Reviews
Jennifer's Body by Ming Doyle, Alan Robinson R., Jim Mahfood, Nikki Cook, Rick Spears, Tim Seeley
becandbooks's review
3.0
First note: I have never heard of or seen the movie for Jennifer's Body before reading this graphic book.
Jennifer Check is an incredibly popular and attractive high school female with a dark, horrific secret - she is currently possessed by a hungry demon with an insatiable appetite. I found the novel fun and enjoyable with the right amount of blood splatter. I thought the plot was lacking but in light of it being an adaption of what appears to be a pretty typical horror film, I feel as though this is not the fault of the Mr. Rick Spears.
I love the concept of a graphic novel incorporating several different artists to depict a single story HOWEVER I personally thought the illustrations in the first chapter (by Jim Mahfood, I believe) just didn't meld as nicely together as each of the other chapters/illustrators.
All in all though, a nice sit down horror and gore to fill in my day.
Jennifer Check is an incredibly popular and attractive high school female with a dark, horrific secret - she is currently possessed by a hungry demon with an insatiable appetite. I found the novel fun and enjoyable with the right amount of blood splatter. I thought the plot was lacking but in light of it being an adaption of what appears to be a pretty typical horror film, I feel as though this is not the fault of the Mr. Rick Spears.
I love the concept of a graphic novel incorporating several different artists to depict a single story HOWEVER I personally thought the illustrations in the first chapter (by Jim Mahfood, I believe) just didn't meld as nicely together as each of the other chapters/illustrators.
All in all though, a nice sit down horror and gore to fill in my day.
skfjfkf's review
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
It’s written by a man and you can tell. Unlike the movie it doesn’t show anything gay and Jennifer is just a monster, she isn’t a girl who was sacrificed like in the movie. It’s not as nuanced as the movie.
oddly's review
1.0
I adore Jennifer's Body, but this tie-in is not worth anyone's time.
It basically gives backstories to all the boys that Jennifer kills in the movie, but can someone tell me why are we wasting time centering more men's POVs? 1. BOOOORING. 2. That is literally antithetical to the point of this movie. There are also some problematic parts.
Do not recommend.
It basically gives backstories to all the boys that Jennifer kills in the movie, but can someone tell me why are we wasting time centering more men's POVs? 1. BOOOORING. 2. That is literally antithetical to the point of this movie. There are also some problematic parts.
Do not recommend.
darlingbudsofrae's review
2.0
Y'know what could've been great? If we got to read more about Jennifer instead, but sure, focus on the boring guys' mediocre lives and bloody paint her more as the monster in your sexual fantasies. Now, if you'll excuse me- I'm going to watch the movie for the umpteenth time to cleanse myself of this misery-
vannababes's review
1.0
1/5
This was bad. Very bad.
Whoever wrote this just ruined a great funny movie into this over-sexualised trash.
This was bad. Very bad.
Whoever wrote this just ruined a great funny movie into this over-sexualised trash.
discocrow's review
1.0
I picked this book up at the library on a whim. I was reading a lot of graphic novels at the time and this one looked sufficiently interesting. I found the art style a bit unnvering. It didn't sit plainly in one style, which ruined the feel of the comic a bit. Furthermore, the shifting perspectives of the characters made for a slightly jarring read. The short stories in it - as the book itself is divided into several short stories about boys being devoured by... Jennifer's body - seemed a bit pointless. It wasn't a splatter comic, it wasn't particularly funny, and it wasn't particularly frightening. It just was.
Then I figured out my biggest problem with it. Diablo Cody. I just can't stomach Diablo's writing.
"You look like you're sparkling or something. Are you ovulating???"
Yep. That's how high schoolers talk.
Then I figured out my biggest problem with it. Diablo Cody. I just can't stomach Diablo's writing.
"You look like you're sparkling or something. Are you ovulating???"
Yep. That's how high schoolers talk.
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