rowan_breq_minerva's review
0.25
TW: b-plot includes the sexual trafficking of a child depicted as sexy and her own fault.
I knew going into this book that the art and story would favor voyeurism and sexy women above substance, but I draw the line at probably the most unreflective depiction of pedophilia I have seen up to this time. Notably, this theme gets worse in Witchblade: Revelations, which I dnf'ed once I realized how bad it was, but the themes are still present in this first installment.
Also, the art is bad. The women are sexy, but the art is stiff and lifeless, making the fight scenes utterly boring.
The character writing is horrid too, but it's not as if I picked this up thinking it'd be well written--I got it second hand for cheap after hearing the art was good. It is not.
I usually donate my used books, but I will be burning my copy at the soonest possible convenience as I can not in good conscious let it continue to exist or share it with another.
I knew going into this book that the art and story would favor voyeurism and sexy women above substance, but I draw the line at probably the most unreflective depiction of pedophilia I have seen up to this time. Notably, this theme gets worse in Witchblade: Revelations, which I dnf'ed once I realized how bad it was, but the themes are still present in this first installment.
Also, the art is bad. The women are sexy, but the art is stiff and lifeless, making the fight scenes utterly boring.
The character writing is horrid too, but it's not as if I picked this up thinking it'd be well written--I got it second hand for cheap after hearing the art was good. It is not.
I usually donate my used books, but I will be burning my copy at the soonest possible convenience as I can not in good conscious let it continue to exist or share it with another.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Sexism
blackestclovers's review
3.0
Maybe a 2.5... A little too 90s. A little two over sexualized, art was a little inconsistent and it was a little wordy. Now I'm at least aware of the origin.
thebooksupplier's review
3.0
I think I have satisfied my curiosity about this graphic novel series. And I think I'll stick to the TV show. While the art was stunning and engaging, I found the writing very clunky and juvenile, which was disappointing.
monroev1225's review
3.0
The artwork is gorgeous, the character is great and the story line kept me reading. So why just a three star. Basically because the artist way oversexualizes the female lead. It's a typical problem for comics but this one seems especially guilty of it. It is also one of the biggest reasons I usually don't read female superhero comics. The sexualization if the character becomes so over the top it is to an eyeroll level. FYI comic book creators it's okay to have a female lead with clothes.
cortega55's review
5.0
Omgggggg this shit is soooooo gooooodddddd I love this storyline!!!! While I don't always appreciate the way she is drawn (90's illustrators only cared about tits and ass apparently), she is written as a beautifully complex character has a million times more substance than you would think by looking at how she is drawn. I can't wait to see what happens from here and figure out all the mysteries that this first volume introduced!
sarapportela's review
5.0
5 stars
I've been meaning to re-read this and end it, since I've never actually finished this comic books.
This series of comics has a highly level os nostalgia to me, since I read it when I was a teenager and throughout my adulthood.
It follows the story of NY detective Sara Pezzini, while she gets caught in a worldwide mess and is "chosen" by an ancient entity called the witchblade. This entity gives the person who wears it, in easy terms, about nearly badassness and almost immortality. The catch: if you disassociate from it, you die. So once it chooses you, its for life.
As Sara deals with accepting this development and how you manage the weapon that the witchblade makes her be, a shitstorm of things happen to make things worse.
If you are a comics fan, mainly 90's comics, this is the one for you my friend. You will not regret it.
Post review edit: I do have to, nonetheless, reference that while I do very much love this series, it does age a lot better from this initial titles. This first titles do have a sketchy art style... but I mean. 90's comics right? Nothing to do it about it now. But in my opinion , it is very worth keeping it in until it gets good ❤
I've been meaning to re-read this and end it, since I've never actually finished this comic books.
This series of comics has a highly level os nostalgia to me, since I read it when I was a teenager and throughout my adulthood.
It follows the story of NY detective Sara Pezzini, while she gets caught in a worldwide mess and is "chosen" by an ancient entity called the witchblade. This entity gives the person who wears it, in easy terms, about nearly badassness and almost immortality. The catch: if you disassociate from it, you die. So once it chooses you, its for life.
As Sara deals with accepting this development and how you manage the weapon that the witchblade makes her be, a shitstorm of things happen to make things worse.
If you are a comics fan, mainly 90's comics, this is the one for you my friend. You will not regret it.
Post review edit: I do have to, nonetheless, reference that while I do very much love this series, it does age a lot better from this initial titles. This first titles do have a sketchy art style... but I mean. 90's comics right? Nothing to do it about it now. But in my opinion , it is very worth keeping it in until it gets good ❤
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