A review by f18
Twisted Romance Volume 1 by Alex de Campi, Various
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
I don't mind short stories in a comic anthology, but I do wish most of the written stories had been a bit shorter and many of the comics had been a bit longer. I think it would have evened out the pacing of the book (see: Enough Space for Everyone Else).
2.5 - Old Flames written by Alex de Campi, illustrated by Katie Skelly
cw: blood, murder
1 - Leather & Lace by Magen Cubed
cw: blood, murder, appropriation:
3 - Red Medusa written and illustrated by Sarah Horrocks
great art, so short im not sure what happened
cw: fire, gore, grief, possible suicide
4 - Twinkle & the Star written by Alex de Campi, illustrated by Alejandro Gutiérrez
cw: fatphobia, (imaginary) sexual content
2.5 - Back at Your Door by Vita Ayala
cw: way too much kissing without asking first... well any is too much but i can brace myself against one
2.5 - Would You Even Know It? written and illustrated by Meredith McClaren
3 - Invincible Heart by Alex de Campi, illustrated by Carla Speed McNeil
cw: violence
3.5 - The Last Minute by Jess Bradley
cw: suicide mission
4 - Olivia Lies, Pierced written and illustrated by Margaret Trauth
4.5 - Treasured written by Alex de Campi, illustrated by Trungles
cw: abusive relationship, slight gore
4.5 - Unbound by Naomi Salman
didnt love how delio "figured out" lees gender
cw: consensual bondage/ropework, sexual content
2 - Legacies written and illustrated by Sarah Winifred Searle
the intention is that the mc will be an anti-imperialist monarch? with such little else to go on it just feels gross
2.5 - Old Flames written by Alex de Campi, illustrated by Katie Skelly
cw: blood, murder
1 - Leather & Lace by Magen Cubed
cw: blood, murder, appropriation:
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stereotypical depiction of wendigo3 - Red Medusa written and illustrated by Sarah Horrocks
great art, so short im not sure what happened
cw: fire, gore, grief, possible suicide
4 - Twinkle & the Star written by Alex de Campi, illustrated by Alejandro Gutiérrez
cw: fatphobia, (imaginary) sexual content
2.5 - Back at Your Door by Vita Ayala
cw: way too much kissing without asking first... well any is too much but i can brace myself against one
2.5 - Would You Even Know It? written and illustrated by Meredith McClaren
3 - Invincible Heart by Alex de Campi, illustrated by Carla Speed McNeil
cw: violence
3.5 - The Last Minute by Jess Bradley
cw: suicide mission
4 - Olivia Lies, Pierced written and illustrated by Margaret Trauth
4.5 - Treasured written by Alex de Campi, illustrated by Trungles
cw: abusive relationship, slight gore
4.5 - Unbound by Naomi Salman
didnt love how delio "figured out" lees gender
cw: consensual bondage/ropework, sexual content
2 - Legacies written and illustrated by Sarah Winifred Searle
the intention is that the mc will be an anti-imperialist monarch? with such little else to go on it just feels gross