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Mockingbird (Single Issues) #3
Mockingbird #3
Bobbi suits up as Mockingbird to save an adolescent girl driven bonkers by her new powers. Later, a rakish Englishman asks Bobbi to dogsit.
24 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 25, 2016
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About the author
Chelsea Cain
89 books3,800 followersChelsea Cain is the New York Times bestselling author of the Archie Sheridan/Gretchen Lowell thrillers Heartsick, Sweetheart, Evil at Heart, The Night Season, Kill You Twice, and Let Me Go. Her next book One Kick (August, 2014) will be the first in her Kick Lannigan thriller series. Her book Heartsick was named one of the best 100 thrillers ever written by NPR, and Heartsick and Sweetheart were named among Stephen King's Top Ten Books of the Year. Her books have been featured on HBO's True Blood and on ABC's Castle. Cain lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and daughter.
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June 11, 2016
"How can we have a meaningful dialogue with adolescent girls when we live in a culture that still can't talk about tampons?"
This issue was so important! I never expected to love this series as much as I do, but each issue just seems to keep getting better and better. I loved how the way the media and society treats young girls and women in general was brought up and handled. The story itself was extremely interesting too. And whilst it didn't have any relevance to me Hamilton was mentioned which I can imagine must have been a fun reference for a lot of people. I'm so excited for the next issue! Bobbie is such a wonderfully layered character.
This issue was so important! I never expected to love this series as much as I do, but each issue just seems to keep getting better and better. I loved how the way the media and society treats young girls and women in general was brought up and handled. The story itself was extremely interesting too. And whilst it didn't have any relevance to me Hamilton was mentioned which I can imagine must have been a fun reference for a lot of people. I'm so excited for the next issue! Bobbie is such a wonderfully layered character.
October 3, 2016
10 Things I Loved About Mockingbird #3
1. Bobbi's childhood wish to be a superhero and the conclusion that she came to: she couldn't be like her heroes because they were all men. Instead of pursuing an unrealistic dream, she turned to science. Go Bobbi! Bobbi Morse for President 2016! Also, Bobbi's mother? My hero.
2. Bobbi Morse is unwilling to put up with patriarchy bullshit: "Because it turns out you don't need a Y-chromosome to be a super hero... you just need balls." Also her honest assessment of said bullshit: "No more sexism. No more racism. Female heroes are just as celebrated as their male counterparts are. We won the war, ladies! Ha! Just kidding. It still sucks."
3. Another Bobbi Morse assessment of our culture: "How can we have meaningful dialogue with adolescent girls when we live in a culture that still can't talk about tampons?"
4. The SWAT negotiator's startling realization that he doesn't know how to talk to a twelve year old girl. Kate Niemczyk's art right here is prime because you see how exhausted and resigned this guy is. Also, a twelve year old girl as the main threat in this issue? Genius.
5. Bobbi refusing to submit to orders of men who think they're in charge of her. "You're supposed to be cooperating." "I am cooperating." "Wear the hat." "I'm not wearing the hat."
6. Bobbi Morse taking control when she realizes the people around her aren't capable of handling it and being 100% unapologetic about it. I literally want to give this issue to all little girls and be like, "Here is your role model. Please be like her."
7. The twelve year old girl, Rachel Oakley, aka the "villain" of this issue. I love that she's singing Hamilton. I love that she wears a Girl Power t-shirt. I love her interaction with Bobbi, how she immediately replies, "I don't need saving". I love how Bobbi immediately understands this girl and treats her like a person, not a threat. Also, this conversation: "I don't know how to put them down." "I know. That's why we're waiting for the sun to come out." "Are you on Instagram?" "No."
8. Bobbi's understanding of the complexity of middle school friendships (and really female friendships in general): "Middle school female friendships are intense. They shift, fall apart, reassemble. A sixth-grade girl will stab her friends in the back. She will spread rumors. She will slam doors. She will taunt and yell and accuse. But come between her and those same friends? She will rip your throat out."
9. Bobbi's self-reflection: "How did I get here? I'm not rich. Not a mutant. Not a genius. Not a natural. I just try harder. I always have."... "When I was a kid, I did everything I could to get super-powers. Why? I wanted to be a hero. I wanted to be Captain America. Sometimes I fall short."
10. Everything in this issue does its best to build up women and show how ridiculous the patriarchy is. I don't care if I've used that word too many times in this review. Whether it's the men who think they know better than Bobbi, the news headlines that are ludicrous and yet too realistic for comfort (Studies show women "can't handle" power. "Too unstable" for elected office. "Might destroy planets." Attention-seeking tween threatens hero newsman), or the dumb newsman who needs to check his privilege. I have a feeling that the last headline (Nation stops being sexist, starts talking about tampons) is another case of Bobbi telling the story how she wants to, but it is nice wishful thinking. Maybe one day it will be reality.
I highly recommend Chelsea Cain's Mockingbird series. I love it so much I tracked down the comics I didn't have online when the two local comic bookstores were out. It was worth it.
1. Bobbi's childhood wish to be a superhero and the conclusion that she came to: she couldn't be like her heroes because they were all men. Instead of pursuing an unrealistic dream, she turned to science. Go Bobbi! Bobbi Morse for President 2016! Also, Bobbi's mother? My hero.
2. Bobbi Morse is unwilling to put up with patriarchy bullshit: "Because it turns out you don't need a Y-chromosome to be a super hero... you just need balls." Also her honest assessment of said bullshit: "No more sexism. No more racism. Female heroes are just as celebrated as their male counterparts are. We won the war, ladies! Ha! Just kidding. It still sucks."
3. Another Bobbi Morse assessment of our culture: "How can we have meaningful dialogue with adolescent girls when we live in a culture that still can't talk about tampons?"
4. The SWAT negotiator's startling realization that he doesn't know how to talk to a twelve year old girl. Kate Niemczyk's art right here is prime because you see how exhausted and resigned this guy is. Also, a twelve year old girl as the main threat in this issue? Genius.
5. Bobbi refusing to submit to orders of men who think they're in charge of her. "You're supposed to be cooperating." "I am cooperating." "Wear the hat." "I'm not wearing the hat."
6. Bobbi Morse taking control when she realizes the people around her aren't capable of handling it and being 100% unapologetic about it. I literally want to give this issue to all little girls and be like, "Here is your role model. Please be like her."
7. The twelve year old girl, Rachel Oakley, aka the "villain" of this issue. I love that she's singing Hamilton. I love that she wears a Girl Power t-shirt. I love her interaction with Bobbi, how she immediately replies, "I don't need saving". I love how Bobbi immediately understands this girl and treats her like a person, not a threat. Also, this conversation: "I don't know how to put them down." "I know. That's why we're waiting for the sun to come out." "Are you on Instagram?" "No."
8. Bobbi's understanding of the complexity of middle school friendships (and really female friendships in general): "Middle school female friendships are intense. They shift, fall apart, reassemble. A sixth-grade girl will stab her friends in the back. She will spread rumors. She will slam doors. She will taunt and yell and accuse. But come between her and those same friends? She will rip your throat out."
9. Bobbi's self-reflection: "How did I get here? I'm not rich. Not a mutant. Not a genius. Not a natural. I just try harder. I always have."... "When I was a kid, I did everything I could to get super-powers. Why? I wanted to be a hero. I wanted to be Captain America. Sometimes I fall short."
10. Everything in this issue does its best to build up women and show how ridiculous the patriarchy is. I don't care if I've used that word too many times in this review. Whether it's the men who think they know better than Bobbi, the news headlines that are ludicrous and yet too realistic for comfort (Studies show women "can't handle" power. "Too unstable" for elected office. "Might destroy planets." Attention-seeking tween threatens hero newsman), or the dumb newsman who needs to check his privilege. I have a feeling that the last headline (Nation stops being sexist, starts talking about tampons) is another case of Bobbi telling the story how she wants to, but it is nice wishful thinking. Maybe one day it will be reality.
I highly recommend Chelsea Cain's Mockingbird series. I love it so much I tracked down the comics I didn't have online when the two local comic bookstores were out. It was worth it.
April 23, 2017
[Re-reading for the Excelsior podcast after having read in trade a while back]
I really like this idea of addressing young girls wanting super powers when they are young but the lack of female heroes for them to look up to and then addressing a situation where a young girl is given powers she doesn't know how to use. This may be the first Marvel comic to ever use the word tampon and it did it twice! (Plus the Hamilton references get it bonus points.)
I really like this idea of addressing young girls wanting super powers when they are young but the lack of female heroes for them to look up to and then addressing a situation where a young girl is given powers she doesn't know how to use. This may be the first Marvel comic to ever use the word tampon and it did it twice! (Plus the Hamilton references get it bonus points.)
September 27, 2016
"Because it turns out you don't need a Y-Chromosome to be a superhero... You just need balls."
Okay, baru tau setelah baca ini kalau dari kecil Bobbi itu pengen jadi superhero, sampai dia ngelakuin hal-hal aneh kayak gigitan laba-laba, radiasi, dll buat dapeti kekuatan superheronya.
Okay, baru tau setelah baca ini kalau dari kecil Bobbi itu pengen jadi superhero, sampai dia ngelakuin hal-hal aneh kayak gigitan laba-laba, radiasi, dll buat dapeti kekuatan superheronya.
June 6, 2016
A little too much narration for my taste, BUT Cain knows how to create a story, to touch on issues, and to get a plot told in one issue. However, I'm looking for something a little more ongoing than just a bunch of one shots with the same main character. Mockingbird is an amazing character, even if the continuing storyline is just her personal life, let's get something ongoing.
September 11, 2022
i love bobbi.
May 25, 2016
I am not rich. Not a mutant. Not a genius. Not a natural. I just try harder. I always have. If I want to fly, I strap wings to my back. I learn how to use them. And I fall... and always, in the back of my head, is the voice asking, Have I earned this? Or am I really good at faking it?
Bobbi Morse is my hero.
Bobbi Morse. PhD. A-list spy, C-list super hero. Gemini. Collects microscopes and knives. Enjoys medical puzzles.
Also THIS GIRL WAS SINGING HAMILTON
Bobbi Morse is my hero.
Bobbi Morse. PhD. A-list spy, C-list super hero. Gemini. Collects microscopes and knives. Enjoys medical puzzles.
Also THIS GIRL WAS SINGING HAMILTON
June 5, 2016
Each issue of this gets more and more incredible and impressive, and I'm eagerly awaiting the moment when all the puzzle pieces will click together. This and Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat are my two favourite current series right now! Plus!
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Love the Hamilton reference!
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July 8, 2016
Bobbi has to deal with a girl who has just come into her powers (mutant? Inhuman?) and taken hostages. Hilarious back story on how Bobbi tried to turn herself into a superhero as a kid, with radiation exposure, spider bites, etc.
November 20, 2016
Love "I just work harder" Bobbi Morse.
Love the Hamilton reference.
Not loving the series so far. It's all over the place and not in a fun way. I don't mind a story working backwards and I love mystery, but I need to be able to see the dots connecting.
Love the Hamilton reference.
Not loving the series so far. It's all over the place and not in a fun way. I don't mind a story working backwards and I love mystery, but I need to be able to see the dots connecting.
June 4, 2016
Hilarious and fun--loved the hidden jokes in the art.
June 5, 2016
In which shit gets real.
July 20, 2016
Well played, very well played. I'm not usually a fan of massive narration, but this was so well executed that I didn't notice (or I didn't care).
August 14, 2016
Boring! Way too much feminism for me, and the only good thing was the art.
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May 27, 2018My favorite single issue of this run. I love the feminism and Hamilton references.
November 20, 2016
How can we have female superheroes when we live in a society that cannot talk about tampons. This series is gold!
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