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I am not starfire
I am not starfire




In I Am Not Starfire, Tamaki writes Mandy as relatable and sympathetic. There’s a great balance between the truly normal and the “normal for a world where superheroes exist.” Mandy’s moments of normalcy are often undercut by someone asking her about what villains or monsters her mother is fighting now or the Titans showing up at her house. Late adolescence is a tumultuous time, even without a superpowered, super famous parent.Īnd build off of this, Tamaki does. This is a great baseline to build the superhero part of the story because readers can relate to it. Like almost everyone in their late teens, Mandy is trying to figure out who she is and where she fits in the world. Tamaki writes a compelling and emotional tale in I Am Not Starfire. However, a dangerous figure from her mother’s past shows up, threatening to upend everything Mandy cares about. Hopefully becoming more than friends with Claire in the process. And make it through a school project with her crush Claire. She’s trying to have the most normal high school experience she can, despite her unusual experiences.Īll Mandy wants is to make her mother understand that she’s not going to college, finish high school, and move to Paris. At 16, almost 17, she has yet to develop superpowers, and she dyes her orange hair black to try and diminish her resemblance to her mother.

i am not starfire

And people expect her to look and behave exactly like her mother. But Mandy isn’t anything like Starfire. People try and get close to her just to meet her mom. Mandy considers being the daughter of Starfire to be an unfortunate circumstance. That’s right-the same Starfire that was the former princess of Tamaran and a member of the Titans. Her mom is the famous superhero Starfire.

i am not starfire

I Am Not Starfire follows Mandy, your average grumpy antisocial high school student struggling to figure out her future. I Am Not Starfire is part of the DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults line.

i am not starfire

I Am Not Starfire is written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn and colored by Yoshi Yoshitani, lettered by Aditya Bidikar, and published by DC Comics.






I am not starfire