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Rat Queens, Vol 8: The God Dilemma by Ryan Ferrier

onyxx's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

 Szkoda, że to już (raczej na pewno) koniec. Seria Rat queens przeszła bardzo wiele zmian, miała różne momenty. Mimo dość prostego i wulgarnego humoru, nie mogę powiedzieć, że się czasem nie zaśmiałam. 
  Fabuła? No troche słaba. Artyzm? Przez to tak czesto zmieniali się artyści to wypadł bardzo różnie. Ale Postacie? CUDOWNE. To właśnie one są najwiekszym atutem tej serii. Uwielbiam ich backstory, to że są ciekawie napisane, niejednowymiarowe. Są tak "silnie" napisanymi postaciami, że bardzo zapadają w pamięć i łatwo je rozróżnić. Po prostu: memorable character design. 

I will never forget those amazing bitches.
 

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savaging's review against another edition

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2.0

I knew from the beginning what I was getting into with this series. The jokes were always schlocky, mostly entranced with the idea that hot girlz do violence.

But there were interesting moments that promised something more. I mean there's plot point that turns around a psychotropic suriname toad at one point.

But things fall apart, the center cannot hold, mere pointlessness is loosed upon the world.

madelinerossell's review against another edition

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3.0

It was almost a 4 but that last issue started dropping points.

jordansbookescape's review

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adventurous funny 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? No

2.0

emilyelisee's review against another edition

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3.0

Most of my issues with this volume were illustration related. Normally I don’t get to bent if there are some things I’m not a fan of with the art, but the Queens were drawn so inconsistently and...weirdly...throughout the volume that by the end I was mostly only reading the dialogue and no longer pausing to take in the full page.


sincrusade's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

ckjaer88's review against another edition

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2.0

Wait.. What?!
Is it finished? Is it not?
I'm really confused about the storyline, and overall I really didn't like any of the artwork in this volume, which kind of ruined it from the start for me.
I'm really confused, disappointed and really missed the original style and not least Violet! And Dave! How could you not have those two in the last issue?!?!

laraleecupcake's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-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

3.0

emmaprew's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

3.0

Hmm, that was a weird end to the series. I didn’t really get what was going on for most of this one and the artwork seemed a bit all over the place. Shame, I really enjoyed the previous book.

ladyfives's review against another edition

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And this is where I sign off. It was a good run, Rat Queens.

Most of the previous volumes were enjoyable but kind of frustrating—the ideas, both on the issue & arc level, are often awesome, bizarre, or fun. But especially with the bigger ideas like Evil Hannah it feels like the writers only want to have fun in the set-up and build-up…and put the important finales off-screen. I feel like I’m being told, “Oh, we didn’t actually want to write that. And you didn’t want to read it, right?” I was here the whole time. Yes, I did.

Regardless, there’s a reason that after the confusing chaos that was Vol.3, I came back for more. These are great characters and even if the artists keep changing, they always add something special and different. I’ve got a spot in my heart for irreverent, crass, gory, often nasty high fantasy—that still is emotionally true and appropriately epic. Rat Queens almost got there.