Heavy Vinyl #3

Heavy Vinyl #3

by Carly Usdin, Nina Vakueva (Artist)

Now that Chris knows about Vinyl Mayhem’s dark, amazing secret, it’s time to get her in fighting shape to save Roary from certain musical DOOM!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, LGBT, Queer, Young Adult, Lesbian, Fiction

29 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 25, 2017

About the author

Carly Usdin is an award-winning filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Her first feature, Suicide Kale, won the Audience Award for Best First Feature at Outfest 2016. After playing over 30 festivals worldwide the film is now available on iTunes and Amazon Prime. In 2017 Carly served as showrunner and director for the scripted series Threads, produced by New Form for Verizon’s go90 platform. The 20-episode horror and comedy anthology series brought to life outrageous stories from internet forums like Reddit.

Carly is also the creator and writer of two comic book series for BOOM! Studios: Heavy Vinyl (in stores now) and The Avant-Guards (out in January 2019). Heavy Vinyl was nominated for a 2018 Prism award, honoring the best in LGBTQAI+ comics.

Carly has spent years making short-form narrative and branded content for clients like Funny or Die, CollegeHumor, Amy Poehler's Smart Girls, World of Wonder, CBS, Fullscreen, Astronauts Wanted, Portal A, TruTV, Viacom and YouTube. Most notably, she directed the third season of Awkwafina’s digital series Tawk. Her promo campaigns for RuPaul’s Drag Race have won One Show Awards and Promax BDA Awards.

Carly has recently completed post-production on her short film Misdirection, created as part of the American Film Institute’s Directing Workshop for Women, class of 2019. Currently she is developing several projects through her production company Scheme Machine Studios, which she owns with her wife, photographer and producer Robin Roemer.

Reviews

[a]

I'm trying to not read this too fast but I can't help it! It's SO GOOD!

[Ray Flores]

I really like the art style, and it feels kind of fresh to read something that’s an accurate representation on women, queer people, feminism and female empowerment.
What I don’t like is that this is way too short for me to truly love it.
There was some nice character development again, but the conflict is not as strong as I thought I would be, I mean, brain-washed band members? Ehhh…
Still, I can’t wait to finish the series!

PREVIOUS REVIEW:
Volume 1 | Volume 2

[Tar Buendía]

Un dibujo soberbio, amistad bonita, chicas que patean culos, comentarios sobre Buffy y Placebo y consejos para dar puñetazos.

Si es que, qué podría no gustarme.

[laura (bbliophile)]

Uhm why is the next issue not available to me right now?? I need it

[Karina]

"It's more than just fighting crime and beating on bad guys though - we pledge to fight all forms of injustice. Sexism, racism, homophobia, xenophobia, transphobia... We stand up for the little guy - whether if it's the girl you helped out at the store the other day or Rosie Riot herself."

I really thought I would end up giving this a higher rating than the first two issues as I love how we're getting deeper into the story and talking about deeper things. But the end sadly made me lower it instead. I liked the cliffhangers of the previous two issues, but this one just left me plain confused and hanging. I should have felt more excited and intrigued, but I just felt like I don't know where the story is going anymore.

[Bree Hill]

Ok..where the hell is Rosie?!
IS MAGGIE INTO GIRLS because CHRIS is tripping and too nervous to ask but like..it seems like it but then whoooo is this guy from the coffee shop!?’ So much for not binging through these! I have to know!!

[Sofia (Bookish Wanderess)]

*3,5 stars*

The artwork in this is beautiful and this did a good job of keeping me interested in the mistery and in finding out what's really going on. My only problem with this is that I really didn't like Chris attitude towards Maggie in this issue.

[haraka (tinybooknest)]

3.5
Althought I like the beginning of it, but I 'm not the fan of the middle part. I feel like the "issue" between Chris and D kinda off and how fast it was settled. But on the last 1/3, things get excited again.

[Blue]

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This series is reallllllyyyy cuteeee

[Barbara]

*3.5

[Nomnivor]

Geheime Fightclubs unter Plattenläden mit Gehirnwäsche und Pizza! Was will man mehr.

[Kiara]

Literally obsessed w/ these characters <3

[VLE]

2 Stars

Ok so it’s more interesting than the others but still NO ROMANCE WTF. Toodles!

[Abi | Scribbles and Stories]

Things are getting more interesting in terms of the mystery plot. I still feel the writing is very rushed and I think a lot of scenes could have been done better. This issue felt more boring than the last ones. It isn't a bad series but I'm not really enjoying it - if it wasn't so easy to read these comics I'm not sure I'd still be sticking with this series.

[katieㅤ]

i am really loving this comic !!! the plot and characters are super fun and refreshing, and there are some fantastic themes and messages in each issue.

[Elia (goldenlyre)]

ok I like the characters and the idea of a fem fight club and all but,,,, this plot is so far fetched like kjdshfaj brainwashed band members?? I guess

[L ✨]

Oh Chris your sweet summer child you're a chaotic sapphic

[joy evangelista]

Where is the plot? I mean Rosie...

[Vinny]

Heavy Vinyl #3 was full of action of kicking bad guys' right in their butts yet it also managed to include varied important representations. But seriously, I enjoyed this story too much. With how short each issue was, everything feels a bit rushed and often solved conveniently, leaving me craving for more.

—.:* Vinny

[Ashli Hughes]

I love this little queer world so much, it’s just super fun. what do you mean a bunch of girls worn at a music store together and have a secret fight club that they use to beat crime, fight against discrimination and stand up for society together? combined with them all being gay, falling in love with each other / having relationships that are super cheesy and sweet <3

[Jenna]

Still feels like a set-up issue, with the mystery just spreading more without adding much to the characters or plot. I’m not a big enough fan of music (or secret fight clubs and throwbacks) to continue this series. But I still do like the drawing style!

[Brandon]

i still love the art style but for being the third volume i still feel like i barely know these characters. there isn't much substance beyond the archetypes and basic wants of the characters.

they are very easy to read and get through but kind to its own detriment.

[Hayley]

I’m really loving this series.

[Brittany]

Only one more issue. I can't believe this series is so short! I still have so many questions, and I'm so invested in the characters now!

[Ashley Kempkes]

Every issue is even better than the last!!!

[Dax]

I am ready for so much more of this! This series is going to be woman kick ass magic if it keeps on like this!

[connie]

5/5 stars

[kel]

So good! The plot is finally starting to really pick up and I'm loving every second of it.

[Yai]

My favorite one so far 💕

[Zian B.]

More of a 3.5 star rating;
It’s nice to see Chris is finally feeling a part of the fight club, officially.