keribetweenpages's review against another edition
3.0
Beautiful artwork!! But story wise I wasn't too impressed.
tcgarback's review against another edition
2.0
⭐️ ⭐️
Critical Score: C
Personal Score: D+
Reading Experience:
Critical Score: C
Personal Score: D+
Reading Experience:
jhstack's review against another edition
3.0
Progressed a little too quickly for my liking, as I would've liked more background or more of an explanation of how the other-dimensional craziness took root, etc. And the ending was a little too open/unclear, at least in my mind.
leelah's review against another edition
3.0
3,5*
In its heart, a very formulaic story of hero beaten down, until he finds courage in love to fight back (yawn), but all that generic crap is mixed with several very interesting concepts.
First of those is that insanity is a portal to another world, scary one where nothing makes sense or if it does it's in most horrifying way. It shows for some amazing art and it lets author's and artist's imagination go wild with this. Problem comes from switching it on and off like insanity can be affected in that way. Look, medication also "quiets down the voices in head", but it doesn't take them away. So, that one didn't really work for me- insanity as a quantifiable measurement, something Declan and Nimble Jack, protagonist and antagonist of this story, can add to or subtract from others. It simply doesn't work that way. I also frowned upon why they focused on homeless people as "the most likely to have severe mental issues"- it goes all ways, you can find your psycho in boardroom, or hell, running for president, just as much you can find them under the bridge.
The real reason you should pick this up is Nimble Jack. Entire concept of this evil character is done in an amazing way, and it's with him we can see how comic, as a blend of writing and art is such a rich medium. Nimble Jack is nimble and you can see it in Juan Ferreyra's art who draws Jack in motion just perfectly. Nimble Jack is also scary and creepy as fuck and Tobin doesn't shy away from making him even scarier as the story goes down. I'd be happy with entire volume of just Nimble Jack walking between worlds and wrecking havoc- he is that good.
esselleayy's review against another edition
2.0
2 1/2 stars (Why can't we have halves??). Amazing artwork that can't save a rushed story with weak characters. I'd probably still give Vol. 2 a try.
rawanmanjal's review against another edition
2.0
4.5
It was really cool! I liked the whole idea of a demonic Boston and don't get me started on the artwork! It's so beautiful and colors and AHH! The art was the best thing about it in my opinion!
It was really cool! I liked the whole idea of a demonic Boston and don't get me started on the artwork! It's so beautiful and colors and AHH! The art was the best thing about it in my opinion!
kidreamer's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
lukeisthename34's review against another edition
4.0
The most horrific cover I've ever seen, but good contents within. A little too much exposition at points and would rather have more 'showing' than 'telling'. Anxious for more though.
alexauthorshay's review against another edition
4.0
I went into this knowing it would be really weird. I flipped through copies of the first couple volumes and that weirdness was what made me want to read the series. The plot itself is decent, but the art and the monsters/representation of insane is what keeps me reading. Books don't generally skeeve me out, but because this is visual, it's closer to a movie and there were definitely panels in there that grossed me out. There is no holding back on the gross-out factor here, whether body horror or creatures made out of fingers or anything else. The front cover of this volume gives you a pretty good sampling of what to expect in terms of intensity I would say, but definitely not breadth.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Body horror
rawan_z_m's review against another edition
2.0
4.5
It was really cool! I liked the whole idea of a demonic Boston and don't get me started on the artwork! It's so beautiful and colors and AHH! The art was the best thing about it in my opinion!
It was really cool! I liked the whole idea of a demonic Boston and don't get me started on the artwork! It's so beautiful and colors and AHH! The art was the best thing about it in my opinion!