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readordierachel's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to like this more than I did. I should like this more than I did. On paper it's right up my alley. Assassins locked in an eternal battle, reincarnated and forced to play it out century after century. It certainly wasn't bad. I enjoyed the ending. But...I guess it's the fact that it took me until the ending to get interested that's problematic. It was kind of a chore to read up until then. I just never got invested. Maybe it's me.
stackwoodlibrary's review against another edition
4.0
There was an art change that left me confused for a few pages... had to go back and re-orient myself. Interesting story line, will follow.
squidbag's review against another edition
3.0
Seductive and interesting, super-violent and a really cool story; again with the art shift halfway through, though! If this can maintain a consistent art quality throughout, I will be very excited about reading more of this gender-bent (sort of) time-tossed tale.
pharyngeals's review against another edition
4.0
pros: lesbian assassins.
cons: sudden art style change and it really isn’t for the better
middle ground: the plot is,,,,, meh and not very well explained BUT! lesbian assassins taking on the world together (~against the rules~)
cons: sudden art style change and it really isn’t for the better
middle ground: the plot is,,,,, meh and not very well explained BUT! lesbian assassins taking on the world together (~against the rules~)
jamesflint's review against another edition
3.0
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Rep: lesbian mcs
I have to admit, I'm not fully sold on this concept. It's cool - reincarnated assassins who's sole purpose is to take out their opposing target in a neverending war - but it seems almost aimless at times.
Similarly with the plot of these first four issues. It seems almost light on it - for all the build-up, with Mali waking up, the final battle comes very quickly, and somewhat abruptly. I wouldn't go so far as to say that this could have been expanded to cover the whole arc, but it maybe needed a bit more fleshing out. I'll save any judgement on that until I've read the rest of the issues.
The art was, for the most part, really nice. It changed artist about halfway through, and I didn't like that art quite as much, but it was still good. (And nowhere near as painful as some of the DC/Marvel art I've suffered through.) It did seem as though, when the second artist took over, that Tessa's skin got lightened which wasn't great (I don't know if it was intentional or accidental but still).
Rep: lesbian mcs
I have to admit, I'm not fully sold on this concept. It's cool - reincarnated assassins who's sole purpose is to take out their opposing target in a neverending war - but it seems almost aimless at times.
Similarly with the plot of these first four issues. It seems almost light on it - for all the build-up, with Mali waking up, the final battle comes very quickly, and somewhat abruptly. I wouldn't go so far as to say that this could have been expanded to cover the whole arc, but it maybe needed a bit more fleshing out. I'll save any judgement on that until I've read the rest of the issues.
The art was, for the most part, really nice. It changed artist about halfway through, and I didn't like that art quite as much, but it was still good. (And nowhere near as painful as some of the DC/Marvel art I've suffered through.) It did seem as though, when the second artist took over, that Tessa's skin got lightened which wasn't great (I don't know if it was intentional or accidental but still).
theromanticace's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0