TRADE RATING: Zodiac Starforce and the value of acceptance
By Danielle L. — For Trade Rating this week, I’ll be delving into the Magical Girl genre with the comic Zodiac Starforce: By the Power of Astra. Created by writer Kevin Panetta and artist Paulina Ganucheau (doing double duty as both artist and colorist), Zodiac Starforce, much like its main inspiration Sailor Moon, is the story of a group of teenage girls chosen by a celestial entity to fight evil with magical powers. Much of the plot in this particular story, however, takes place long after the team has defeated said evil, which is known as Cimmeria. Action is all well and good, but most importantly, one of the central themes of this story is accepting life as it comes, rather than fighting reality and denying yourself necessary feelings such as grieving.
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