![]() Here, however, Danny revels in her power and self-love in one scene, only to have her father harangue her into a ball of self-hate the next. Often a narrative of overcoming is portrayed as one sweeping upward arc. On top of that, Dreadnought’s killer is still on the loose, and any supervillain able to take out the world’s greatest superhero is bound to hit a new one like a hurricane.ĭreadnought is the very best of what the realist superhero genre can offer, delving into heroism, trauma, and acceptance both within and without. Danny realizes just because your dreams come true, doesn’t mean the world will celebrate you. Dreadnought’s superhero team is divided about accepting Danny, her family is trying to “fix” her, and even her best friend is acting weird. ![]() She also has all the powers any superhero fangirl could want.īut things aren’t that simple. Other Dreadnoughts got taller or broader Danny has her dream transition. ![]() Part of Dreadnought’s powers is their body becomes their ideal self. But when the world’s most powerful superhero transfers his powers to her before dying in her arms, everything changes. ![]() Dreadnought is the angry, hurt, determined, super-powered girl book my soul desperately needed, offering fierce hope to combat a world where it’s so easy to get overwhelmed into apathy.Īs a trans girl who is not out to her family, 15-year-old Danny Tozer has a plan: keep quiet, survive, and get out at 18. ![]()
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