After trying his Superman books, I wasn't too hot about trying more of Brian Michael Bendis' DC Comics work, but this is considerably better as he, David F. Walker and Jamal Campbell introduce a new young heroine. Nice art and a fairly light tone make this a pretty good YA title.I thought for a moment this was a reintroduction of the Milestone universe, as one character shown from the rear seemed to be sporting Static's original costume and Naomi's last name is a tribute to Dwayne McDuffie, but

Naomi is an adopted teenager trying to find out about where she came from after Superman and Mongul passed through her town in the midst of a fight. One of Bendis's main strengths is writing believable and engaging teenagers, that trend continues. I like how Bendis layered the story, building on it with each issue. My only issue is how the later issues are static info-dumps. Naomi doesn't do anything, she just listens. All in all though, a great start and I'm ready to read more. Jamal Campbell's...

One of those books despite what on paper looks like a great creative line-up makes one wonder was it written for a younger, children's audience? Not much else to add really, other than big wow she's African-American; but the story is not new at all, the artwork is just average if that, although it's good to see an artist drawing more real women body shapes. Feels like a book solely green lighted so that it could be used as a representative adaptation later on. 7 out of 12, mostly for the first h...

A kid, sent to Earth on a spaceship by their birth parents who’re left behind on a doomed planet, is raised by surrogate parents in a small American town and discovers they gots superpowers. Wow - how DOES Brian Bendis come up with such original ideas? Bendis - the dude also writing both Superman titles! But yeah this kid is Naomi, not Superpants - although he is all over that first issue to let you know this be a DC book and, y’know, parallels and junk. I know I sound dismissive but actually Na...

This started out really well but petered out in the second half into a pretty generic superheroic punchy-punch thing with tons of awkward exposition dumps. Naomi is a cool new character that has that Miles Morales-esque feel to her, but her origin ended up being far too convoluted and hard to follow, and yet there is a lot of time devoted here to explaining how exactly she came to be. Otherwise it's an okay read, but could have been so much better. Kind of made me wish that Naomi wouldn't end up...

I'm a pretty big fan of Bendis. He is a huge reason I'm into comics (Ultimate Spider-man was my first major Marvel comic growing up) and so I will always give his work a chance. For the most part, all his Jinx stuff and DC stuff has been pretty entertaining, and I think Naomi follows in those footsteps even though it feels like it covers familiar ground. We start with a everyday situation in DC. Superman comes crashing into town and Naomi, our main character, misses it. She seems to always miss

Naomi is a new character being introduced by Brian Michael Bendis into the DC universe. The character herself is an interesting addition, but this being a Bendis comic it's heavy on chatty conversations and light on action. The art is really beautiful, though.

You can find my review on my blog by clicking here.As part of creator Brian Michael Bendis’ Wonder Comics imprint, conceived primarily with the focus to reach out to a young adult audience looking to connect with heroes that are trying to find their purpose in the world, comes Naomi, a character co-created by writer Brian Michael Bendis, writer David F. Walker, and artist Jamal Campbell. In her stellar debut, this creative team introduces us to a cunning superhero that could take the world by st...

This second Wonder Comic has a lot of heart, but unfortunately it doesn't have the writing chops that it needs to succeed. It's a fun coming of age story, about a girl who wants to be a hero. And, the author(s) really place a spotlight on the fact that it's a wish-fulfillment story. Fair enough. Oh, and it's nicely integrated into the DC Universe, which is both to its benefit and its deficit.Really, Naomi: Season One has two big problems. The first is that it's almost all told, not shown. Throug...

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It's been awhile since I have read anything new by either Brian Michael Bendis or David F. Walker, so it was good luck to get them both on the same comic. This is almost my first read of any of Bendis' DC Comics works. He's been there for about two years now after a very prolific tenure at Marvel Comics (one of the longest in that company's history). Bendis is responsible for giving us Jessica Jones, Miles Morales, and Riri Williams and successfully rehabilitated the the reputation of Luke Cage

Meet Naomi McDuffie. She might be a superhero. She might be an alien. She might be a multi-dimensional traveler. She might be a lot of things - but one thing she most definitely is, is going to find out.This series (and the other Wonder Comics endeavors, although those weren't him specifically) is one of the few decent things Bendis has managed to pull off at DC. Naomi (the character) is a joy to read about, even if the rest of her supporting characters are a bit stick thin. There's a lot of pat...

Brian Michael Bendis became a superstar at Marvel Comics, creating small but indelible characters that grew bigger than any of us ever expected, characters like Jessica Jones and Miles Morales. He's a golden child over at DC now and he might have created yet another super popular character in Naomi. This "season 1" of her series (the only material thus far), though extremely popular as it was coming out, proves to be a mixed bag for me. On one hand, I think the concept behind her character is an...

If the final issue had not been such a let down after a really good fifth issue the rating would have been higher. A surprise in my opinion, as Bendis' writing while he was Marvel never really held my interest.Which makes me wonder how of much what kept me around after the first issue, and through the, for now, final issue, is David Walker's work. Until the last couple of issue I liked what he was doing on Catalyst's Superb (the company appears floundering as are some of the titles). Naomi is, g...

Kept me engaged The story telling was interesting. I enjoyed from beginning to end. I wasn't sure about how the Superman aspect was going to included. But the slip in was mild and sneaky.

I am going to make a big pass on this series, it simply does not bring anything new to the table. A super powered being, left on Earth as her parents battled on a doomed planet, to be raised by other super humans and humans alike. Not its not about Superman or Supergirl because...well Naomi is black and has dredds, so you know, she is like tons different. So so story and no originality which is surprising and disappointing considering its Brian Michael Bendis at the helm. Nope this character is

Pleasant enough debut. A scooch padded. And has that problem where everybody talks the same even though there at least two aliens from massively-different cultures but hey, I guess they were all watching the same sitcoms in their 15, 16 years on Earth?

Review to come.

This was not quite what I wanted...What’s it about?In a small town an incident occurred where Superman briefly ended up there. To everyone’s surprise there’s nothing about it to be found online. It’s been said however that years ago another space related event happened there but when Naomi asks around most people are saying it’s false... but she knows something different is up and she finds out some surprising things that may reveal some more surprising things about her.Pros:The story is alright...