South Pacific (musical) who liked Dinah Shore and did not read anything were raised by Nellie Forbush only to be brushed aside. As for the interracial complexities of raising two Polynesian children, all such issues were subsumed in the general euphoria of true love." Lovensheimer too wonders how Nellie will fare as the second Madame de Becque, "little Nellie Forbush from Arkansas ends up in a tropical paradise, far from her previous world, with a husband, a servant, and two children who speak a language she does not understand". A mammoth hit, "South Pacific" sparked huge media and public attention. "South Pacific" was
Strong Female Protagonist the best new and short webcomics of 2012, approved of the comic posing "intriguing questions about the relationship between superheroes and real-world problems". As "Comics Alliance" wrote, "the idea of someone with superpowers questioning whether they're making a real difference or just making things worse by throwing bad guys through buildings" isn't new to the genre, but the reviewer considered "Strong Female Protagonist"s approach to it refreshing by its lack of cynicism and the fully formed, likable characterization of Alison and the comic's supporting cast. Like "io9", the reviewer also highlighted the improvement of Ostertag's drawings throughout the comic's first