REVIEW: The new "Mystic". A comic book reboot done right!

In light of the awful luck female comic book characters have had with reboots lately...
**excuse me for a second while I weep for Catwoman and Starfire**
...I was met with quite a surprise when I walked into a comic book shop a few weeks ago. Turns out that Mystic (a title from the defunct Cross Gen indie publisher) was picked up by Marvel and recently received a complete overhaul. And the reboot is AWESOME! It actually does what a reboot is supposed to do. It keeps the good elements of the original story and cuts out and/or fixes all the bad stuff. Best of all, it does so while crafting a story with fantastic female leads.


For those of you who never heard of Cross Gen, here are the cliff notes:
( Small history lesson under the cut... )

This brings me to Marvel's new take on Mystic. The first thing that struck me in the store was the art on the cover...
( Review under the cut... )

REVIEW: The new "Mystic". A comic book reboot done right!

In light of the awful luck female comic book characters have had with reboots lately...
**excuse me for a second while I weep for Catwoman and Starfire**
...I was met with quite a surprise when I walked into a comic book shop a few weeks ago. Turns out that Mystic (a title from the defunct Cross Gen indie publisher) was picked up by Marvel and recently received a complete overhaul. And the reboot is AWESOME! It actually does what a reboot is supposed to do. It keeps the good elements of the original story and cuts out and/or fixes all the bad stuff. Best of all, it does so while crafting a story with fantastic female leads.


For those of you who never heard of Cross Gen, here are the cliff notes:
( Small history lesson under the cut... )

This brings me to Marvel's new take on Mystic. The first thing that struck me in the store was the art on the cover...
( Review under the cut... )

Friendship is Magic meme, part 1: Favorite mane 6 character

Now that I've seen every episode, I thought it would be fun to tackle this old meme (hat tip to earthstar_moon ).

Day 1 - Favorite character from the mane cast.

It's really hard to pick one because I like them all for different reasons. But if I had to pick one, I'd pick Rarity.




When I started checking out this series, I never expected Rarity to be my favorite. But the writers did such a great job giving her dimension beyond the "shopaholic/rich bitch" stereotype that you normally associate with a fashion-obsessed character. I love that she's an artist and a businesswoman who works hard to EARN all the nice things she has (now that I think about it, how does Twilight earn money being a student? A grant from Celestia? Are her parents sending her an allowance?).

Anyhoo, I also love her because her character is really funny (props to the voice actress) and she has all the best songs.


( Other days )

Friendship is Magic meme, part 1: Favorite mane 6 character

Now that I've seen every episode, I thought it would be fun to tackle this old meme (hat tip to earthstar_moon ).

Day 1 - Favorite character from the mane cast.

It's really hard to pick one because I like them all for different reasons. But if I had to pick one, I'd pick Rarity.




When I started checking out this series, I never expected Rarity to be my favorite. But the writers did such a great job giving her dimension beyond the "shopaholic/rich bitch" stereotype that you normally associate with a fashion-obsessed character. I love that she's an artist and a businesswoman who works hard to EARN all the nice things she has (now that I think about it, how does Twilight earn money being a student? A grant from Celestia? Are her parents sending her an allowance?).

Anyhoo, I also love her because her character is really funny (props to the voice actress) and she has all the best songs.


( Other days )