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shinyfox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Slavery, Police brutality, and Pregnancy
Minor: Confinement
unibadger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Confinement
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
lukaareads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Violence, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Minor: Excrement
seraphimgt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Genocide, Pedophilia, Slavery, Torture, Police brutality, Trafficking, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Sexism, and Xenophobia
mamareadstuff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
morganish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
What Worked For Me
The Art: I have no visual art skills, so I'm looking at this purely from a consumer's eye. But I really liked it; not too stylized, which I appreciate and generally find more aesthetically pleasing. Also, I'm not sure I have the tools to explain exactly what I mean and why, but the page layouts and framing weren't overwhelming, and were always easy to follow along with. That's been a big struggle for me with most of the graphic novels I've read in the past several years. With this one, I almost always could tell quickly what I was looking at. I was usually able to get a vague impression of the important info each frame was trying to convey after a single glance. Which feels rare for me, especially with art involving action scenes.
What Wasn't My Thing
All the Other Kinds of Edginess You Tend to Get in Male-Dominated Adult Specfic, Too: All done in the kind of way that is most distasteful to me personally. Just... cruel and dehumanizing, lacking any complicated understanding of revolution or oppression or the horror of violence. Trying to prove the story is Definitely For Grownups! While lacking actual mature care, context, and complexity. A lot of the greatest hits in this one: Oversimplification of bigotry dynamics, specifically war and racial/ethnic tensions; a lot of violence that can't tell if it wants to be horrifying or just look really, REALLY cool; tropey, overdone depictions of passive nonviolence. There's always the chance that this all gets better, or is subverted later in the series. But volume one doesn't inspire much in the way of confidence for me.
Who This Is For
Content Warnings
Warnings for:
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, and War
Minor: Pedophilia
polter6eist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Slavery and Trafficking
directorpurry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence
jadie_berg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, and Pregnancy
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Violence
awsams's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail