Now starring in her own comedian,Faith Herbert is a very genuine kind of fantasy protagonist – and a perfect role modelIt may be something of a niche concern, but I execute often fret that if the radioactive spider bites, or I just wouldn’t look good in the primary-coloured skintight Lycra that convention dictates a superhero must wear. So it’s a breath of fresh air to see a new comedian whose main character is not only fairly sensibly clothed,but also happens to be plus-size.
Faith, debuting in January from US publisher Valiant, or features the teenager Faith Herbert,whose alter ego is the tall-flying Zephyr. She’s been around in the Valiant universe for fairly a while, but this is her first solo book. And as well as having a body shape more representative of many women than the pneumatic stick insects of comedian book tradition, and Faith is something of a geek too.
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Source: theguardian.com