Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Saga: Compendium One, by Fiona Staples, Brian K. Vaughan

16 reviews

meganpbell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense 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

It won’t take you long to see why this hilarious, war-torn, heart-shattering, sexually graphic, peace-exalting, violent science fantasy space opera starring star-crossed interspecies lovers, their adorable baby, a robot prince, a hitman with a hairless cat, and many other lovable and villainous aliens has been censored, challenged, banned…and won twelve Eisner Awards, seventeen Harvey Awards, and a Hugo. It’s a masterpiece.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Trafficking, Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Drug use, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Murder, Violence, Addiction, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Torture, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Drug abuse, and Medical content

gellyreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

I started off just kind of being meh about this series. I enjoyed it, but I wasn't obsessed. This is definitely a series that grows on you the more you read it. I've come to love and care about characters I used to hate, and I can't usually say that for a comic series.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Violence, Death, War, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Xenophobia, Racism, Homophobia, and Drug abuse

Minor: Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Torture, Transphobia, Domestic abuse, and Suicide

natgoe's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Animal death, Abortion, Addiction, Drug abuse, Death, Sexual content, Gun violence, Cursing, Child abuse, Bullying, Homophobia, Death of parent, Blood, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Gore, and Drug use

kaleewinterbottom's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Murder, War, Suicide, Transphobia, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Outing, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

highmarshal_azure's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: War, Trafficking, Slavery, Gore, Grief, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual assault, Vomit, Rape, and Stalking

ladylaurenexplorer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gore, Suicide attempt, Murder, Drug abuse, War, Violence, Animal death, Slavery, Death, and Blood

Minor: Pedophilia

micklesreads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense 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? No

5.0

This is my second read through so I can read the new issues with the story fresh in my mind, and I will continue to sing the praises of this queer, dark, gorgeous story to everyone I know.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Gore, and Sexual content

northernzephyr's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Animal death, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Violence

elysekaderli's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

This series pulls positively no punches, and left me speechless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Violence

sp1derfairy's review

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

god i love this comic series more than anything.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, War, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism