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ktxx22's review
5.0
Color me disgusted, freaked out, and oh soo entertained! Really enjoyed this one shot it has all the things I like in a horror sci-fi book with the added creep factor if deep sea diving that really puts me over the edge!
jbmorgan86's review
5.0
Oh man. This was a pure joy to read. Joe Hill? Check. A nautical story? Check. Monsters/aliens? Check. A dash of The Thing, H.P. Love Craft, and Animorphs? Check, check check.
jimhart3000's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
emmalicious7's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
marvelarry's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
minniequinnie's review
3.0
I have been given an arc of this title from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.
A salvage crew is sent to try and salvage a ship that has been lost at sea for 40 years. It has started sending out a weak signal and an oil company has decided they want to recover it. Along with a salvage crew (who sells dildos for some reason?) a representative from the oil crew goes after the ship with a biologist and her friend in tow. When they reach the island they find a dead body, perhaps a body from the wreck or even a castaway. But in reality they discover an alien species intent on trying to put a monster onto the earth.
It was definitely interesting. The concept was strange but it left far too many unanswered questions. What was wrong with the fish in the tank at the beginning, did it have to do with the weird aliens? What was really the purpose of trying to salvage the ship? What was on it that the Russians wanted it too? Why leave a cliff hanger ending? Was it just to increase the amount of horror, because it seems like a sequel was being set up when it really isn't necessary.
A salvage crew is sent to try and salvage a ship that has been lost at sea for 40 years. It has started sending out a weak signal and an oil company has decided they want to recover it. Along with a salvage crew (who sells dildos for some reason?) a representative from the oil crew goes after the ship with a biologist and her friend in tow. When they reach the island they find a dead body, perhaps a body from the wreck or even a castaway. But in reality they discover an alien species intent on trying to put a monster onto the earth.
It was definitely interesting. The concept was strange but it left far too many unanswered questions. What was wrong with the fish in the tank at the beginning, did it have to do with the weird aliens? What was really the purpose of trying to salvage the ship? What was on it that the Russians wanted it too? Why leave a cliff hanger ending? Was it just to increase the amount of horror, because it seems like a sequel was being set up when it really isn't necessary.
crystalblu's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
tcgarback's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
⭐️ ⭐️
Critical Score: C+
Personal Score: D
Clearly an indulgence piece. Too normative and masculine for me, and the nostalgia it’s evoking isn’t anything that resonates with me—The Thing, Cthulhu mythos, etc. Hill admits in the end matter that this is pulp (my word for it), and that’s fine, but it only works if it’s your taste, and Plunge’s pulp is certainly not mine. Least favorite in the series so far by far.
Critical Score: C+
Personal Score: D
Clearly an indulgence piece. Too normative and masculine for me, and the nostalgia it’s evoking isn’t anything that resonates with me—The Thing, Cthulhu mythos, etc. Hill admits in the end matter that this is pulp (my word for it), and that’s fine, but it only works if it’s your taste, and Plunge’s pulp is certainly not mine. Least favorite in the series so far by far.
robbiesbookshelf's review
2.0
2.5 Stars - Unfortunately this one fell a little flat for me, where Basketful of Heads certainly did not. Im still excited to continue to read the rest of the Hill House comics, but this just wasn’t my favourite.
masteryoda716's review
4.0
Plunge was the second of the Hill House Graphic Novels I've read and it was again such a fun, horrific ride! More of a sci fi type horror, this felt different from other Hill I've read and more reminiscent of The Thing or Alien. The artwork seemed to really match the tone and style of this story, which is not to be understated in the comic world. Great stuff!