Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

20 reviews

polter6eist's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery and Trafficking

elskabee's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

 The first volume is certainly intriguing, but I'm not sure I'm getting on the hype train yet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Genocide, Pedophilia, Slavery, Trafficking, and Colonisation

achay91's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Kidnapping

smasson13's review

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

For a story with such unique fantasy creatures, there is such a humanity about this story. It was really beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Blood, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

jadie_berg's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Violence

awsams's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ran_sophia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This comic is excellently crafted and the style of writing and storytelling is excellent.  The story was pointed out and very readable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Slavery, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide, Pedophilia, and Trafficking

rolerunner's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Genocide, Racism, Stalking, Abandonment, and War

Everything is very graphic (what with it being an adult comic book) but it all comes across as humourous, as opposed to particularly dark/grim. Definitely 18+

martereadsbooks's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, and War

Moderate: Cursing, Genocide, Blood, and Colonisation

huntress's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and War

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Colonisation