Plutona: Deconstructed
- Feb 2, 2016
- 2 min read
Plutona: Deconstructed
Since the Mini-Series is only on its second issue at the moment so I was able to see the scope of the storyline straight away even though I had missed the first issue. The issue starts with the children having found the dead body of the famous superhero Plutona and are wondering what to do. Ray the mischievous character in the cast thinks that they should call the police and take pictures of the body to sell in order to obtain some form of fame.
After a struggle to convince ray not to do it and they talk about how bad if the villains found out about her deaf and the rest of the group begins to think that keeping her death a secret would be protecting others as well, so they agree to leave that night and return the next t give the hero a proper burial.
Why it exists:
Jeff Lemire and Emi Lenox came up with the idea, by combining aspects of the goonies, the breakfast club and Stand by me for the theme, but adding a twist to it within the superhero genre, as the story is not about the heroes in a sense but a group of people who live in that world and what their lives are about, plus how including superheroes are involved in their culture as Lemire said that Pluton was different from anything that he had previously worked on.
Do I like it?
I’ll say this just because it has a cast of children doesn’t mean this comic is for younger readers, as it follows a story of discovery, coming of age and a loss of innocence, but all and all I liked it especially with Emi Lenox’s art acting along with the characters that almost comes off as you’re seeing the world from the children’s point of view and as a fan of coming of age stories I have loved the inclusion of the premise of stand by me and altering it in ways that also make it similar to the breakfast club, but with superheroes in the background that are used like celebrities as well as also a reflection of general media within the readers world as well.
The story reflects on the themes of what to do in such a dark situation and considering that this woman is a superhero wonders what the long term ramifications could be of revealing her death, such as the villains realising the city has no protector. This is why I liked this issue because it brings realism into the superhero genre and tells it from the point of view of the young citizens who possess no powers.
How did it sell:
In terms of reviews Plutona was rated 9.5/10 by IGN and given 5 stars for its introduction storyline and visual character development.
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