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adoto's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Lots of mixed feelings about this story.
This is a fantastic concept with amazing worldbuilding, and even more breathtaking art to go with it. I love the way the Greek gods have been reimagined in this story. I think the series is a masterclass in how to communicate a plot and characters visually.
The main romance is shallow and difficult to like. It doesn't feel like either of them know very much about each other, but have fallen in love very fast over nothing. This is all while the story takes a long time to get going -- little happens in each episode, and there are over 100 in this season. It does give me time to warm up to the side characters, who are all very cool and far more interesting than the main characters.
I wish I liked this story a lot more than I did. The art and concept has kept me reading.
This is a fantastic concept with amazing worldbuilding, and even more breathtaking art to go with it. I love the way the Greek gods have been reimagined in this story. I think the series is a masterclass in how to communicate a plot and characters visually.
The main romance is shallow and difficult to like. It doesn't feel like either of them know very much about each other, but have fallen in love very fast over nothing. This is all while the story takes a long time to get going -- little happens in each episode, and there are over 100 in this season. It does give me time to warm up to the side characters, who are all very cool and far more interesting than the main characters.
I wish I liked this story a lot more than I did. The art and concept has kept me reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Stalking
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Blood
jesthemess's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Rape, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Violence
glen3's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, and Alcohol
honey_pie's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Ngl i am fully obsessed with this even tho I’ve heard a lot of mixed reviews from my peers
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Torture, Violence, Domestic abuse, and War
albernikolauras's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This is more than a cute webcomic that I needed, but it still was adorable. Super easy to pick up and very difficult to put down. There are so many interesting twists on mythology, and the plot deals with a lot of difficult themes very well. It is a lot slower paced than I expected, but because you have to click to the next page, it is very difficult to stop.
Definitely look into some trigger warnings before picking up because while it is 80% adorable, there is about 20% of it that deals with serious issues.
Definitely look into some trigger warnings before picking up because while it is 80% adorable, there is about 20% of it that deals with serious issues.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Stalking
Minor: Blood and Violence
ladieswholunch's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Infidelity, and Violence
paigesonpages's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, and Mental illness
Moderate: Violence
Minor: War
sofipitch's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I have sooo many opinions I don't even know where to start! I have spent like all day reading this, basically couldn't put it down. I'm supposed to be doing class work and this webcomics is not helping. Especially when basically every chapter ends in a cliffhanger.
So I wasn't sure I was going to like this. The first chapter made it seem like it was going to be mostly a drama and while there is a lot of that I feel like the main appeal (to me at least) is how goddamn FUNNY this comic is. Seriously, if you like the kind of humor is Scott Pligrim you'll love this. I was introduced to greek mythology through pjo so I love depictions of the gods that are funny, I think many adaptations do a disservice to the mythos when they take it too seriously. The gods are dumb assholes, with lots of issues, that's the appeal. The changes to the mythology are that the gods are living in modern day but if they go to the mortal world it's ancient Greece, so it's like they are more advanced. The author plays around with the modern setting a lot which is fun. I loved the Fates wearing funky 90s clothes for no explained reason. They also cut the familial connections between most of the gods but that at least makes things less incesty. I don't like that the author chose to make Persephone 19 years old. I think she could've been a little older. But I guess I never thought about the age difference between Hades and Persephone but at least she's not his niece (on both sides) in this version so I guess there is that.
I have complicated feelings about the art style. On one hand the author will have really cool panels, especially when the gods are using their powers. Both emotion and humor are done really well, it transfers quite nicely. However the character design is meh. Most characters of the same gender look almost exactly the same, just different hair. One panel had Eros and Apollo facing each other and it looked like the author drew one and copy pasted the other. It's worse for the girl characters bc they are all super curvy, half the size of the men (who are also all ripped). Only 2 female characters look that different, Hestia is pudgy and Athena is tall. For all the girls we've seen it's not a lot of variety. Also diversity is majorly missing. Like I know the mythic characters are all the colors of the rainbow but they could still have characters of different races represented through kinky hair or some such. No one can defend with the "but its GREEK mythology" bc in some versions characters such as Andromeda or Pallas are stated to have come from Africa. Also Persephone is black in some versions. So no, it's not inaccurate to have black characters. Also there are lots of gay relationships in greek mythology and that has come up 0 times so far. It just feels inaccurate for all the relationships/affairs shown so far to have been straight.
But overall I love it. I'm excited this is getting a cartoon. I hope they keep the art style (but diversify the character design). For all my complaints, I couldn't put it down. The plot will have me on the edge of my seat and the humor often has me close to laughing out loud but mostly just smiling at my computer like a crazy person.
Also there are trigger warnings for any chapter that needs them which is super nice.
Update: reading this in real time is kind of frustrating bc every update feels way too short. Like, I waited a week for this? It's also been harder to get over my issues with the gendered art style.
So I wasn't sure I was going to like this. The first chapter made it seem like it was going to be mostly a drama and while there is a lot of that I feel like the main appeal (to me at least) is how goddamn FUNNY this comic is. Seriously, if you like the kind of humor is Scott Pligrim you'll love this. I was introduced to greek mythology through pjo so I love depictions of the gods that are funny, I think many adaptations do a disservice to the mythos when they take it too seriously. The gods are dumb assholes, with lots of issues, that's the appeal. The changes to the mythology are that the gods are living in modern day but if they go to the mortal world it's ancient Greece, so it's like they are more advanced. The author plays around with the modern setting a lot which is fun. I loved the Fates wearing funky 90s clothes for no explained reason. They also cut the familial connections between most of the gods but that at least makes things less incesty. I don't like that the author chose to make Persephone 19 years old. I think she could've been a little older. But I guess I never thought about the age difference between Hades and Persephone but at least she's not his niece (on both sides) in this version so I guess there is that.
I have complicated feelings about the art style. On one hand the author will have really cool panels, especially when the gods are using their powers. Both emotion and humor are done really well, it transfers quite nicely. However the character design is meh. Most characters of the same gender look almost exactly the same, just different hair. One panel had Eros and Apollo facing each other and it looked like the author drew one and copy pasted the other. It's worse for the girl characters bc they are all super curvy, half the size of the men (who are also all ripped). Only 2 female characters look that different, Hestia is pudgy and Athena is tall. For all the girls we've seen it's not a lot of variety. Also diversity is majorly missing. Like I know the mythic characters are all the colors of the rainbow but they could still have characters of different races represented through kinky hair or some such. No one can defend with the "but its GREEK mythology" bc in some versions characters such as Andromeda or Pallas are stated to have come from Africa. Also Persephone is black in some versions. So no, it's not inaccurate to have black characters. Also there are lots of gay relationships in greek mythology and that has come up 0 times so far. It just feels inaccurate for all the relationships/affairs shown so far to have been straight.
But overall I love it. I'm excited this is getting a cartoon. I hope they keep the art style (but diversify the character design). For all my complaints, I couldn't put it down. The plot will have me on the edge of my seat and the humor often has me close to laughing out loud but mostly just smiling at my computer like a crazy person.
Also there are trigger warnings for any chapter that needs them which is super nice.
Update: reading this in real time is kind of frustrating bc every update feels way too short. Like, I waited a week for this? It's also been harder to get over my issues with the gendered art style.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Misogyny and Violence
Minor: Infertility
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