joshgauthier's review
4.0
A haunted house ghost story with a punk rock soul. Capturing the teenage angst of carving out an identity while growing older, Home Sick Pilots takes some weird turns as the plot progresses, but with good writing and strong art, it's a wild adventure through trauma, healing, and hauntings with lots of supernatural mishaps to go around.
thedragonbug's review
4.0
Love the art style. The narration style is interesting and keeps me engaged. Supernatural haunted house vibes with shitty punk rock bands and a secret ghost organization. Excited to read the second one.
minniequinnie's review
4.0
This was a fantastic graphic novel. The art was beautiful, it really put you in the 90s mindset. The only thing I even found slightly off about it was the slightly disjointed timeline, but I got used to it after a while. Although I am excited to see where it goes in the future although I think the basis of the story might already be done.
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krispy_reading's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
The plot is okay, I guess. The introduction to the other monster at the video store… I was confused by its existence and what its motive was until Chapter 5.
I stayed for the art style. I look forward to finding more titles drawn by Caspar Wijngaard.
Spoiler
It is working with a government group? Ghost hunters? I am intrigued by the thought of Meg in a ghost suit and battling Ami in a Pacific Rim style.I stayed for the art style. I look forward to finding more titles drawn by Caspar Wijngaard.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Police brutality, Drug use, and Suicide
Minor: Death of parent and Mental illness
labdecomics's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
crookedtreehouse's review
2.0
A bit of a frustrating Law Of Diminishing Returns books. What begins as a typical, but well-fleshed out haunted house/teen outsider coming-of-age story devolves into kind of a muddled mess of mythology that even the author doesn't quite understand.
I enjoyed the protagonist. I liked her friends. The deaths were interesting. But it tried to take a turn into sci-fi detective mech story about halfway through, and then it seemed to entirely lose its focus. The final issue's "climax" of the protagonists unlikely kind of sort of battle with the sci-fi team's kind of sort of mech ended almost instantly and seemed to undo the entire buildup from the previous issues. I was left thinking "Why did I read this? And more importantly why did the person write this if they were going to abandon their characters and premise so quickly?"
It's comics, so I'm sure the next volume could undo or retcon the ending to this volume, but I have a difficult time believing they can make any sense of it. It seemed like the whole volume was to set up a minor character from this chapter becoming the protagonist for the next collection. Except they didn't make that character at all interesting during this storyline, so why should I invest myself in another volume?
It's a pity because I'm not usually a horror fan, and I thought the first two issues showed some real potential.
If you're a fan of subgenre whiplash in your graphic novels, you might really enjoy this. It wasn't for me.
I enjoyed the protagonist. I liked her friends. The deaths were interesting. But it tried to take a turn into sci-fi detective mech story about halfway through, and then it seemed to entirely lose its focus. The final issue's "climax" of the protagonists unlikely kind of sort of battle with the sci-fi team's kind of sort of mech ended almost instantly and seemed to undo the entire buildup from the previous issues. I was left thinking "Why did I read this? And more importantly why did the person write this if they were going to abandon their characters and premise so quickly?"
It's comics, so I'm sure the next volume could undo or retcon the ending to this volume, but I have a difficult time believing they can make any sense of it. It seemed like the whole volume was to set up a minor character from this chapter becoming the protagonist for the next collection. Except they didn't make that character at all interesting during this storyline, so why should I invest myself in another volume?
It's a pity because I'm not usually a horror fan, and I thought the first two issues showed some real potential.
If you're a fan of subgenre whiplash in your graphic novels, you might really enjoy this. It wasn't for me.
themoonkestrel's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Toxic friendship, Gore, Torture, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Death, Cursing, Car accident, Blood, and Body horror
becca1909's review against another edition
4.0
this was great, loved the art work and the storyline was so good. looking forward to seeing where this goes
howiedoowinfam's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5