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I Am Not Starfire

I Am Not Starfire

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  • Author：Mariko Tamaki
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From New York Times bestselling author Mariko Tamaki （Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me， Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass） and artist Yoshi Yoshitani （Zatanna and the House of Secrets） comes a story about Mandy， the daughter of super-famous superhero Starfire， and her desperate attempts to get out from under her shadow。

Seventeen-year-old Mandy Koriand’r is not her mother。 Daughter of Starfire and high school outcast， Mandy is constantly trying to get out from under the shadow of her bright， bubbly， scantily clad， and famous mother。 Dyeing her bright orange hair black and sticking close to her best friend， Lincoln， Mandy spends her days at school avoiding Teen Titans superfans and trying to hide her feelings for the gorgeous， popular， and perfect Claire。 And while Mandy usually avoids spending too much time with her alien mother， she’s been particularly quiet as she’s keeping one major secret from her: Mandy walked out of her S。A。T。

While Mandy continues to tell Lincoln her plans of moving to France to escape the family spotlight and not go to college， she secretly hides a fear of not knowing her identity outside of just being the daughter of a superhero and who she will become。 But when she is partnered with Claire to work on a school project， their friendship develops into something more and a self-confidence unknown to Mandy begins to bloom。 Claire seems to like Mandy for being Mandy， not the daughter of Starfire。

But when someone from Starfire’s past comes to disrupt Mandy’s future， Mandy must finally make a choice: give up before the battle has even begun， or step into the unknown and risk everything。 I Am Not Starfire is a story about mother-daughter relationships， embracing where you come from while finding your own identity， and learning to be unafraid of failing， if it was even failing in the first place。

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H。L。 Amaral ，

What upsets me the most about this book is that it'll probably never get a fair review。 From one side， people who hate this direction that comic books are going for in the recent years， with a lot of progressive politics， representation and inclusion of lgbt characters in it。On the other， people who are liberal and progressive who'll support the book no matter how good or bad it really is。I've seen both sides trying to 'review bomb' this book， one with 1 star， the other with 5 or 4。 And that's a What upsets me the most about this book is that it'll probably never get a fair review。 From one side， people who hate this direction that comic books are going for in the recent years， with a lot of progressive politics， representation and inclusion of lgbt characters in it。On the other， people who are liberal and progressive who'll support the book no matter how good or bad it really is。I've seen both sides trying to 'review bomb' this book， one with 1 star， the other with 5 or 4。 And that's a shame。 If something is bad， you must point out why。 If its good， you must point it out why。That said， I Am Not Starfire IS NOT a good book。 And the main reason for it is the protagonist herself， Mandy。I am yet to see a more unlikable MC than Mandy。 She's rude， uninteresting and treat people around her like trash。 In one section of the story she walks away from a baseball game with other schoolmates IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MATCH， then gets angry that people don't like her， like she was a victim or something。 She's even rude with Nightwing in one other scene。 The major offense is how she treats her love interest just because she took a picture with the Titans。 She did nothing wrong and still had to listen some mysoginistic insults coming from the MAIN CHARACTER。 I almost stopped right there。 I'm not in the mood to follow assholes around anymore。Worse than that， she doesn't seem to learn much by the end， since she gets all that she wanted even after being a terrible person to everyone。 More frustrating than all of this is how everything is resolved quickily。And yes， her design is TERRIBLE。 Sorry， there's no way around it。 In most of the panels she's making the ugliest expressions possible， and that is a terrible combination when the writing makes her so annoying and not a good character to follow around。 Most of the other characters are fine and the artstyle， although not my cup of tea， could be used to great effect。 It just seemed that they put an extra effort on Mandy to be unappealing as possible。The dialog is also not that great。 Lots of conversations sounded like adults TRYING to talk like young people， like in the "HELLO， FELLOW KIDS" meme。 Theres also a lot of profanity for a book that's supposed to be for teens。 As an author myself I commited this mistake while writing about young kids and teens in the favelas of Brazil， but that was just in my first book and if that's the case for the author here， I can give her a pass。 We learn as we write。So yeah， this book does deserve a low rating。 Unfortunately， most people already have their opinions formed about it without even turning the first page。 Its a quick read and you can see for yourself without wasting that much time。But why would you do that？ 。。。more

Jessica ，

Mariko Tamaki is an incredible writer， and Yoshi Yoshitani is an incredible artist。 Between the two of them， this book was an immediate buy for me， even though I'm not a huge Starfire fan。This story centers on Starfire's teenage daughter， Mandy， who feels alienated （lol） from her schoolmates and her mother。 She doesn't want to be the child of a celebrity， and she doesn't want to be a super hero。 Throughout the story， she allows herself to open up to others， and finds herself and her power in the Mariko Tamaki is an incredible writer， and Yoshi Yoshitani is an incredible artist。 Between the two of them， this book was an immediate buy for me， even though I'm not a huge Starfire fan。This story centers on Starfire's teenage daughter， Mandy， who feels alienated （lol） from her schoolmates and her mother。 She doesn't want to be the child of a celebrity， and she doesn't want to be a super hero。 Throughout the story， she allows herself to open up to others， and finds herself and her power in the process。 I do prefer Tamaki's She-Hulk， Volume 1: Deconstructed and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me， and Yoshitani's Zatanna & the House of Secrets， but this one is also very nice。 。。。more

Erin Mendoza ，

This was a fun one。

Hugh Minor ，

What a great story for young adults about finding your own way out of the shadows of a larger than life parent。 It's a struggle many teens face and Mariko Tamaki does a good job of taking us through the journey。 I love the spare， yet intense artwork by Yoshi Yoshitani。 Well done， DC！ What a great story for young adults about finding your own way out of the shadows of a larger than life parent。 It's a struggle many teens face and Mariko Tamaki does a good job of taking us through the journey。 I love the spare， yet intense artwork by Yoshi Yoshitani。 Well done， DC！ 。。。more

Kirsten ，

Angry boys are giving this terrible reviews。 If it sounds interesting to you， you’ll probably enjoy reading it like I did。

Maddie ，

A coming of age graphic novel about Starfire's daughter finding her place。 A good recommendation for someone who likes coming of age graphic novels with superhero themes。 A coming of age graphic novel about Starfire's daughter finding her place。 A good recommendation for someone who likes coming of age graphic novels with superhero themes。 。。。more

Daniel ，

This is one of the best comics I've read in ages。 WOW。 This is one of the best comics I've read in ages。 WOW。 。。。more

Angela Roberts ，

Beautiful！ Perfection！So， there are TONS of negative reviews about this story by folks offended that their white， straight fantasy was changed to reflect the world as it actually is。 I could go on a diatribe about living in the beginning of the 21st century and how the beginnings of new centuries are always a time of upheaval and change or that the definition of living is change but that only works with people unafraid of change。 So back to the story， its perfect！！ Set in the superhero context， Beautiful！ Perfection！So， there are TONS of negative reviews about this story by folks offended that their white， straight fantasy was changed to reflect the world as it actually is。 I could go on a diatribe about living in the beginning of the 21st century and how the beginnings of new centuries are always a time of upheaval and change or that the definition of living is change but that only works with people unafraid of change。 So back to the story， its perfect！！ Set in the superhero context， it illustrates what teenagers face as they decide their next steps in life and how they're born into a set of circumstances\expectations that they ultimately have to accept even if its just to move away from them。 Universal because as we see， even superheroes can't outrun their past and have to deal。 That its a first love story too is just， extra！ 。。。more

Travis ，

This was really cute， but I would have liked it more if spoilery ending thing hadn't happened。 This was really cute， but I would have liked it more if spoilery ending thing hadn't happened。 。。。more

Goddess Reader ，

Lo terminé y vendo a decir:¡ODIE EL LIBRO！okay， entiendo que vivimos con nuevas generaciones que buscan identificarse ellos mismos pero siento que este libro lo llevó a un extro， la protagonista fue bastante exasperante， realmente no lo recomiendo a nadie。

Lis Carey ，

Teen daughter of a superhero hates having a famous motherMandy does NOT love having a superhero mother， and even more the fact that people think she must have superpowers， too。 Her seventeenth birthday is coming up。 She's determined not to go to college， because she's sick of everyone expecting her to do things she can't do。But her life is about to change。 Really change。 Teen daughter of a superhero hates having a famous motherMandy does NOT love having a superhero mother， and even more the fact that people think she must have superpowers， too。 Her seventeenth birthday is coming up。 She's determined not to go to college， because she's sick of everyone expecting her to do things she can't do。But her life is about to change。 Really change。 。。。more

Dale Meyer-curley ，

My almost-10 year old kept begging me to read it to answer some questions he thought were part of DCU。 He read it four times in as many days。 I finally had time， sat down and read it。 I get why they love this book so much。 Mandy doesn't align with societal expectations of an adolescent。 She's also frustrated her parent doesn't understand her。 This is so part of his journey right now， and as a former child， I recall these feelings soooo much。I won't spoil this with details of the conflict and res My almost-10 year old kept begging me to read it to answer some questions he thought were part of DCU。 He read it four times in as many days。 I finally had time， sat down and read it。 I get why they love this book so much。 Mandy doesn't align with societal expectations of an adolescent。 She's also frustrated her parent doesn't understand her。 This is so part of his journey right now， and as a former child， I recall these feelings soooo much。I won't spoil this with details of the conflict and resolution。 I will say I am adoring these YA graphics， and they way they are brining real-world challenges into DCU while weaving in canon。 。。。more

Blazin ，

This book really disappointed me。 The premise was interesting and I believe I could have enjoyed it if it was better executed。 Instead， it made me regret wasting my money。 First of all， it is painfully obvious that the main character， Mandy， is a self insert character for the author。 （Just look at the author and then at Mandy， its horrendous） Secondly， I hated the treatment that was given to Starfire， throughout the majority of the book she was shown as a Barbie devoid of an actual personality。 This book really disappointed me。 The premise was interesting and I believe I could have enjoyed it if it was better executed。 Instead， it made me regret wasting my money。 First of all， it is painfully obvious that the main character， Mandy， is a self insert character for the author。 （Just look at the author and then at Mandy， its horrendous） Secondly， I hated the treatment that was given to Starfire， throughout the majority of the book she was shown as a Barbie devoid of an actual personality。 I had been excited to read a good story about Starfire that focuses on more than sexualizing her， yet this story decided to treat her as if she was nothing more than a mindless item of sex appeal and demonized her throughout。 （Not to mention that this whole story shames her for wearing revealing clothes。） This whole story disappointed me greatly， the main characters arc just made her a worse person。 The premise of a child breaking away from the identity of the superhero parent is very interesting and could have been way better than this。 Its only redeaming factor is that the art isn't terrible （though it personally isn't my style， I do recognize that it is still a good style）。 This story would have been much better if it was about Nightstar， Starfires actual daughter in the comics。 Starfire was in the Teen Titans with Raven， basically the queen of goths。 I feel as though the author has never actually read anything containing Starfire， she just saw a powerful beautiful woman in a comic and decided that she hated her。 This story is about Mandy， yet it spends most of its time critiquing Starfire。 The author has mommy issues and made a useless self insert to take out that frusteration， and therefore this entire thing reads like it was written by a spoiled brat who somehow managed to get her sixth grade diary published。 。。。more

Ashley Collins ，

THIS WAS SO GOOD！ I really loved seeing Starfire （and the Titans） from Mandy's perspective， and I love having a queer plus-size hero in the mix， too。 And the art was GORGEOUS！ THIS WAS SO GOOD！ I really loved seeing Starfire （and the Titans） from Mandy's perspective， and I love having a queer plus-size hero in the mix， too。 And the art was GORGEOUS！ 。。。more

Geraldine ，

Okay， the book isn't even out yet。 And unfortunately， angry comic fan boys rather destroy it with fire based on a summary and the cover art rather than see what's inside first。This doesn't even go into the fact that the fan boys are going after the LGBT+ traits the book is supposed to go into once it's published。 （Honestly， wouldn't surprise me if these are the same ppl freaking out over Tim Drake being bisexual。）But I do agree that the "social justice" pathway DC is going through forces its mai Okay， the book isn't even out yet。 And unfortunately， angry comic fan boys rather destroy it with fire based on a summary and the cover art rather than see what's inside first。This doesn't even go into the fact that the fan boys are going after the LGBT+ traits the book is supposed to go into once it's published。 （Honestly， wouldn't surprise me if these are the same ppl freaking out over Tim Drake being bisexual。）But I do agree that the "social justice" pathway DC is going through forces its main audience to be alienated and can do so further for anyone who is beginning to dive into the DC Universe。 The author could very easily have done Nightstar （Starfire and Nightwing's daughter） and it would've helped bring the new audience in and also make fans excited for a character that's not often used canonical into the spotlight。 Take this from a "woke LGBT+ goth chick" myself， I don't like the idea of being stereotyped and seeing body negativity on both ends of the spectrum。 I'm just secretly hoping our main character isn't going to be mean and cruel to Starfire and rather just the main character wishes she was more like her mother in a way。 It'll break that l "child is in parent's shadow" trope that's a hard-core thing in the YA industry。I understand this is going to be a young adult novel also， so I'm hoping it'll dive gently into the universe itself and also prove itself to be not this "social justice" mess everyone is basing off from the summary and cover art alone。I'm only giving it five stars for review purposes and also to help fix against whatever mess the fan boys are leaving behind in their anger。 I'll change it possibly when the book comes out and I actually read it。Writer， I expect you to overcome this。 Please listen to the people who actually care and not the fan boys。 Thanks。 。。。more

The Nerd Daily ，

Originally published on The Nerd Daily | Review by Mimi KoehlerAll cards on the table， the only thing I knew about Teen Titans before going into this book could be summarised in less than a sentence。 That being said， I feel like I enjoyed I Am Not Starfire almost more because of it since I didn’t have any expectations for the story。 And really， I don’t know what it is about this graphic novel， but the vibes were just impeccable。 Mandy struggles to connect with people because of her superhero mot Originally published on The Nerd Daily | Review by Mimi KoehlerAll cards on the table， the only thing I knew about Teen Titans before going into this book could be summarised in less than a sentence。 That being said， I feel like I enjoyed I Am Not Starfire almost more because of it since I didn’t have any expectations for the story。 And really， I don’t know what it is about this graphic novel， but the vibes were just impeccable。 Mandy struggles to connect with people because of her superhero mother Starfire， who everyone wants to talk about instead of about Mandy herself。 Mandy’s seen as little more than an extension of her mother at school， and people either flock to her to find out whether she also has superpowers or to get in with her mother。 Thus， Mandy spends most of her school days isolating from everyone except for her best friend Lincoln。 That is， until a school project forces her into close proximity with Claire， a beautiful， popular girl who Mandy might just be crushing on。 And who might just like Mandy back。Read the FULL REVIEW on The Nerd Daily 。。。more

milk ，

Honestly， I really enjoy the artists work and this is the main reason I began this book， HOWEVER， I Am Not Starfire made me so angry。Starfire is constantly made out to be the bad guy because she’s attractive and knows it and Mandy is a very unlikeable character。 Mandy treated her mother， her crush， and the people around her horribly。 I understand not having a perfect main character but one that’s an unlikeable jerk isn’t much better。 The premise was interesting and my thought process was， “Oh， n Honestly， I really enjoy the artists work and this is the main reason I began this book， HOWEVER， I Am Not Starfire made me so angry。Starfire is constantly made out to be the bad guy because she’s attractive and knows it and Mandy is a very unlikeable character。 Mandy treated her mother， her crush， and the people around her horribly。 I understand not having a perfect main character but one that’s an unlikeable jerk isn’t much better。 The premise was interesting and my thought process was， “Oh， not being able to live up to your parents expectations is a real thing” but the fact that Mandy didn’t want to be anything like her very kind mother just didn’t make a whole lot of sense to me and I struggled to finish this story。 I was so disappointed。 I was really excited for her character too because of the design and the premise of course but it was such a let down。 I don’t feel like Mandy deserved anything she got in the end and I don’t understand why Mandy hates her mother so much。 It felt like this book was written to specifically hate on Koriandyr’s character。 I see a lot of people give the excuse that the reason people don’t like her is because she’s “goth” but， Raven is literally described as a goth girl and she and Starfire were close。 Hell， my aesthetic is mall goth but that doesn’t make me a jerk to the people around me。 People loved Raven because she was likable， funny， and in her own way， kind！ It didn’t feel like Mandy was written to be “different” from her mother or like she wanted to break out from her shadow but more like she wanted to just tear down the people around her。 I also felt like Mandy was a bit two dimensional but I felt that the main reason for that was because we don’t get to see much of her other characteristics showing through other than her being mean or depressed。 Then she’s never really reprimanded and does a complete 180 because she’s rewarded？ And when Mandy low-key slut-shamed Koriandyr for “not wearing a lot of clothes”？ That pissed me off。 Mandy felt like a pick me girl， the “Oh， I’m not like other girls” type。 Then she went and wore not a lot of clothes in the end of it。As I was reading reviews the first time， people kept complaining more so about how Mandy looked so I thought it was just people being dicks。 The way she looks is fine。 How she acts on the other hand absolutely is not。The art is really nice though。 I would not recommend this story to anyone but I do enjoy the artist’s work， have to keep saying that。 。。。more

caro | sanjariti ，

sapphic， hilarious， nostalgic， and so effing relatable 🤍

Sj ，

I was originally excited for a DC young reader book about Starfire， but I HATED this book。 Characters aside and other horrible plot issues， I found the overall message of the book to be awful。 My takeaway is that teens go through “rebellious phases” but you’ll grow out of it and do what your parents want （say is best） eventually。 That teens can be “themselves” and “different” but only within reason if they want to be happy。 Also， not a big fan of women shaming women， typically it’s mother shames I was originally excited for a DC young reader book about Starfire， but I HATED this book。 Characters aside and other horrible plot issues， I found the overall message of the book to be awful。 My takeaway is that teens go through “rebellious phases” but you’ll grow out of it and do what your parents want （say is best） eventually。 That teens can be “themselves” and “different” but only within reason if they want to be happy。 Also， not a big fan of women shaming women， typically it’s mother shames daughter but here it’s daughter shames mother。 。。。more

Stephanie🌸 ，

2。5 stars leaning closer to 2This comic follows Mandy， the daughter of Starfire （as you may have guessed from the title）。 Mandy is a fairly average 16 going on 17 year old who feels like a character most of us have met before: the teenager who wants to defy their parents and dye their hair black and where monochromatic colors。The story is okay， my main problem with it is that we spend the first half of the book establishing that Mandy does not want to go to college， does not want to take her S。A 2。5 stars leaning closer to 2This comic follows Mandy， the daughter of Starfire （as you may have guessed from the title）。 Mandy is a fairly average 16 going on 17 year old who feels like a character most of us have met before: the teenager who wants to defy their parents and dye their hair black and where monochromatic colors。The story is okay， my main problem with it is that we spend the first half of the book establishing that Mandy does not want to go to college， does not want to take her S。A。T。 and does not have any interest in the world of superheroes。 Once the villain of the book is revealed， that all changes。 Like what？I also really didn’t like the depictions of Starfire and the main villain。 Towards the beginning， Mandy makes a comment that her mom is basically always in a bikini （or something similar） and it just felt like a weird dynamic， and I didn’t like the illustrator’s scantily clad images of Starfire as a mother。 And then the main villain may as well have been wearing underwear the whole time we see her。This may be a fun read for some audiences （maybe more teenage-geared）， but the story felt backpedalled and a little stale to me。 The art was fine， minus the clothing choices for this two characters。 But eh， this isn’t something I would recommend to anyone necessarily。 。。。more

Midnight Reads ，

I'm better off suffering through "Sonichu" than this sad excuse for a comic book。 First off， the art style––can I just put it bluntly？ The characters are ugly as sin， not to mention the constant anime expressions they use throughout the comic is annoying。 The only characters who look fairly decent in this comic are Starfire and Blackfire。 I would've forgiven the art style if the characters had redeemable traits， yet here we are。 In speaking of characters， I so desperately wanted Starfire to slap I'm better off suffering through "Sonichu" than this sad excuse for a comic book。 First off， the art style––can I just put it bluntly？ The characters are ugly as sin， not to mention the constant anime expressions they use throughout the comic is annoying。 The only characters who look fairly decent in this comic are Starfire and Blackfire。 I would've forgiven the art style if the characters had redeemable traits， yet here we are。 In speaking of characters， I so desperately wanted Starfire to slap Mandy in the face in the climax scene where they're arguing at the gas station。 Mandy is a spoiled brat who treats everyone like s*it。 Why？ Because her mommy has superpowers and she doesn't？ Because her classmates won't shut up about Starfire？ I know Mandy's a teenager and has to deal with annoying people at school， but that's no excuse。 There are better teenage protagonists who don't give me a brain aneurysm （e。g。 Nikki Maxwell from "Dork Diaries"）。 Protagonists don't have to be perfect， but the minute you turn them into a cookie-cutter goth girl who hates the world and everybody in it， you're giving me every right to hate them。 Also， the way Mandy acquires superpowers screams "Mary Sue" to me。 There are ZERO consequences for Mandy's s*itty attitude and instead of getting grounded， having her crush Claire not talk to her anymore， going to therapy， or even accepting herself， she receives superpowers and lives happily ever after。 I have a feeling that Mandy turns into a show-off after acquiring her powers， which sends a bad message to young readers。 If DC writers want more people to read their comics， then they need to think about the message they're trying to send to readers before publishing day。 。。。more

Persephonie ，

“Truly。 Would it not be easier to be flying through space fighting aliens right now？ I mean， I’m assuming。 There’s no way it’s worse than high school。” I LOVED this graphic novel。 To echo what another user said in their review， this is not meant for the 45-year old men who have been longtime fans of DC And Teen Titans。 And that should be a GOOD thing。 Storytelling and art should grow and evolve over time to reflect the society we live in。 Comics are art in both senses and this is a beautiful ref “Truly。 Would it not be easier to be flying through space fighting aliens right now？ I mean， I’m assuming。 There’s no way it’s worse than high school。” I LOVED this graphic novel。 To echo what another user said in their review， this is not meant for the 45-year old men who have been longtime fans of DC And Teen Titans。 And that should be a GOOD thing。 Storytelling and art should grow and evolve over time to reflect the society we live in。 Comics are art in both senses and this is a beautiful reflection of the younger generation it was written for。 All of the characters were extremely likable， the art-style was beautiful， and the story can speak to all young adults who feel a little misunderstood。 I also really liked the cameos from the rest of the Titans as older heroes and the view of heroes through the lens of celebrity。 Very well done。 If we keep re-hashing the same old superhero storylines it goes stale…which is exactly why there are so many different versions in each universe。 Bottom line: This is a YA DC graphic novel that does an amazing job of connecting with a younger audience of fans。 It may not be everyone’s cup of tea， but it unequivocally accomplished what it set out to do。 。。。more

Gaby ，

Es un cómic malo， que ha salido en la peor época posible。 Creo que más y más gente se está hartando del moralismo imperante de esta época y de todo aquello que sea visto como inclusivo。 La saturación de este tipo de proyectos， ha hecho que mucha gente ya sienta rechazo solo con ver superficialmente una obra。 Si ves a una gorda; crees que hablaran de estándares de belleza， si sale una mujer; hablarán de sexismo， si ves a una pareja homosexual; crees que hablaran de la homofobia， y si ves personas Es un cómic malo， que ha salido en la peor época posible。 Creo que más y más gente se está hartando del moralismo imperante de esta época y de todo aquello que sea visto como inclusivo。 La saturación de este tipo de proyectos， ha hecho que mucha gente ya sienta rechazo solo con ver superficialmente una obra。 Si ves a una gorda; crees que hablaran de estándares de belleza， si sale una mujer; hablarán de sexismo， si ves a una pareja homosexual; crees que hablaran de la homofobia， y si ves personas de otras razas; crees que te hablarán del racismo。。。etc。 Y es curioso， porque I'm not Starfire no toca ninguno de estos temas。 Pero mucha gente con ver el trailer， ya esperaba que el cómic fuera un panfleto moralista ¿Por qué？ Porque casi siempre lo es y oye， resulta que a la gente no le gusta que se asuma lo peor de ellos。Así que ya sólo con la portada， la gente tiene un prejuicio， demostrando que los métodos usados por guionistas "woke" hasta ahora， lejos de conseguir la tolerancia y aceptación que buscan， genera lo contrario。 Urge empatizar con el público， antes de lanzar un mensaje。 Cosa difícil si la mayoría de estos escritores se encierra en una habitación de eco。Pero volviendo al cómic y no a la industria ¿Cuál es el problema？ Que tampoco ofrece mucho。 Es la historia de una adolescente llamada Mandy， que harta de ser la sombra de su madre， se vuelve antítesis de ella para crear una identidad separada de ella。 Si Starfire es dulce y colaboradora， Mandy decide ser lo contrario; ser grosera e incapaz de hacer algo por otros。 Más adelante， Mandy se da cuenta de que ser lo contrario de Starfire， implica ser una mala persona y que ser como su madre no es tan malo después de todo y que compartir cualidades con ella， no entra en conflicto con su individualidad。 Este argumento no es malo de por sí。 Pero genera una serie de retos que han de tenerse en cuenta y que la autora， no sorteo para nada。 El primero， es que tenemos una protagonista muy irritante que tiene problemas por las decisiones que ella toma。 Obviamente si eres egoísta y te niegas a pensar en el bien grupo， la gente te rechazará。 No consigues a buenos amigos o una buena pareja así。 Que esto nos lleva a otro error; Mandy si tiene a un amigo leal y tiene flirteos con una chica de carácter agradable， mucho antes de tomar buenas decisiones que precisamente son las que la llevarían a conseguir ese tipo de relaciones。 Si Mandy estuviese al principio， rodeada de gente igual de egoísta que ella， habría sido más realista y el mensaje habría sido más claro。 Pero no， la que tiene ese tipo de relaciones es precisamente su interés amoroso， a pesar de demostrar ser muchísimo más dulce que Mandy。 Y hay otro problema aquí， porque no solo tenemos a un personaje irritante， que no recibe las consecuencias adecuadas de sus actos， sino que encima no recibe críticas por lo que hace。 Y si alguien lo hace， es pintado como si fuera el bully del instituto， a pesar de que están legitimados a estar enfadados con Mandy。 Y esto por no hablar de la relación con su madre。 Starfire es una buena madre， pero si algo nos demuestra éste cómic， es que eso da igual si eres una mala hija。 Creo que eso es lo único redimible de este cómic y creo que lo hicieron sin querer。 Es triste， pero nunca se hace hincapié en los medios para exigirle a la gente joven que ellos también tienen que dar de su parte para tener una relación sana con sus padres。 Siempre se espera que sean los padres los que cambien， apoyen y comprendan a sus hijos。 Pero rara vez se dice lo contrario。 La relación debe ser mutua， porque cuando uno de los extremos falla， es cuando la relación se debilita。 Mandy se lleva mal con su madre， no porque Starfire no intente ayudarla， sino porque Mandy no se comunica nunca con ella。 Nunca hace el esfuerzo de apreciarla y comprenderla hasta las últimas páginas。 Le exige todo a cambio de nada。 Que esto sirva a la gente joven， para ser mejores personas con otros incluyendo sus padres y espero que está crítica ayude a futuros guionistas a escribir argumentos mejores。 。。。more

Laila ，

Picked this up out of curiosity because I’ve see so many people saying how terrible it was， so I wanted to see for myself。 Now I’m a big believer in forming your own opinion and no offense but I don’t exactly trust an adult man’s opinion on a young adult book clearly aimed at young girls。 This isn’t meant to appeal to og comic nerds and that’s fine。 That being said I thought it was pretty bad。 The main character is bratty and not even in a fun redemption arc sort of way。 She’s so unlikeable and Picked this up out of curiosity because I’ve see so many people saying how terrible it was， so I wanted to see for myself。 Now I’m a big believer in forming your own opinion and no offense but I don’t exactly trust an adult man’s opinion on a young adult book clearly aimed at young girls。 This isn’t meant to appeal to og comic nerds and that’s fine。 That being said I thought it was pretty bad。 The main character is bratty and not even in a fun redemption arc sort of way。 She’s so unlikeable and personally I don’t even think she’d be relatable to a teenager because she’s literally a “MoM yOu’Re rUiNiNg mY LiFe！！” stereotype。 If you want an actual good modern teen titans graphic novel， please go read the new series by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo。 The art is beautiful， there’s an actual story， and their take on the characters is really interesting。 。。。more

Shannon Luchies ，

Got it from my library。Up front: I am a older DC fan， and am probably NOT the audience this book is aimed at。It's sort of。。。 not bad？ The story is OK， I actually kind of liked Mandy， and Lincoln。 Everyone else， not so much。 Starfire is， bluntly， a AWFUL parent。 Like， WOW bad。 Functionally neglectful， kinda a fame whore （which is REALLY out of character） and Mandy's issues with her are basically handwaved away in the climax。 The art is。。。 really not to my taste。 It kinda grew on me a bit， but。。。。 Got it from my library。Up front: I am a older DC fan， and am probably NOT the audience this book is aimed at。It's sort of。。。 not bad？ The story is OK， I actually kind of liked Mandy， and Lincoln。 Everyone else， not so much。 Starfire is， bluntly， a AWFUL parent。 Like， WOW bad。 Functionally neglectful， kinda a fame whore （which is REALLY out of character） and Mandy's issues with her are basically handwaved away in the climax。 The art is。。。 really not to my taste。 It kinda grew on me a bit， but。。。。Basically， get it from the library first。 If you like it， THEN go buy it。 。。。more

Marion Cleborne ，

“I Am Not Starfire” is a graphic novel I saw on Goodreads。 Despite low reviews （some of the other reviews mention review bombing， so that may be the case）， I picked it up。 While I am not well-versed in DC comics， I grew up watching Teen Titans on Cartoon Network。 Seeing Starfire again was super nostalgic， so I bought a copy of this graphic novel to give it a read。 Mandy is nothing like her superhero mother， Starfire。 She has no powers and barely any friends。 Branding herself as the “anti-Starfir “I Am Not Starfire” is a graphic novel I saw on Goodreads。 Despite low reviews （some of the other reviews mention review bombing， so that may be the case）， I picked it up。 While I am not well-versed in DC comics， I grew up watching Teen Titans on Cartoon Network。 Seeing Starfire again was super nostalgic， so I bought a copy of this graphic novel to give it a read。 Mandy is nothing like her superhero mother， Starfire。 She has no powers and barely any friends。 Branding herself as the “anti-Starfire，” she dyes her hair black， avoids any conversations about her mom’s hero friends， and dreams of forgoing college to go to France。 The only thing that doesn’t totally suck about her life is a cute girl named Claire， one of the few people who likes Mandy for Mandy， not for being the daughter of Starfire。 However， someone from her mother’s past has her eyes on Mandy… This is a solid comic。 However， it has a very different target demographic than most DC works。 I don’t expect this graphic novel to go over super well with people expecting a traditional DC superhero comic。 The title of this graphic novel is “I Am Not Starfire。” Unfortunately， Starfire is by far the most likable character。 Her outfits are the high point of the art。 Her personality and way of speech are cute。 She’s charming and likable， just like I remember her being。 Mandy， on the other hand… Really isn’t。 She’s rude and aggressive， even towards her love interest。 （Personally， I think the falling out they have is over a really stupid reason that only makes Mandy look less likable。） The best friend character doesn’t really do much except also be a jerk to the love interest。 I feel bad for Claire！ The only really relatable moment is when Mandy decides not to try to catch the ball as a defense mechanism against failing。 That spoke to me。 However， too much of Mandy’s character seemed to be just being unlikable for the sake of being unlikable。 One criticism I see of this book is Mandy comes off a little like a self-insert and I can see that。 She reminds me of “not like other girls” type characters。 This story will probably appeal to middle grade girls who feel different or those looking for a girl x girl romance rather than standard DC comic fans。 However， for a short graphic novel， it holds its own and I enjoyed reading it。 Four stars， rounded up to counterbalance the review bombing。 。。。more

Niskit ，

While sure it might seem like this book is getting unnecessary backlash when it absolutely needed the comic book industry is falling off because of horseshit like this， I don't have a problem with the characters sexual orientation or weight， but goddamn Mandy is just awful as a whole and sure I might not be its target audience but Mandy is just an ass the entire time。 Wish I could give it 0。5 stars。 While sure it might seem like this book is getting unnecessary backlash when it absolutely needed the comic book industry is falling off because of horseshit like this， I don't have a problem with the characters sexual orientation or weight， but goddamn Mandy is just awful as a whole and sure I might not be its target audience but Mandy is just an ass the entire time。 Wish I could give it 0。5 stars。 。。。more

Fernanda ，

Es muy cliché， un cómic del montón， los secundarios son mejores que la protagonista， el apartado artístico no está mal。

A ，

“You don’t know me， Mom！”

Maggie ，

This was a really cute book for teens， and you don't really need to know the Titans a lot for it to be cute， but if you do， there's a lot of funny little bits。 I also loved how she retained the messy goth aesthetic throughout。 This was a really cute book for teens， and you don't really need to know the Titans a lot for it to be cute， but if you do， there's a lot of funny little bits。 I also loved how she retained the messy goth aesthetic throughout。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=I Am Not Starfire

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=I Am Not Starfire&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,I Am Not Starfire&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0