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davidsandilands's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
neilkavanagh's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Nothing I'd read twice. What should be the opening salvo leading to the finale cuts it off, progression denied, and ultimately feels quite pointless. A story that would have comfortably been a single issue.
crystalstarrlight's review against another edition
3.0
Bullet Review:
WHEW, that was a LONG one, felt like a marathon! Would I ever get to the end? How much backstory elaborating how bad the supes are do we need? How much WWII can we inject into a "contemporary" story? (I haven't liked WWII fiction on the best of days, reliving it multiple times in the same comics is exhausting.) When will this Final Confrontation happen and how much more teasing can the readers endure?
There were some good parts, don't get me wrong, but, specifically, the long portions of Mallory relaying the history of supes and Vought-American again (but slightly different), the relationship woes of Annie and Hughie, and how Butcher is a bully to Hughie and Hughie doesn't like that (WAH - but seriously, Butcher is an @$$ to the guy) really drug on.
Also, we get it, supes are deviant in all manners of the word and somehow mentioning AIDS, abortions and trans people existing is funny.
Oh well, time for volume 10!
WHEW, that was a LONG one, felt like a marathon! Would I ever get to the end? How much backstory elaborating how bad the supes are do we need? How much WWII can we inject into a "contemporary" story? (I haven't liked WWII fiction on the best of days, reliving it multiple times in the same comics is exhausting.) When will this Final Confrontation happen and how much more teasing can the readers endure?
There were some good parts, don't get me wrong, but, specifically, the long portions of Mallory relaying the history of supes and Vought-American again (but slightly different), the relationship woes of Annie and Hughie, and how Butcher is a bully to Hughie and Hughie doesn't like that (WAH - but seriously, Butcher is an @$$ to the guy) really drug on.
Also, we get it, supes are deviant in all manners of the word and somehow mentioning AIDS, abortions and trans people existing is funny.
Oh well, time for volume 10!
jesus_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
It's alright
The backstories on how everything started are good but there's this tension, something big is coming.
The backstories on how everything started are good but there's this tension, something big is coming.
bentrevett's review against another edition
4.0
probably too much backstory that had sort of been covered previously but the actual plot feels like it’s relevant to the overall story and things are actually building up to something.
albertico66's review against another edition
3.0
Overall, the volume was pretty good - explanations were made, progressions were taken. My only complaint was the density of the middle of the three story arcs. Can't wait for more!
abookabookabook's review against another edition
3.0
I sometimes don't like this book. I sometimes hate the characters. I sometimes don't understand what's going on.
I will keep reading. I will hope for the best. Jings.
I will keep reading. I will hope for the best. Jings.