Shade, The Changing Woman has an identity crisis in this exclusive preview
Growing up is a challenge, but it’s even more difficult when you’re an alien trapped in a human mean girl thanks to a madness-inducing jacket. Loma Shade survived the horrors of high school in the first volume of Shade, The Changing Girl, but after the “Milk Wars” event, it’s five years later, her alien body is gone, her high school friends are in college, and her grip on reality is shakier than ever. DC’s Young Animal books have undergone a change in title and status quo after “Milk Wars”, and while Shade, The Changing Girl has become Shade, The Changing Woman, the creative team remains the same. Writer Cecil Castellucci, artist Marley Zarcone, and colorist Kelly Fitzpatrick have crafted a deeply strange and heartfelt story in this series, and while the weirdness quotient is steadily increasing, the book is still rooted in the personal struggle to create and maintain an identity during harrowing times.