Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Review: Riot on the Radio

Title: Riot on the Radio
Author: Carly Usdin
Artist(s): Nina Vakueva
Series/Standalone: Heavy Vinyl (Volume 2)
Genre: Graphic Novel, Young Adult
Pages: 112
Publisher: BOOM! Box
Year Published: 2018
Format: Paperback (Library Copy)

"When Christ joins the staff at her local record store, she's surprised to find out that her co-workers share a secret: they're all members of the secret fight club that take on the patriarchy and fight crime!

Starry-eyed Chris has just started the dream job every outcast kid in town wants: working at Vinyl Mayhem. It's as rad as she imagined; her boss is BOSS, her co-workers spend their time arguing over music, pushing against the patriarchy, and endlessly trying to form a band. When Rosie Riot, the staff's favourite singer, mysteriously vanishes the night before her band's show, Chris discovers her co-workers are doing more than just sorting vinyl... Her local indie record store is also a front for a teen girl vigilante fight club!"

My Rating: 2.5/5

This was fun but wasn't all that I expected it to be. I really thought that this would capture more of the Avant-Guards style and friendship motto, and in some ways it did. But it also really felt like Totally Spies to me for some reason. I can't explain to you why exactly.  It was fun, I'll complete the duology but I wouldn't suggest it if you've already read Avant-Guards. 

Thanks for reading,

Sidny

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