Mother Panic appears to just be a combination of Batwoman and Batman who curses. She's a celebutante who wants revenge on anyone that has to do with this weird boarding school she was forced to go to for 10 years. The flashbacks come in such a disjointed way (sometimes just one panel) that it was really hard to make sense of what happened at the school. I learned more about the characters from the Who's Who entries at the back of the book then I did from the actual story. There wasn't a single l...

What if Batman really were a total jerk? And what if his world was as delusional as Gotham itself? And what if his story was told in a fractured, nonlinear way to strengthen that theme?Well, you'd pretty much get the not-fun, not-interesting comic that is Mother Panic. It's hard to follow, it's got semi-ugly art, and the characters aren't particularly interesting.This is one of those comics I was skimming by the end. I probably should have just set it down after the first few issues.

This book is as lost as Violet.World: The art for the first 3 issues was good, I like the style, reminded my of Sean Murphy which is always a great thing. The other 3 issues were not so good, the exaggerated facial expressions shifted the tone and made for a janky read. The world building here is fragmented and broken much like the main character (more below), there is not enough context to engage readers and also not enough to build and establish Violet's little piece of Gotham that we are supp...

Solid story but the jumping around different time lines made it more confusing. The art was really hars to follow and at stages not that appealing. Pretty disappointed with this one.

Probably the weakest out of the young animals line so far but still found it pretty enjoyable. Violet is a character who has similar feel and background as Bruce Wayne. But she's a lot more unhinged, unstable, and pissed off. That might come as a surprise since all those traits apply to Bruce usually too but Violet is a little bit more violent and also a lot more cursing is introduced in Gotham thanks to her. This story focuses on her growth as a new superhero around Gotham while also giving som...

Can it be possible to be both interested and disappointed at the same time? Damn. I really wanted to enjoy this book and in fact, I very much did for the first few issues. After that, there seemed to be a marked change in both the art and storytelling, but for now, let’s rewind a bit.So far, I’ve been really intrigued by DC’s Young Animal titles. Some are way out there reboots, re-imaginings, reinterpretations, or retro whackiness! This however, falls under a new property and character that exis...

4.5I've had the Young Animal books on my to-read list for sometime now, and I finally decided with this isolation, it's time. Mother Panic is a unique spin on the average superhero/vigilante. Jody Houser was the right person to bring the character to life and while it isn't close to the Batman universe, I still found enough here to keep me interested. I had already read early issues of the new DC label, but being consumed by other books forced me to step back. I thought I'd start with the charac...

A reverse Batman type (Black/White, male/female, socialite/tabloïd trash...) totally unlikeable psycho character in a confused and badly paced plot. Good art by Edwards on the 1st half- not his best though- with totally inappropiated art by Shawn Crystal on the 2nd. Way too cartoony for the would-be violent gothic story the plot wishes it were.Young Animals never cease to disappoint.

Really good series, highly underrated! Does have a slow start, but this series has quickly become one of my favourites!

Ohhh, this is too bad, it started out so promising!Good art for the first part, but still the story was lacking.. well everything: direction, ambiance, feelings, a backbone,...Nope, this character just won't do.....

There are already reviews of this which say everything I felt about this better than I could, but I want to discuss a plot point, because I've been thinking about it.Apparently the 'origin' of Mother Panic is that her father and a buddy took her out in the woods to hunt deer, and then Violet overheard the creepy buddy asking her father for "one hour alone with her."Then, Violet shot her father, instead of what would have happened in real life, the father would have shot his friend.But then, back...

There are some really great elements here. And some notable flaws. The central premise and character are interesting as a kind of alternate look at Batman and the vigilante character. What if Batman had the time and resources to fight crime, but without the same support system or moral code? Delving into an anti-hero of this type in the midst of Gotham City has some great potential and yields some interesting results.In conjunction with this story, "Mother Panic" is told in a fractured and somet...

I AM FURIOUS ((the following thing also happened to like two other comics but this one was my MOST ANTICIPATED COMIC OF 2017)) - adobe digital editions stopped working- ok that's fine just uninstall then reinstall- but this... didn't work?? - when it finally worked MY COMPUTER DIED- FINALLY managed to get access to another computer- no longer have file- go to download off netgalley- IT'S BEEN ARCHIVED- FUCK MY LIFEso out of the 4 young animal ARCs i got, i only managed to read the ones by gerard...

Reading this first volume of Mother Panic from DC’s Young Animal imprint reminded me of what was morally wrong about the character of Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Although I thought the casting of Ben Affleck was spot-on, given the material he worked with, the role itself of a self-loathing vigilante with brutal methods who doesn’t mind the bloodshed seems to contradict what is great about the Dark Knight Detective in the comics.Please click here for my full review.

I really wanted to like this but just ...what the fuck? I mean yeah it's basically just a young female version of Batman ...but she's also a foul-mouthed jerk who was apparently trained as an assassin or something by a boarding school full of creepy nuns and let me tell you, nothing could be further up my alley. Unfortunately the plot and art are both so sketchy that I have only the vaguest idea what is even supposed to be happening which made the whole thing more frustrating than anything. I th...

It's said that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.That's my review.

Thinking about it, I'm pretty sure Mother Panic is not well-written, nor is it good. If you decide to read it, I would recommend reading Gerard Way's afterword first. Not that it is well-written either (it isn't), but it gives an insight into what the creative team was interested in exploring with this book, which isn't particularly clear from the collected issues themselves. According to Way (who all but claims ownership of the book, crediting writer Jody Houser mainly with snappy dialogue), th...

Focus is on a new vigilante with late 90s artwork (or so it seems). Kind of good, kind of bad. OVERALL GRADE: C plus to B minus.

DNF -Read the first two issues and have cancelled my ongoing subscription. Its a good premise but I find the main character to be rather boring and so up themselves that I honestly dont care about them.Was hoping this new batch of DC would be something different but unfortunatley just like Marvel it has been very poor recently.

What do you get when you cross the line with Batman? Probably something like 'Mother Panic, Volume 1: Work in Progress' by Jody Houser with art by Tommy Lee Edwards and Shawn Crystal. By day, Violet Paige is a cranky 'celebutante,' showing up at parties and showing diffidence to everyone. By night, she is Gotham City's newest vigilante, Mother Panic. She seeks revenge for things that happened in her past. When she was a child, her father died in a questionable incident. Her older brother was una...