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Review – Faith’s Winter Wonderland Special #1 (Valiant)

Publisher: Valiant Writer: Marguerite Sauvage Artwork: Francis Portela, M.J. Kim Release Date: 6th December 2017 Faith Herbert has managed to effortlessly springboard her way to the top of my “favourite superhero” list in recent years, so the prospect of acclaimed artist Marguerite Sauvage turning her hand to writing and bringing us a festive Faith one-shot filled me with a similar level of glee as a young child on Christmas Eve. Here, Sauvage provides us with a Lewis Caroll-themed story as Faith is transported into the fantastical world of one of her favourite childhood TV shows to save Wonderland from its corrupted Queen. Part festive fable, part commentary on the commercialisation of Christmas and the suppression of imagination, it offers up a fairly rewarding done-in-one story that helps to showcase the skills of both of its creators. Sauvage proves that she has some impressive writing chops to go along with her unquestioned artistic abilities, but at the same time, I just couldn’t shake the nagging feeling that her Faith didn’t really sound or feel like… well, like Faith. The twists and turns of the story definitely kept the pages turning, but it almost felt like any other well-meaning heroine could have [...]



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