Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #9 Review

Writers: Amy Reeder, Brandon Montclare / Artist: Natacha Bustos / Marvel Comics This far into the series and I can tell you that if Marvel doesn’t create an animated series for Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur soon, it will be a colossal waste of potential. This particular issue serves as an excellent example of Saturday morning cartoon goodness as Moon Girl finally meets her rival, the brilliant and bold Captain — err, Kid Kree — and demonstrates what it means to triumph in the face of mild annoyances if not evil.

Currently the relationship between Devil Dinosaur and Lunella has shifted finally to one of complete trust and comfortable kinship, and I really enjoy the true conversations the two have rather than Lunella’s biting derision and sarcasm. While there’s still a few jokes about Devil Dinosaur being a pet, readers clearly understand that our duo has a sincere partnership of understanding. This reality couldn’t settle at a better time as Lunella grapples with what it means to be someone whose existence creates a “problem” that her teachers and family aren’t quite sure how to solve. As with issue #5, we return to the theme of Black girl brilliance struggling to thrive in an environment that was simply not built to support her. Take, for instance, the Lego competition the class is entering. By all accounts this should be an event that Lunella adores and excels at, but between the suspicions of her teacher and the pressure from her classmates Lunella actually withdraws more…