Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Something Is Killing the Children, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV

20 reviews

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Child death, Gore, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Grief, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

rowanrelph's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Kidnapping, Stalking, Torture, Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Cursing, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Alcoholism, and Confinement

swimfast724's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It's so rare you read horror stories, especially with monsters, that are original with unique ideas, and art that is both scary and beautiful. This hits every single box 💯✅️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Gore, and Cursing

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

ellornaslibrary's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

This book was my introduction to a series I absolutely love. Something Is Killing the Children definitely isn't a graphic novel for the faint of heart with it's pretty graphic depictions of supernatural & paranormal violence, fear, and monsters killing people. However, I still recommend it if you're into the monster of the week type supernatural tv shows and such. This would be an entirely awesome premise for a tv show in my opinion. The side characters are interesting, and have their own personalities and stories that definitely draw you in, but the main character, Erica, who really shines. With her mysterious past and the information we're slowly introduced to regarding it, and the House of Slaughter, this story does tension and mystery really well to add to that feeling of the spooktacular. And I have to add that the illustration is phenomenal. The colors used really sell that spooky horror vibe, and are somehow still beautiful. So, yeah, if you're looking for a graphic novel for the spooky months? This is it. Though definitely check the content warnings, folks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Blood, and Child death

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

rosalielearnd's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror

I really liked this! I've never gotten into comics before recently.

gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

What a solid first volume. 
Set the foundations for an interesting concept. 
I like the art style and the storyline so far has me keen to pick up the next volume.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Addiction, Bullying, and Homophobia

ksuazo94's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Gore, Death, Medical content, Torture, Gun violence, Violence, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

sunshinestark's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

owlishbookish's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

This is probably the creepiest graphic novel I've ever read. The author and illustrator succeed in giving you a sense of who the characters are at the most basic level in a limited number of pages. It is pretty gory, though, so keep that in mind before reading. This is just the beginning of the story, though, so learn from my example and make sure to have the next issue on hand, because it's easy to get hooked on the plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

leanniefae's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Because this was such a fast read and I tried not to focus too much on the gore, I'm shockingly looking forward to reading the rest of these. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Violence