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She’s bad, bad Big Barda! Baddest gal in the whole of Apokolips

Barda by Ngozi Ukazu

January 17, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I do not know enough about Barda to understand all the ins and outs of her story. However, you can pick up some of it (the idea she is not the villain Granny Goodness wants, who Granny is, the Furies, etc.), in Ngozi Ukazu’s graphic novel of the same name. Some of the world was lost on me (why is the prisoner Scott Free the way he is? How did he get his name? What about the background he has with another person of Barda’s […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: DC Comics, family, Female Furies, friendship, Granny Goodness, Ngozi Ukazu, Scott Free, Self-realization, Social Themes, superheroes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:31 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: DC Comics, family, Female Furies, friendship, Granny Goodness, Ngozi Ukazu, Scott Free, Self-realization, Social Themes, superheroes ·
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