The road to the peak of social hierarchy is a rough one. There are just so many bumps, twists, dips, and bodies to get in the way. Your Major Spoilers review of Mommy Blog #1 from Image Comics awaits!

MOMMY BLOG #1

Writer: Marguerite Bennett
Artist: Eleonora Calrlini
Colorist: Hoyt Silva
Letterer: Joe Martin
Editor: Joe Pruett
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $5.99
Release Date: May 28th, 2025

Previously in Mommy Blog: Astrid is an aspiring social media “super mommy” keeping tabs on her glamorous gated community after the disappearances of several neighborhood children. Certain a predator is afoot, she turns all of her cunning, creativity, sugar, and spice to catching the killer

UNTIL NEXT TIME SUPER-MOMMIES

Mommy Blog #1 begins with the central character, Astrid, speaking to her viewers about an upcoming bake sale and a little gossip about a local coach. After signing off, it’s revealed that said coach is there with Astrid, bound and gagged. Astrid then, through narration, explains that there are certain mom archetypes and in her community, there are moms who represent each one of them, and she’s desperate to find herself in their mix. Also, there’s the possibility that there’s a predator in the community preying on children. What follows is a frantic escapade over a period of time where Astrid goes on a bloody campaign to eventually find herself in the upper echelons of mommy society within her town. Along the way, she encounters all manner of deviants and obstacles, all of which she must deal with in her own special brand of violence.

KIND OF A MESS

Mommy Blog has goals and intentions. It really wants to be this scathing satire and send-up of suburban life, performative liberalism, clout-chasing, toxic parenting, and internet culture, amongst other things. Now, while it is that, it’s not a very good one of those. The issue comes from how extreme it gets. All the scenarios depicted in this comic are either wildly over-the-top or pulled right out of every suburban-based primetime drama. This has the effect of disconnecting the story from reality. Sure, this stuff exists in the real world, but in this comic, it’s presented as so cartoonish that it doesn’t resemble reality enough for any of the satire or parody to land in an effective or biting way. There are some enjoyable parts to this. The frenetic nature of how the plot unfolds and the way things shift up does create a nice sense of tension and unease while reading this, and there is a bit of catharsis in seeing some of the worst people in this story get their comeuppance. In these moments, the lack of subtlety is fitting and works, but for the rest of the issue, it’s a subtractive presence.

SUITABLY CREEPY BUT LACKING VARIETY

In Mommy Blog #1, two things really stick out when it comes to the visuals: the faces and the violence. With the faces we get this sort of distorted and unsettling stretching of everyone’s features, especially when they smile. It gives the whole book a sort of music video for Black Hole Sun look to things, which could very well be intentional. It works for this story and adds to the creep factor in a big way. But by the end, it starts to feel overdone, making it lose its impact and just look awkward. In terms of the violence, while there are some pretty intense and grotesque scenes of gore and brutality, it actually doesn’t go overboard in this department. The violence is visceral, emotional, and even creative at times, and it all feels natural here.

BOTTOM LINE: OVERSHOOTING THE MARK

A good satire is a difficult thing to pull off. There needs to be a proper balance between absurdity and mundaneness and unfortunately Mommy Blog just doesn’t find that spot. The lack of subtlety and it’s indulgence in caricatures makes whatever mirror its trying to hold up to society feel like it was stolen from a funhouse. Some striking visuals and solid plotting do some heavy lifting here though. 2.5 out of 5 stars.

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Mommy Blog #1

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Mommy Blog is a bold one-shot that takes some big swings at social commentary and satire. Unfortunately it whiffs on most of those swings. On the other hand it has a distinct look to it that support its themes well.

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