For those of you who don't know what MARA is, it's a 6 issue comicbook published by Image Comics. It's the story of an especially gifted woman in a sports-and war-obsessed future. Young Mara Prince is at the top of the world, a global celebrity in a culture that prizes physical achievement above all else.

After she manifests supernatural abilities on live TV, she becomes famous all over again but for the worst reasons. Integrating themes of superpowers, celebrity worship, corporate power, feminism, and political brinksmanship, MARA takes a classic genre to new places.

That's the description taken from the official Image site.


I grabbed the first issue of Mara after reading this description because it somewhat reminded me of the manga series Mila Superstar (Attack No.1) which I used to watch as a kid.

After 2 issues I have to say that Mara is a very well written comicbook and Ming Doyle does a fantastic job on illustrating it. I became a fan of her work solely based on these 2 books.

What I really like is how Brian Wood (the writer) manages to always leave you wanting more at the end of each book. I just want to pick up the next book and continue reading the story which I think has the potential to be turned into a movie. I'm already sad that it's only a 6 part series. I'd love to read much more and delve deeper into Mara's world and adventures.

If you like a good comicbook that's well written and greatly illustrated, you should pick up Mara now!