Female Furies #4

It's unclear where the remaining two issues will go next, but this series never ceases to be a fascinating read. Read Full Review

If you are not reading Female Furies yet, then I don't know what is wrong with you. If you are a Sociology teacher, you should make this required reading in every single class. Buy a copy and then share it. Buy ten copies and hand them out. Be the person who said, "Oh Furies won the Eisner? I was reading that from the beginning." Read Full Review

Whether she does or not, this remains an excellent companion piece to Tom Kings Mister Miracle miniseries, and a book that is eminently readable on its own merits. Read Full Review

The story is strong and pointed. The artwork is pretty spiffy as well. I'm enjoying this book like you wouldn't believe. It's a great take on characters that never really got the spotlight before this. I'm glad to see that this is changing. Read Full Review

Female Furies #4 opens the series up as it reaches its second half. Castellucci is able to fit in her narrative about how women are treated in society while giving the book a new place to go. This issue introduces several new elements to the plot, ones that will be very interesting to see play out as the book heads toward its conclusion. Adriana Melos art seems to get better with every issue. Theres a lot to love about this book. Read Full Review

Adriana Melo does an excellent job with the art and definitely emphasizes the Fury of these characters. Read Full Review

This issue lays the groundwork for a grand finale thats going to be filled with tears but perhaps, just maybe, some hope. Four Books out of Five Read Full Review

Continuing its trajectory as a Fourth World retelling for the age of the Me Too movement, writer Cecil Casellucci manages to restrain the ham-fisted feminism - for the most part - and tells a solid story about a woman who is sick of being treated like garbage and isn't going to take it anymore. Read Full Review

The gripping story of professional sexual harassment against the backdrop of Apokolips and the Female Furies has become the boring story of professional sexual harassment. Why the effort to make this an illustrated and colored comic book was made is beyond me. Read Full Review

Heading into its second act after last issue's mindlessly sadistic death of original Female Fury Aurelie, this title continues its bizarre exploration of sexism on Apokalips with a strange mix of extreme sexual violence, overly broad satire, and extremely topical references. Read Full Review

Spacey Medicine

May 19, 2019

It's just so unsubtle and it makes the whole thing frustrating to read, no matter how much I may agree with the message.

Darkseid24

May 01, 2019

This is getting repetitive. It's the fourth issue& we don't have any plot progression. All we get is constantly being reminded, that all male characters are sexist assholes on Apokolips& that women are all weak there. While gender never mattered on Apokolips ( I don't know how many times I wrote that here now), Me Too Agenda is ridiculously forced on this story& its characters. This time with Barda trying to complain about some male soldiers, but she can't, because she is a woman& that's why another male character has to sign the paper. ( Yes it's as stupid as it sounds. Borrowing middle age law doesn't make it more interesting& doesn't fit Apokolips). One of the things, that work in this issue are the flashbacks to Barda& Scott helping ea ch other survive Granny's orphanage, but honestly I can't enjoy that much, if my favorite characters are all butchered.. Castellucci has also no idea about who Desaad is& he basically has the same lines throughout this entire series - either claiming, that Granny is using her gender to be Darkseid's favorite or making dumb sexist jokes, which are unworthy for his character. The writer totally ignores, that Desaad was impressed by women's fighting skills in other stories& even gave women more recognition than men. She should have read Warlord& Torment. Same goes for the relationship between Darkseid& Desaad. Its not Granny Darkseid trusted most, it's Desaad& with good reasons. I enjoyed the short scene between Darkseid & Desaad in this week's Dceased way more than everything in this mini series. The only good thing, that remains is the art& the Jack Kirby design of the characters, but everything else is just awful. After Female Furies I really don't want to read Castellucci's Batgirl. more

Psycamorean

May 02, 2019

I think I said all I have to say about this book in last issue's review. This one may be even worse than that. So just read my last review twice, for double the effect.

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Darkseid24 - May 3, 2019

It’s so awful this run I can only repeat it over and over again in my reviews, since nothing changes.

Psycamorean - May 3, 2019

At least it's almost over.

Darkseid24 - May 3, 2019

Agreed. Don’t know why I keep reading it at this point lol It’s really awful.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln

May 02, 2019

Are you a Fourth World fan? Then avoid this like the plague. Are you a modern feminist who blames males for all the world's problems? If so, this is what you are looking for.

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Darkseid24 - May 3, 2019

You explained it best 👏 I really don’t want to read Castelluccis Batgirl run. Maybe every male character is a sexist too there.

Briton

May 04, 2019

Offensive. If this is the future of comics - where they are propaganda screeds of the extreme left - then I want no part of it.