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rhi_'s review
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, and Kidnapping
Minor: Child abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, and War
lela's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
4.0
The art in this book is gorgeous. I am a sucker for comics done in this watercolor style and Guarnido absolutely killed it - the dynamic angles and coloring of some of the panels made it feel so cinematic and gave such a strong mood and tone to the book
The stories themselves are pretty conventional noir mysteries without much nuance but I don't think that detracted from the book too much as the narrative voice was so specific and fitting
Really my only problem with this book is its relationship with female characters - with such interesting and creative anthropopathic character designs for the male characters the fact that all the women that appeared in more than a single scene were drawn in the same hyper-sexual way that lacked the diverse array of animals that male characters were base on (also the fact that they looked so much more human than any of the men) is at worst sexist and objectifying and at absolute best just plain lazy.
All in all - liked the film noir vibes but could have done without the 50s treatment of the female characters... I am interested to see if that changes at all in the more recent issues of this series
The stories themselves are pretty conventional noir mysteries without much nuance but I don't think that detracted from the book too much as the narrative voice was so specific and fitting
Really my only problem with this book is its relationship with female characters - with such interesting and creative anthropopathic character designs for the male characters the fact that all the women that appeared in more than a single scene were drawn in the same hyper-sexual way that lacked the diverse array of animals that male characters were base on (also the fact that they looked so much more human than any of the men) is at worst sexist and objectifying and at absolute best just plain lazy.
All in all - liked the film noir vibes but could have done without the 50s treatment of the female characters... I am interested to see if that changes at all in the more recent issues of this series
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence and Racism
lbaclian's review
mysterious
fast-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Murder, and Classism