![]() The dialogue is enjoyable and it doesn’t feel as fake or forced hip/modern like some writers do when they write teenagers (*coughYoungAvengerscough*). There’s not much else in the way of characters or characterization besides Maps at this point, who is rather likeable and nice but needs a bit more development. The rest of Becky Cloonan and Brenden Fletcher’s writing on the book is good so far. So overall, the story isn’t bad but needs to get moving quickly in the next issue. The issue does seem to be hinting at a main or background story for the series with the ghost angle, but I hope it explores that soon since not much happened in this one. Some people may find her whiny or “emo” as she does her fair share of complaining and feeling down in the dumps (God forbid a character have emotions, especially a teenager), but really, considering her situation and crap she puts up with, she has every right to feel and act the way she does. Olive handles main narration duties and relates what she has to deal with while being at the school. It introduces the setting fairly well and does an even better job setting up the main character, Olive. It’s going to be really interesting to see how this comic will play out popularity-wise as time goes on.Īs most debut issues go, this one is mostly setup and laying down the groundwork for what we’ll be seeing throughout the series or at least the first arc. I can predict GA easily catching on with the right crowd and being perfect for them, but other people may not find this kind of comic their thing. The title also has the feel and tone of a high school manga in terms of its setup and characters. Gotham Academy isn’t by any means a bad book, though it really is for a more niche audience - young teens and girls in particular. Now, the main question on everyone’s mind regarding this new series, due to it being so radically different than anything else in the Batman line and pretty much all of DC’s current output: is this comic worth my time? Gotham Academy is also the home to many secrets, one which might possibly be a ghost haunting the premises.Īlso, is that a young Daredevil/Matt Murdock I spy? Olive came into fashion at the end of the nineteenth century along with other botanical names, when it had a run in the Top 100.Welcome to Gotham Academy, an elite prep school in Gotham that houses an array of unique, upper-class students students such as Olive Silverlock, a rather mopey and depressed girl, and Maps Mizoguchi (Mia is her real first name), who loves waffles and is very outgoing. Kids might be familiar with Olive the Other Reindeer. Olive Chancellor is a major character in Henry James's The Bostonians and Olive Kitteridge is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Elizabeth Strout novel that was adapted into a TV miniseries in 2014. Olive was the name of the adorable Abigail Breslin character in the popular movie Little Miss Sunshine. Olive has positive associations to the olive branch as a symbol of peace and the ancient olive wreath that celebrated success. Cool couple Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen chose it for their daughter, reviving the name to stylishness, and now Drew Barrymore has a little Olive too, as has country singer Jake Owen. Olive is one of only four girl names starting with O on the US Top 1000. Though greatly overshadowed by the trendy Olivia, Olive has a quiet, subtle appeal of its own - and is now enjoying a remarkable comeback.
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