Book: Suffrajitsu: Mrs. Pankhurst's Amazons issue #1 by Tony Wolf with illustrations by Joao Vieira and color by Josan Gonzales
Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review
Publication: Available now
Description:
London, 1914: with Europe on the brink of war, the leaders of the radical women's rights movement are fugitives from the law. Their last line of defence is the elite secret society of Amazons; women trained in the martial art of Bartitsu and sworn to protect their leaders from arrest and assault.
In Book 1 of the Suffrajitsu trilogy, The Amazons' tactics and fighting skills are put to the test in escalating conflicts with the London and Glasgow police.
Rating: 4 1/2 stars
Review:
The first issue of this three issue miniseries was compelling to read. Suffrajitsu is the combination of the historical take on the 1900s Women's Rights Movement with an action comic.
In this issue, the women were trying to get their point across but were constantly up against the prejudice politicians and the brutal tactics of the police. Never fear, dainty these women are not, despite some of them being arrested they were able to handle themselves in a fight.
The first issue ends with a rather intriguing cliffhanger with one of the women who was arrested found dead in her cell and her daughter missing from hers. The remainder of the ladies are asked to see if they will help find out who committed the murder and find their missing friend.
This was very good and well written. It takes an interesting look at history and gives it an action packed spin on it. I'm definitely interested in reading the next issue, it's nice finding something new and different to read.
For those who only like reading comics in print edition, I'm sorry to say that I believe this series is only available in digital edition. Perhaps in the future it will be published later in print.
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