire begins with Mandy introducing herself to the reader. Please note that there will be some spoilers below. I’m happy to say that I found it to be a fast and fun read containing a sweet story with a lot to enjoy. And I wanted to give this book a chance because I was curious. But, when a comic causes a lot of chatter, I get super interested. I would have loved to see more about them and their daughter Mar’i as well. They are probably my favorite DC Comics couple. I’ve also always liked Starfire and even reviewed some of her solo series in the past. Comic fans wanted to know: just who is this Mandy? Who is her father? Why is Mandy not like her mother? Starfire is a very well-loved character, so people were very concerned about the title.Īnyone who knows me knows that I am a huge fan of Nightwing. Mandy was not Starfire and Nightwing’s Earth-22 daughter, Mar’i Grayson, aka Nightstar. ![]() I Am Not Starfire is a title that has sparked its fair share of controversy since the first announcement. I received an eARC copy of I Am Not Starfire for review purposes. How can Mandy find her own footing when everyone expects her to be just like her mother? It is a coming-of-age story that explores what it is like growing up as the child of a superhero when you have no superpowers of your own. The cast is broadly diverse in both primary and secondary characters.Įqual parts entertaining and thought-provoking.I Am Not Starfire is a DC Comics Young Adult graphic novel focusing on an original character who is Starfire’s teenage daughter, Mandy. This title addresses many important concepts briefly, but well, with great pacing, bold art, and concise and snappy dialogue. These layers are most strongly displayed as the story draws parallels between cultural differences between the generations as evidenced in how the characters address bullying, body positivity, fatphobia, fetishization and sexualization, and feminism. Together with Tamaki’s punchy writing, this coming-of-age story of identity, family, friendship, and saving the world is skillfully brought to life in a quick but nuanced read. Yoshitani’s vibrant and colorful stylized illustrations beautifully meld the various iterations of Starfire and the Titans with the live-action versions of those characters. Mandy tries to figure out what kind of future she wants for herself as she struggles with teenage insecurities and bullying, her relationship with her mom, and her budding friendship (or is it something more?) with her new class project partner, Claire. Mandy’s best friend, Lincoln, whose parents were born in Vietnam, insightfully summarizes this rift as being down to an intergenerational divide that occurs whether parents and children come from different countries or different planets. Mandy dyes her hair and dresses in all black to further call out how different they are. Sixteen-year-old Mandy considers herself the anti-Starfire: Unlike her scantily clad superhero mother, she doesn’t have superpowers, can’t fly, and doesn’t even own a bathing suit.
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