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Tartarus Volume 1 by Johnnie Christmas

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doddyaboutbooks's review

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fast-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? Yes

5.0

sooseiji's review

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4.0

3.5 stars rounded up. Very cool graphics and colors. Expansive world building. Unfortunately, the break-neck speed makes it hard to follow. At times I wanted to shout SLOW DOWN. Need more time for information absorption and character development. If you like cool Sci-fi graphic novels, and are willing to go 100 miles an hour, worth the read.

lucie_b's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

keishasliterarylabyrinth's review

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5.0

I. LOVED. IT. hen need more badass moms.

trike's review

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2.0

This is some weird mash-up of European comics and the 60s New Wave sci-fi. It’s very much in the vein of [b:The Incal|10842223|The Incal|Alejandro Jodorowsky|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1500033240l/10842223._SX50_.jpg|15756581] and other wacky Jodorowsky epics, or something like [b:The Empire of a Thousand Planets|11347727|The Empire of a Thousand Planets (Valérian and Laureline, #2)|Pierre Christin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347433904l/11347727._SX50_.jpg|44456467] (Valerian and Laureline), except a lot less coherent, with a messy cast of dozens that rotate through constantly. Ultimately unsatisfying for me on the story level, and the art is quite a mess, too, never clearly conveying what is happening. I kind of admire its ambition, but I just didn’t enjoy it when all is said and done.