Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: Bd. 1 by Gerard Way, Becky Cloonan, Shaun Simon

1 review

mousey's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I adore the world this is set in, but more so for the fan-creation possibilities than the actual canon content within this comic. 

While I enjoy the overall story I admit that it’s a bit disjointed and confusing because the world building is not cohesive and the transitions are not smooth. Additionally, it fails to address its core themes in an interesting, cohesive, or satisfying way. The story also fails to live up to its supposed “diversity”: it follows along the lines of the ‘bury your gays troop’, it kills it’s only named dark skinned character within the first few pages, and it’s filled to the brim with blatant orientalism.

The only completely positive thing about this comic is the art, which is vibrant and gorgeous. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail