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Heroes
Heroes: Godsend
Collecting the five-part story arc, Heroes: Godsend, delving into the secrets of Farah Nazan.
'Godsend' tells the origin story of Farah Nazan, one of the toughest Heroes from Heroes Reborn. A Pakistani Muslim, Farah was raised in New York. Our story begins as she discovers her powers.
A five-part story arc delving into the secrets of Farah Nazan - one of Heroes Reborn's most memorable new characters. Farah is a Pakistani Muslim who has camouflage powers.
'Godsend' tells the origin story of Farah Nazan, one of the toughest Heroes from Heroes Reborn. A Pakistani Muslim, Farah was raised in New York. Our story begins as she discovers her powers.
A five-part story arc delving into the secrets of Farah Nazan - one of Heroes Reborn's most memorable new characters. Farah is a Pakistani Muslim who has camouflage powers.
- GenresGraphic NovelsFantasy
128 pages, Paperback
First published November 9, 2016
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May 9, 2017
I actually found this series to be better than the initial Heroes Reborn series. It is unfortunate that not many others picked up this series nor have attempted to offer a review.
Something that makes this series interesting is the fact that we focus on a Muslim hero during a time period where Muslims are villainized. As appropriate as it may seem, the series begins and takes a major focus from the events of 9/11. From their, we follow the story of a previously disconnected Muslim girl from her faith and see her become someone focused and guided by both her new found beliefs and sense of personal morals.
Anyways, I really wish these two series would have been released before the Heroes Reborn show aired just because I feel the audience would have been somewhat more engaged having a better knowledge of some of the series characters. Either way, I definately enjoyed the new series.
Something that makes this series interesting is the fact that we focus on a Muslim hero during a time period where Muslims are villainized. As appropriate as it may seem, the series begins and takes a major focus from the events of 9/11. From their, we follow the story of a previously disconnected Muslim girl from her faith and see her become someone focused and guided by both her new found beliefs and sense of personal morals.
Anyways, I really wish these two series would have been released before the Heroes Reborn show aired just because I feel the audience would have been somewhat more engaged having a better knowledge of some of the series characters. Either way, I definately enjoyed the new series.
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October 20, 2019
Just like Heroes: Reborn, the TV show this comic series ties into, Heroes: Godsend feels like a cheap imitation of everything that made the original Heroes show great.
When Heroes first aired on NBC, free (ad-sponsored) short comics were published online to accompany the episodes. They expanded on character backstories, provided new perspectives on events, and shared side-stories of their own. Some were better than others, but overall it was a great effort that added a lot to the series.
Unfortunately, Heroes: Godsend is nowhere near the quality of those free, online comics. There are three main ways in which this five-issue series fails:
1) The art, which was never a strong suit in the online comics, is just as boring and lifeless here.
2) The central character, Farah Nazan from Heroes: Reborn, was never one of the more interesting characters in the show. She's only made slightly better here by looking at her perspective as a Muslim woman in the aftermath of 9/11.
3) The main plot thread takes too long to pick up steam, and the central conflict honestly never becomes interesting.
Overall, I would only recommend Heroes: Godsend to the most avid Heroes fans who need every drop of content ever created. To everyone else, this comic is far, far from the best of what Heroes has to offer.
When Heroes first aired on NBC, free (ad-sponsored) short comics were published online to accompany the episodes. They expanded on character backstories, provided new perspectives on events, and shared side-stories of their own. Some were better than others, but overall it was a great effort that added a lot to the series.
Unfortunately, Heroes: Godsend is nowhere near the quality of those free, online comics. There are three main ways in which this five-issue series fails:
1) The art, which was never a strong suit in the online comics, is just as boring and lifeless here.
2) The central character, Farah Nazan from Heroes: Reborn, was never one of the more interesting characters in the show. She's only made slightly better here by looking at her perspective as a Muslim woman in the aftermath of 9/11.
3) The main plot thread takes too long to pick up steam, and the central conflict honestly never becomes interesting.
Overall, I would only recommend Heroes: Godsend to the most avid Heroes fans who need every drop of content ever created. To everyone else, this comic is far, far from the best of what Heroes has to offer.
December 17, 2020
Top notch story. Every issue had me on the edge of my seat. Not only does the comic succeed in giving a great backstory for Farah Nazan and the ramifications of being a muslim living in a post 9/11 environment in New York, it even provides some interesting insights into the Pre-Season 1 mythology of Heroes now combined with the retconned mythology of Heroes: Reborn. Obviously this doesn't tie up all of the loose ends of the show, but I didn't expect it to. As a sidenote, I loved all the pre-production and behind the scenes stuff they included at the end of every issue.
In short, this is probably my favourite Heroes tie-in I've read so far. Joey Falco and Roy Allan Martinez should be very proud. Heroes: Reborn was always fighting an uphill battle to save Heroes but I'm glad it was able to generate high quality spinoffs such as this at least.
In short, this is probably my favourite Heroes tie-in I've read so far. Joey Falco and Roy Allan Martinez should be very proud. Heroes: Reborn was always fighting an uphill battle to save Heroes but I'm glad it was able to generate high quality spinoffs such as this at least.
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