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Die, Vol. 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker by Kieron Gillen

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kyuni's review against another edition

Es complicado traducir el término edgy al castellano. Es una estética, sí, pero también una forma de ver, entender y transitar el mundo. Desde cierta desolación, melancolía, rechazo y pesimismo. Pero también soledad e incluso egoísmo. Lo edgy aquí deviene en unos adultos convertidos en adolescentes, en un mundo de fantasía que en parte detestan, en parte adoran. El concepto no me interesa tanto de partida (una gente es arrastrada a un mundo RPG, Jumanji + D&D) como lo que se hace con estos personajes una vez allí. Y aquí es donde el edginess se rebaja bastante, porque esta gente se siente de verdad. Hablan de su familia, sus problemas personas, su pasado decepcionante. Y, sin embargo, sus problemas más inmediatos no tienen la misma gravedad, no parecen pesar. Al convertirlo todo en un mundo de fantasía cualquiera, un remozado de ideas, nada parece real, porque no lo es, aunque nos hagan querer creer que sí. No ayuda la ilustración eterea y difuminada, que consigue fluidez e impresión en otros momentos, pero no cuando queremos conocer el espacio en el que habitan.

shanaqui's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I'm intrigued by this story/world -- which is really accurately described as a "Goth Jumanji" -- and at the same time feel like I don't know what to say about it. Being just the first volume, it's just a glimpse of the world and of what the characters might be: there's lots of potential, lots of fucked-up emotional stuff for the characters, hints at how they relate to each other, etc... But it's just volume one, and so it's hard to judge where all that is going and how satisfying it might be.

It's just also pretty dark, and the characters are pretty much all flawed and fucked up, so it felt weightier than the relatively short length of the story so far, and left me not quite sure if I want to invest the time in reading more.

The art is great, at least, and there's definitely intriguing hints at what makes several characters tick. I think I'll probably give volume 2 a shot soon, before I forget who everyone is!

raj_page's review against another edition

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4.0

A book I chose just because of the cover.

The story is a bit like Jumanji with high fantasy and darker theme.

Loved the art style. More than the characters, the classes and the world was more intriguing.

_desertbookreader's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

thispagealone's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

reads_vicariously's review against another edition

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2.0

Don’t get me wrong, there’s definitely the bones of a good story there; one full of intrigue, epic battles of good vs evil, and engaging, diverse characters. I just had a difficult time cheering on our heroes when they were people I didn’t feel connected to, moving through places and events I didn’t care much about.

Full review at Beyond the Veil (https://gobeyondtheveil.co.uk/comics/die-vol-1-review)