Reviews - Poison Ivy, Volume 1: The Virtuous Cycle

272 reviews for:

Poison Ivy, Volume 1: The Virtuous Cycle

G. Willow Wilson

4.32 AVERAGE

elishasbookreview's review

5.0

adventurous dark emotional medium-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

bicanthropus's review

5.0

adventurous inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

breamfish1138's review

4.5

dark informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'm a sucker for an eco-horror, especially when it's this informative, darkly funny and chilling. And has incredibly beautiful, fairy tale artwork. There's an undercurrent of pervasive nihilism that runs through the volume and perfectly mirrors current and future climate change and the anxiety around it. And yet... somehow it still manages to be hopeful, against all odds. Brilliant to read if you only know Ivy from her interactions with other characters, like Batman or Harley Quinn, or if you're interested in the environment (I learned a lot of facts about agave syrup and its consequences from this comic).

Content Warnings

haunted_air's review

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

lynnpire's review

4.75

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ghostiegail's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I only have a baseline knowledge of Poison Ivy, so while this comic was gorgeous and had an interesting concept, I didn’t fully connect with it the way a long-time fan might. Still a fun, solid read with heartfelt moments between the eco-gore.