So I came across a link to read the Jem comic and--as I now have a great deal of free time and was very, very bored--I read it. I still hate the main artist's art--mainly the way she draws faces--and was relieved to find a few issues featuring other artists. And I think I find something nauseating about the color palette. Anyway, the series itself is a passable way to spend some time. It also does some cute things like having Kimber dress up as Left Shark for a Halloween party. That was adorable.
It's incredibly irking, however, how they're pushing relationships pretty hard when it comes to the Holograms. I hate that Noah's ark pairing shit. Let some people be single. Let relationships have time to build and boil. Let the Holograms be focused more on their music and their careers. Jem's the only one that appears to give a shit about anything career-wise when it comes to the group. And they're all incredibly self-absorbed. They've all turned into Kimber or something. In the comic, the Holograms no longer run Starlight House and care for foster girls. It's really a shame.
Also, they added a transgendered Misfit. I feel like they brought her in to do a hammy "yo, I'm trans, u guise" story because they throw out the whole "oh no, i'm trans-do i tell them-tears-i told them-yay" all out in the same issue. I understand she's a self-insert for the artist and it's supposed to draw from some of the artist's experiences, but it still felt very rushed and forced.
tl;dr Jem comic not that bad but Holograms are shallow and art still kinda meh imo.
