This was requested in error: as a partial galley, I don't feel like I can properly review it, thought I am intrigued by the characters and like the art style.

This is the first time I've ever read a comic with Faith in it before, and I'm so glad I did! Faith was delightful and charming, while maintaining a classic superhero plot without becoming cliche. I loved the use of having two artists to depict her thoughts and daydreams. Not only did the cange help differentiate the switch from reality, but Marguerite Sauvage's art has a softer, dreamier feel than Francis Portela's, especially when paired with a lighter color palette. 

Faith herself was charming and geeky, and her love of her superhero job utterly delighted me. It was nice having a lighter, self aware hero than always reading more serious superhero comics. I really appreciated how Faith's fatness wasn't ignored by Houser, Portela or Sauvage, it was simply just something that was. As a fat woman, we're usually portrayed as the comedic side character, or in unflattering ways in traditionally published media. Faith didn't have any of that, and it was truly refreshing to see.

I did get a bit lost a handful of times because Hollywood and Vine picks up from Faith's previous adventures, but it was easy enough to figure out, especially as someone who grew up picking comic trades up at random.

Since this was a partial galley it left off on a cliffhanger, but I'm looking forward to buying the fourth installment in this story arc to find out what happens next!

Being plus size, it's really nice to see a plus-sized female character represented in a positive and empowering light. Faith is an amazing character and Jody Houser is a fantastic author. This book is funny and heartwarming and something completely new to me and I love it. Since receiving this from NetGalley in 2018, I've read it twice and purchased the first four volumes in the series. I only just realised that for all that I hadn't yet reviewed it before now.

Great comic of a hero who is still a regular person with questions about her actions and yet upbeat and positive. Stunning artwork!

I received a partial galley of this from the publishers via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. However, I also got a copy of the full first volume in a Humble Bundle, and that’s the one I read. (The partial galley contained issued one and two and a lineart-only version of issue three. The full first volume contains issues 1-4.)

I really enjoyed reading about a fat superhero whose weight is NEVER EVEN MENTIONED, except for one single fat-shaming comment by Faith’s ex boyfriend’s current girlfriend, which was immediately shot down by said ex-boyfriend. There was nothing about exercise or self esteem or anything, Faith just EXISTED like the normal person she and every other fat person is. I love it. More of this, please.

I really loved Faith as a character too, and thought her ways of thinking about things and being determined to live a normal life with no superhero benefits was great. She’s not rich like Batman or an immortal princess like Wonder Woman, she’s just a regular girl who rents a tiny apartment and has a less-than-dream job and is trying to move on after a breakup into a new relationship.

Also, there are aliens, because of course there are aliens, and I love it when there’s aliens. All the little pop culture references were great too, especially the nod to the fact that there are so many scifi and superhero actors named Chris.

We come into this story halfway through Faith’s full story, after the events of Harbinger: Children Of The Eighth Day. But you don't miss anything if you haven't read that first. Faith gives us the relevant information about her past as it pertains to her present, and I didn’t feel lost at any point, only a little curious. I might check out Harbinger later, just to get the full story.

This was a really solid first volume of what’s clearly an awesome series, and I can’t wait to read the rest.

It's really great to read about a normal big girl with a not-so-normal secret life, but it doesn't have to be about how big she is. I am really happy about this <3.

I was a big fan of Faith from the Harbinger series. I think this graphic novel does a good job of introducing her character in her own right, however it is a style and storyline I personally am not interested in following at the moment.

Hollywood and Vine takes a widely popular character, Faith, and offers a glimpse into her life as a solo-hero. Although well written, I felt that Faith was a much more complete character when placed next to the other heroes. Outside of her team books (Unity & Harbinger) Faith became a normal girl that moonlights as a hero, leaving for a good deal of bland conversing and story with only flecks of excitement.

I love Faith as a character, but I'm unfortunately not a fan of this series. That being said, as a fan of Valiant, I will likely pick-up Faith Volume 2 when it is released, not because this series intrigues me, but because I want to keep up with everything going on in the Valiant Universe.

Faith Herbert, also known as Zephyr (sometimes also known as Summer Smith) is a superhero in the Valiant universe. She's not a new character - she's been around since the early 1990s - but has just (well, about a year ago) gone solo in her own series, written by Jody Hauser and drawn by Francis Portela. Here's the blurb from the first issue of Faith:

"When a car accident left her orphaned, Faith Herbert was raised by her loving grandmother and found comfort in comic books, science fiction movies, and other fantastic tales of superheroes. In her teens she would discover her fantasies were reality when it was revealed she was a psiot – a human being born with incredible abilities. Imbued with a telekinetic ability to fly and a companion field that allows her to physically move objects, Faith joined a group of fellow psiots called the Renegades to stand against the forces of evil. She’s since left her Renegade family behind to take on the world’s challenges on her own. She may have a lot to learn about the superhero game, but if there’s one thing she’s always had, it’s... Faith."

So Faith has moved to Los Angeles to start anew. She creates an alter-ego for herself (Summer Smith) and gets a job creating listicles and quizzes for Zipline (the Valiant Universe's version of Buzzfeed). Some evil force is kidnapping potential psiots, and it's up to Faith and her sidekicks (Archer - an archer, and @x - a hacker) to find out who and stop them. That's pretty much it, as far as the plot goes - enjoyable enough, but nothing to stretch the imagination too much.

However, where this title really shines is with Faith herself. She is a great character - a likeable, engaging, capable, optimistic, nerdy badass fangirl (her Summer Smith pseudonym comes from her love for Buffy and Dr Who). And did I mention that Faith is a fat person? Neither does the book. It is really refreshing to see a fat female superhero not apologising or worrying over her weight. There are no rude jokes, no teasing. Faith is fat, but is not defined by this.

"Weight and body type are not Faith’s story.
*Being young and dealing with the unexpected
*Dealing with loss
*Finding a guy who seems like the perfect dream, but then isn’t willing to compromise for fame
*Loving comics and science fiction
*Wanting to help others and save the people who can be saved, as the hero Zephyr
*These are the elements that make-up Faith’s story."
(From "Comic Love: Having FAITH" by Jessica Boyd, Feb 2016. comicosity.com)

I really like Faith, and I look forward to reading more of her adventures.