Marvel's Voices: Comunidades #1

The stories told in Marvel Voices: Comunidades #1 approach the life of a superhero through the lens of community and the importance it holds in Latinx culture. Read Full Review

Marvel's Voices: Community is exceptional at creating awareness of Latinx culture while connecting superheroes to real-life situations that involve racism, acceptance, and identity. It's a comic that not only serves to inform readers on key issues and culture but also entertains and serves as a reminder that Marvel has some of the strongest Latinx characters in comics. Read Full Review

Overall I enjoyed Marvel's Voices: Comunidades quite a bit, and I think you just might too. Read Full Review

While not my favourite of this series it is still interesting enough to be worth checking out especially if you have not heard of some of these characters before. Read Full Review

Marvel's Voices: Comunidades #1 lets each Latin character in the Marvel pantheon shine and gives a wonderful look into Latin culture. I found the Ava Ayala (White Tiger) story and the Nina the Conjuror story the gems of the book. Nina the Conjuror seems like a fascinating character that I hope to see again in the future. Read Full Review

A majority of the book is somewhat juvenile, so for those looking for a "The Other History of the DC Universe", this is the PG version. Though, just because a book is aimed at a younger audience it does not mean that older heads can pick up a thing or two from picking "Communidades" up. Read Full Review

Geekarious Tony

Dec 11, 2021

While there was some cheese factor going on in this issue. I absolutely loved it. Getting to see the different types of food, the different characters. It is always cool to see about bunch of Latin characters get together and kick some butt. I think the Eva/Strange Academy story was one of my favorites, along with the Miles and Black Panther story. Was hoping to see some Miguel O’Hara, but maybe next time!

Jawsh

Dec 11, 2021

There's so much about food here but that's because we're always so hungry and the food is so good. Looking forward for more Robbie as I love him. And excited to check out Strange Academy. Hope White Tiger some day gets a chance to shine, she has so much potential but no one seems to be able to find the right VOICE for her, I am hoping someone tackle's her soon and succeeds. America also appears to be stuck in limbo in how to write her. Curious to see what the MARVEL films do with her. It was nice to see Anya again but I wish her featured story was stronger, specially since she was sharing panels with Miles.

Psycamorean

Jan 23, 2022

Yet another anthology title for idiot conservatives to complain about, as they pretend to care about unity but only so far as how scared they get when someone dares to say some white people are bad. This issue is fine. It's full of stories, some better some worse. Anthologies aren't really my thing. There are some parts of it I want to go over. The first white tiger story is pretty good. The Young Lords were a pretty based organization. They wanted self-determination for all third world people, they opposed racism, they were anti-fascist, they wanted the community to control land and institutions, they wanted education on their history, they opposed capitalism and the military industrial complex, they wanted women's equality and to get rid of male chauvinism, they wanted international unity, they were pro-communist, they believed in the right to bear arms, and they wanted a socialist society. These people were based, as were the Black Panthers, and that meant they had to be repressed and snuffed out by the FBI. I'm happy they're getting recognition in a Marvel comic, maybe this will get more people to read up on these organizations. The first Miles Morales story is a contentious one for me. The whole "Latinx" debate seems fairly stupid to me, as someone whose only experience with the Spanish language is three years of high school Spanish that I was dragged through by the sheer will of a very determined friend (Thanks Nat). I know I'm coming from a place of ignorance, but this story presents "Latinx" as though it is a widely accepted term. It isn't. It's mostly used by Americans who don't speak Spanish, at least not as their primary language. Which is kind of a big deal when we're talking about a language modification. The argument for "Latinx" doesn't seem to be done in bad faith. I understand why some people like it. The comic explains that side of it fairly well. It's just that maybe it's not something to push, in terms of optics. To most latin people, it would just be confusing, as the majority of them are completely unaware of the term. And the minority of what's left over tend to dislike it, overall. If we want to push acceptance for our non-binary friends, you need to pay attention to the optics. This comic isn't totalitarian or anything, it's not even about controlling language. It's basically a pamphlet. "Latinx 101". But it says right in the comic that you should use whatever you feel comfortable with. So... 1984, this ain't. The Brazilian Sorcerer Supreme story is just yet another reminder that we're all headed towards climate death. Which is not alarmist at all, and true. In fact, the story actually tries to end it on a positive note that somehow, someway humanity will overcome and not destroy our planet. Not to bum you guys out, but that's probably not going to happen. The latest UN climate report, a comprehensive analysis of more than 14,000 studies, paints a bleaker picture. There's no longer avoiding some climate catastrophe, now there's only a narrow window left open to avoid the worst of it, and that window requires emission cuts that the world has simply decided are too much. So... we're fucked. Luckily for all the climate deniers out there, they'll die out during the worst of it. If not sooner. We can only hope. The Ghost Rider story is interesting, because it takes place in East Los Angeles. Did you guys know that Los Angeles was part of Mexico, from 1821 to 1847? Yeah, and before that, the Spaniards ruled it. See, Mexico gained independence from Spain and held all that land, and then the Mexican-American War happened, and America was ceded all that land with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. I'm so glad no one was stupid enough to act like Los Angeles was never Mexico in their review here on CBRU. That'd be a major historical failure. Ah. ha. ha. ha. Oh and making some racist Trump supporters say an evil Spanish word is unironically better than they deserve. Honestly, I don't see why Conservatives get so mad about this sort of thing. Don't like it, don't read it. I'm sure they'd be fine with a comic about English heritage. Maybe they could even show off the Romans coming across the Britons and thinking they were the ugliest and most stupid creatures they've ever seen, who lived in swampy waters. I'd be fine with that, who wouldn't be? more

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The Brave and the Bald - Jan 23, 2022

Crazy to believe that there would be people who flunked out of history class trying to review this.

Psycamorean - Jan 23, 2022

Well, they suck at reading comprehension and media analysis, so it shouldn't be a surprise that they suck at history too.

CrazyforRAMU

Apr 26, 2022

It's par for the course for a Voices anthology: Strong displays of diversity, interesting cross-cultural education, a few bold statements, and, unfortunately, some really weak-ass superhero stories. This collection does have some strengths. There are cool plot-links tying a few of the strips to each other. Some of the art, particularly in the earlier strips, is truly formidable. There's a food focus throughout the whole collection that'll make you salivate. It's not an essential read even for stans of the characters involved, but it is a fun and enlightening diversion.

Merlyn

Dec 08, 2021

Yet another dumb Marvel initiative that doesn't look to bring unity, just more divisiveness. Oh well, I've grown used to this stupid kind of stuff, though I shouldn't be. I can say that I really enjoyed the first story. The rest of them range from cringey bad to mediocre. Let's laugh at the most cringey ones. The first White Tiger story is just far-left propaganda, Marvel should be ashamed of publishing this. The Miles Morales story and Spider-Girl presents exactly what's wrong with the left today, their constant need to control people's language is totalitarian and again, Marvel shouldn't publish this. The Brazilian Sorcerer Supreme story is yet another alarmist climate change issue that we didn't need. And I have to say I burst in laughte r at the Ghost Rider story. "You know ALL this was Mexico first, right?" AHAHAHAHA Someone failed geography big time. And I just loved how he explicitly wanted to hear "gracias" instead of "thank you", makes you realize the demented state in which these writers are today. more

Briton

Dec 10, 2021

Another divisive race-baiting comic from Marvel. We're getting into activities worthy of apartheid era South Africa now, except that white people are now the enemy. There is no need for comics aimed at individual races - we should not be divided like this.

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SurvivorLiv - Feb 21, 2022

stop being racist and we won't need books like this