Bound To Stay Bound

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 Victor and Nora : a Gotham love story
 Author: Myracle, Lauren

 Publisher:  DC Comics (2020)

 Dewey: 741.5
 Classification: Nonfiction
 Physical Description: 197 p., col. ill., 23 cm

 BTSB No: 666462 ISBN: 9781401296391
 Ages: 15-18 Grades: 10-12

 Subjects:
 Graphic novels
 Love -- Fiction
 Fate and fatalism -- Fiction

Price: $13.93

Summary:
After Victor Fries and Nora Faria meet at a cemetery outside of Gotham City, their summer quickly spirals into a beautiful romance, and Victor's cold heart is able to thaw, allowing him to begin to enjoy life again after his brother's death, but when he learns of Nora's incurable illness, he is driven to try to find a scientific solution to keep from losing another person he loves. In graphic novel format.

 Illustrator: Goodhart, Isaac
Peter, Cris



Full Text Reviews:

School Library Journal - 02/12/2021 Gr 7 Up—Myracle and Goodhart present possibly the most powerful reinterpretation of Mr. Freeze since the iconic 1992 "Heart of Ice" episode in Batman: The Animated Series. "Heart of Ice" may have introduced the villain's quest to save his dying wife, but in this graphic novel, Nora is no longer merely a frozen doll in a man's narrative; instead, she tells her own story. Years before he would become the villain Mr. Freeze, Victor Fries is an adolescent prodigy consumed by his work in the lab and grief over his brother's death. Nora Kumar is a teenager tormented both by a progressively worsening neurological disorder and by a desire to live life to the fullest—at least until her next birthday, when she plans to kill herself. When the two fall in love, Victor strong-arms Nora into a reckless science experiment rather than lose her, a final act of control over Nora that adds a darker shade to Mr. Freeze's tragic backstory. The art is excellent, particularly the use of emblematic colors for Victor (blue) and Nora (red) and the use of both hues throughout the book to represent the intertwining characters' lives. There is an attempted suicide in the book, and DC includes a list of suicide prevention resources at the back. While Victor is white, Nora is brown-skinned and coded as South Asian. Fans of other DC YA titles will enjoy this, as will many fans of Spider-Man (another teenage genius with a complicated love life). VERDICT This beautiful interpretation of Victor and Nora's relationship is essential for all graphic novel fans, especially lovers of superheroes.—Tammy Ivins, Univ. of North Carolina at Wilmington - Copyright 2021 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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