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gabbyshriner's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
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
5.0
studaslop's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Very interesting opening for this story, lots of good and interesting stuff to work with. The 2112 side is a bit hard to follow; the action seems to skip too far ahead between panels. There’s also a lot of wonky time stuff, which I can appreciate, but it felt so wonky it was almost hard to keep track of what was happening. That said, I can appreciate a story that leaves you with questions. Curious to read more, we’ll see.
nicolemhill's review
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Child death
fina44's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
darthkitty23's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
maximauve's review
dark
emotional
informative
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Torture, Genocide, Blood, Racism, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Cultural appropriation
novelerachavela's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
reaperreads's review
4.0
Ohhh this was good. This was very good.
2112. The Mayans were only off by a century. The bad waters rose. The good waters went away. Those who can, leave. Those who were here first... stay.
One need only to look at this cover to know what this story's about. A group of four Native Americans of different backgrounds discover a way to travel through time, and since they postulate that all the world's ills began with Columbus's 1492 voyage to "India," they decide to use time travel to kill Columbus. Great plan. Very cool. Except. Only one of them can go back at a time, and it's a bit tough to determine whether or not they succeeded.
Just read that premise one more time. Think about how fucking crystal clear your motivation has to be to see this through--to endure, as a 22nd-century person, a sea voyage of the 15th century in the most hostile-to-you environment possible. That's what I love about this comic. Every single character pops off the page in terms of wants/needs as well as personal identity. We have a married couple, one of whom elects himself to be the one to go back in time because of his knowledge of Romance languages, and the other of whom has such a strong moral compass that she constantly questions whether loss of individual life is worth the mission. We also have a brainy, severely morally grey Blackfeet guy who masterminds the quest, and a Seminole transwoman who is equal parts curious and badass.
And, of course, once they all start fucking with the timeline, history tries fighting back--a vicious, centuries-old Weltgeist that demands to remain unchanged. Strange things start happening in the present (2112) as well as in the past (1492). Goats talk, men appear in two places at once... It gets weird. The weird, in my opinion, is the quintessential pressure valve of this sci-fi/horror story, however. It provides a sort of glue to the moments of dread, discovery, and bloodshed that, when enmeshed, create a very grounded yet intriguing story.
So, why not five stars? There were moments when it felt like dialogue was missing that could have smoothed out interactions between the characters in the 2112 timeline. I was able to piece everything together, of course, but I do feel like it could have been a bit more fluid. Still a fantastic story, and I'm excited to read the next volume when it comes out!
For fans of: The Low Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado, Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice, Man Made Monsters by Andrea Rogers, Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
2112. The Mayans were only off by a century. The bad waters rose. The good waters went away. Those who can, leave. Those who were here first... stay.
One need only to look at this cover to know what this story's about. A group of four Native Americans of different backgrounds discover a way to travel through time, and since they postulate that all the world's ills began with Columbus's 1492 voyage to "India," they decide to use time travel to kill Columbus. Great plan. Very cool. Except. Only one of them can go back at a time, and it's a bit tough to determine whether or not they succeeded.
Just read that premise one more time. Think about how fucking crystal clear your motivation has to be to see this through--to endure, as a 22nd-century person, a sea voyage of the 15th century in the most hostile-to-you environment possible. That's what I love about this comic. Every single character pops off the page in terms of wants/needs as well as personal identity. We have a married couple, one of whom elects himself to be the one to go back in time because of his knowledge of Romance languages, and the other of whom has such a strong moral compass that she constantly questions whether loss of individual life is worth the mission. We also have a brainy, severely morally grey Blackfeet guy who masterminds the quest, and a Seminole transwoman who is equal parts curious and badass.
And, of course, once they all start fucking with the timeline, history tries fighting back--a vicious, centuries-old Weltgeist that demands to remain unchanged. Strange things start happening in the present (2112) as well as in the past (1492). Goats talk, men appear in two places at once... It gets weird. The weird, in my opinion, is the quintessential pressure valve of this sci-fi/horror story, however. It provides a sort of glue to the moments of dread, discovery, and bloodshed that, when enmeshed, create a very grounded yet intriguing story.
So, why not five stars? There were moments when it felt like dialogue was missing that could have smoothed out interactions between the characters in the 2112 timeline. I was able to piece everything together, of course, but I do feel like it could have been a bit more fluid. Still a fantastic story, and I'm excited to read the next volume when it comes out!
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P.S. There are several folks who have commented that it doesn't seem plausible that killing only Columbus would save the world from climate apocalypse, but I think that's truly a part of the point of the story. It makes me wonder if they read the final pages of this volume...For fans of: The Low Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado, Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice, Man Made Monsters by Andrea Rogers, Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
chrisburton's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0