Handsome and dumb, beautiful and smart.
Creative Staff:
Story: Jody Houser
Art: Pere Perez (Flashback artist Marguerite Sauvage)
Colors: Andrew Dalhouse
Letterer: Dave Sharpe
What They Say:
Trapped with no aid in sight, Faith is coming face to face with her very first supervillain! LA’s own sky-soaring hero always wanted to be a like the comic book characters that inspired her…but is she ready to deal with the consequences of being a bonafide superhero? And, as if a new arch-nemesis weren’t enough, a shadowy figure is closing in on Faith’s secret identity! How’s that for a cliffhanger?!
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers):
Faith awakes to find Chris Chriswell, a famous Hollywood actor known for playing superheroes, captured her. Chris reveals that from when he was a child he didn’t want to be a superhero, but a supervillain. He vainly prattles on about how he admired the supervillains in comics and real life.
Chris aspired to go from superhero actor to a real supervillain, but it wasn’t until Faith came along did his master plan fully develop. His plan to kill Faith on film would make her a martyr and he would finally have the fame of being a supervillain.
His plan might have worked if he would have used the right precautions on Faith. She breaks free from her bonds and a small fight ensues, not with Chris, but legions of his stunt doubles and stand-ins. She makes short work of them and arrests Chris. However, did she really arrest Chris Chriswell?
Faith’s happy ending doesn’t leave her so happy. She’s unsettled but isn’t particularly rattled when Jay’s girlfriend reveals she knows Faith secret. She may have another supporter, but it’s clear Faith isn’t sure what to think about it.
In Summary:
I’ll be honest. I love this comic. I feel very connected to Faith as a person, especially when she thought, “I guess I never really fit the mold. The things I like, the way I look.” This thought of hers definitely resounds with geeks worldwide, but it doesn’t just have to be about us nerds out there. Anyone could have this thought about anything. She’s so relatable that the superhero gig is the icing on the cake. I want more of this comic. I want more people to read this comic. I want to thank Valiant for producing this comic and the creative team that developed it. Faith is one of the freshest comics I’ve read in a long time. I want to see more comics like this.
Grade: A
Age Rating: 13+
Released By: Valiant Entertainment
Release Date: August 24th, 2016
MSRP: $3.99
