Literally Graphic reviewed Manifest destiny by Chris Dingess
Review of 'Manifest destiny' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Having been burned one too many times by "shocking" titles that ended up being completely un self-aware I was a bit reluctant to pick this title up. But eventually curiosity, privilege and a general annoyance with people who complain about "political correctness" won out.
Reaching the end of this first volume I actually found myself pleasantly surprised. It's certainly not the most original or deeply nuanced story in the world, but Dingess seems to be aware of what he's working with here. Perhaps I'm being overly optimistic here, but so far Louis and Clark and company have done little but prove themselves to be complete louts. Sacajawea on the other hand is apparently pregnant, kills monsters with ease and speaks perfect English. I have my doubts about the historical accuracy of her costume, but I guess that would be asking too much (or maybe I'm wrong). I'll be interested in …
Having been burned one too many times by "shocking" titles that ended up being completely un self-aware I was a bit reluctant to pick this title up. But eventually curiosity, privilege and a general annoyance with people who complain about "political correctness" won out.
Reaching the end of this first volume I actually found myself pleasantly surprised. It's certainly not the most original or deeply nuanced story in the world, but Dingess seems to be aware of what he's working with here. Perhaps I'm being overly optimistic here, but so far Louis and Clark and company have done little but prove themselves to be complete louts. Sacajawea on the other hand is apparently pregnant, kills monsters with ease and speaks perfect English. I have my doubts about the historical accuracy of her costume, but I guess that would be asking too much (or maybe I'm wrong). I'll be interested in seeing where this thing ends up going and seeing how different people react to it along the way.