apetruce's review
3.0
My husband is into comic books but I usually don't "get" it. This series is a nice way to stay connected to the genre. Interesting story, too. Very feminist.
quailtea's review
3.0
Less of a graphic novel/comic and more of a movie on paper, with a really enthralling setting but pretty disappointing main character with very predictable gags.
nimqua's review
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
bluenicorn's review
5.0
The premise: good
Execution: awesome
Storyline: well-done
Illustrations: excellent
I'm already on book 4! This is kinda like when there used to be good Stephen King mini-series on tv. You'd look forward to the next one, and they were actually inventive science fiction stories. The writing is good- very funny, with moments of sweetness/sadness. Who knows how it will end, but it's very good at this point.
Execution: awesome
Storyline: well-done
Illustrations: excellent
I'm already on book 4! This is kinda like when there used to be good Stephen King mini-series on tv. You'd look forward to the next one, and they were actually inventive science fiction stories. The writing is good- very funny, with moments of sweetness/sadness. Who knows how it will end, but it's very good at this point.
mlthomas234's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
katereads2much's review
3.0
I'm mostly definitely intrigued by this story. I'm interested to see where it goes. There's a lot going on, but I do believe I'll be reading more of this series.
alexander0's review
3.0
I feel like this story, while really humorous and well written, fails Poe's law at odd points. I get the idea that I think was the intention, but I also could see how that idea might not happen for some people and how that could be a problem. Regardless, there are moments in this story that are undeniably some of the most nuanced gendered narrative from a male first author that I've read. There are moments here that I realize are playing to stereotypes of gender, and are supposed to be socially self-reflective jokes (I think). Other times there are moments where the reader is supposed to question second-wave feminism for good reasons.
That said, I can also see how that could easily be overlooked for "Man has to save the humankind, and women by-and-large could care less except in that they believe in their nationalistic tendencies designed by other men." That kind of story seems designed to privilege the masculine perspective. I could be shown wrong considering how the story changes because this was a kind of limited narrative with a lot of stories following, but I will hold off until I read those...
The future of how good this book is depends a lot on the stories that follow it...
That said, I can also see how that could easily be overlooked for "Man has to save the humankind, and women by-and-large could care less except in that they believe in their nationalistic tendencies designed by other men." That kind of story seems designed to privilege the masculine perspective. I could be shown wrong considering how the story changes because this was a kind of limited narrative with a lot of stories following, but I will hold off until I read those...
The future of how good this book is depends a lot on the stories that follow it...