Now on Kickstarter: Review of Spirit’s Destiny #1

While scrolling Kickstarter for new comic projects, as I’m known to do, I came across the campaign for Spirit’s Destiny, an ongoing comic book series billed as a story of “a Haitian girl with extraordinary abilities created by and headed by an ALL FEMALE PRODUCTION TEAM!!!”. Creator and Writer Dorphise Jean wanted to see someone like herself in comics so she worked with Short Fuse Media Group to get Issue #1 released into the world. Now it is time for Issue #2. Spirit’s Destiny #1 is the story of teenage Destiny, sixteen years old, who is rebellious in her own way. She lives with her mom and her grandmother and is just trying to get by at school but fails as she just keeps butting heads. Sneaking out to hang with some friends takes her to a place she has no business being. She learns that her choices lead to severe consequences.

I’m interested in the women in the comic. Her mother appears to be a cold, standoffish woman who clashes with her teenage daughter often. She looks to have a career in S.T.E.M. and is dedicated, until Destiny enters and reenters the picture with problems that teenagers bring. My favorite character in the supporting cast must be the Grandma. She spits Haitian Creole at her daughter and grand-daughter, bemoaning how the two of them worry her so.

The first issue certainly doesn’t have a perfect landing, but there’s plenty of of the origin story of Destiny. In regards to the art: there’s some awkward scenes of action in the panels and some lackluster ex…