library_jones's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
alexfromistemor's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
There is definitely some great stuff here, and Bibi is a neat character, but for some reason I was just kind of meh about this title. I think maybe I like the idea behind this better than it's execution.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Death
Minor: Sexual content
jayreadsthings's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
1.0
Definitely a no from me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
elksy's review
5.0
In a near future, Bibiana Lopez-Yang carries the ghosts of war - and some confusing electrical powers - home with her to a cyberpunk San Francisco where tech billionaires and cops are trying to control the populace and squash a resistance group, the Salvation Gang.
The story starts with a fairly small scope, with Bibiana working for her family's restaurant, trying to figure out her powers, and pretending to be okay. Struggling with PTSD, she keeps to herself and her ghosts. But as crises escalate in the city, she quickly must decide whose side she is on.
The Dead Lucky explores trauma, technological overreeach, the police state, and what resistance should look like, without getting weighed down by Themes(TM). There's plenty of big, fighting-robots action as we follow Bibiana slowly reintegrate into community. Flores gives us well-paced sci-fi fun grounded in resonant character growth and relevant societal issues. The art is crisp and cool, colored with rich but muted greens, purples, and oranges.
This character is part of Image Comic's Massiveverse but definitely stands alone. You don't have to know the other books to understand it. This is by far my favorite story in the Massiveverse so far, and I hope more people read and love it!
The story starts with a fairly small scope, with Bibiana working for her family's restaurant, trying to figure out her powers, and pretending to be okay. Struggling with PTSD, she keeps to herself and her ghosts. But as crises escalate in the city, she quickly must decide whose side she is on.
The Dead Lucky explores trauma, technological overreeach, the police state, and what resistance should look like, without getting weighed down by Themes(TM). There's plenty of big, fighting-robots action as we follow Bibiana slowly reintegrate into community. Flores gives us well-paced sci-fi fun grounded in resonant character growth and relevant societal issues. The art is crisp and cool, colored with rich but muted greens, purples, and oranges.
This character is part of Image Comic's Massiveverse but definitely stands alone. You don't have to know the other books to understand it. This is by far my favorite story in the Massiveverse so far, and I hope more people read and love it!
Content Warnings
Minor: War and Grief
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