Priya's mirror

Priya's Shakti #2

by Ram Devineni, Paromita Vohra, Dan Goldman (Illustrator)

The second chapter of Priya's Shakti. Priya joins forces with a group of acid attack survivors as they fight against the demon-king, Ahankar, and his tyrannical hold on them.

A woman vanquishes her fears and dismisses the ridicule, speaking out as a survivor and becoming an inspiration to thousands of women in India who have faced the same ordeal — a modern-day female superhero. – VICE NEWS

There is a new weapon in the battle to prevent violence against women in India – Wall Street Journal

Leaping off the page – Femina

Stunning illustrations – NBC NEWS

Innovative – Vogue, India

Superwoman of substance –Bangalore Mirror

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics

40 pages, ebook

First published September 17, 2016

Reviews

[Anusha Narasimhan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this one better than Priya's Shakthi. This comic is about acid victims, a topic which we don't discuss often, but is very much important to speak about. This story also feels rushed, but again I'll give this 4 stars for the attempt and the topic. Looking forward to more books in this series.

[Tori · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is better than Priya's Shakti but again, a man was made the main character... And that bothers me. At the same time, I really feel like these are written for men to relate to and understand women, so it would stand to reason that giving a misguided man a redemptive arc would speak to its target audience. I feel like this series can definitely do grassroots work on young men and boys to help them gain compassion for women, and offer a superhero figure for girls, but it really irks me that it is our responsibility as women to rehabilitate the patriarchy. Still, it must be done somehow.

[Nia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Got this one at Comic Con a few years ago, a quick read. This was a very nice story, one of those rare ones with a social moral. I wasn't too fond of the art style tbh, and I also think in terms of a plot/story it was very basic. If the objective is to simply inspire and raise morale, it's great!

[Cynthia · Rating 1 out of 5]

I felt this was centered around men despite pretending to be about women, while exploiting the pain of women.

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Message is real. Good inspirational

[Maggie Jordan · Rating 2 out of 5]

eh