The Lovely Ladybug is a superhero comic about a young girl named Marley Bishop. She has been raised on comics since as far back as she could remember thanks to her father. She dreamed of being a superhero but sadly didn’t even hit five feet tall, but was not classified as a metahuman. Still, as she grew up she did her best be the hero she wanted to be, all the while being socially inept.
While the comic does take after classics like Batman or Ironman, in that she has no superpowers but instead relies on a suit made with cutting-edge tech (acquired for a steal on eBay of all places) and her wits, she is a nearly broke college student barely making it by whereas the other two are billionaires. Even though she has all the things that life throws at us, debt, tuition, classes that she’d much rather skip but wants to do her best anyways, Marley still finds it in her to be a hero no matter the situation.
The story was started way back in 2011 for an online comic festival which fell through, but thankfully The Lovely Ladybug managed to be completed. The first chapter is a rather quick read and not really written like later issues, but that is because of a deadline and page restriction that the festival had. As things go along the characters become much more fleshed out as well as the world itself. There are legitimately actual superheroes out in the world saving the day and they are mentioned all the time but because the town is more or less peaceful they don’t have much need for a hero of their own. Even the “villains” are interesting and somehow avoid the usual cliches of superhero comics.
Something I love is the banter between Ladybug and her foes. It’s more laid back and casual compared to other kinds of comics allowing it to be both comedic as well as relatable to an extent. There are even some jokes poked at tropes in comics every so often which are always fun to see.
The art, as mentioned before, starts out very rough and unrefined but you can clearly see it has a lot of love and hard work put into it. As each issue is finished you can see a clear shift in styles as well as a dramatic improvement in the overall art itself. There are dramatic shots, beautiful cityscapes, awesome action sequences, and all the while Ladybug is this adorable four and a half foot tall beacon of heroism and justice.
It’s a lovely addition to any hero collection and I honestly can’t wait for future pages. Give it a read, let me know what you think, and hopefully, we can nerd out about it together.
And, as always, I hope you enjoy as much as I do.
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