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dangermom's review against another edition
5.0
5 stars for the art alone, but my god was this a fun romp. making little sense and yet I ate up every page, laughing at/with the absurdity. glad I found this in a used book shop in San Diego lol
mairimav's review against another edition
2.0
Are you kidding me? Second overhyped and critically acclaimed book in a row that I didn't enjoy and was not written for me. This was a Christmas gift and I'm sad for the 17,90€ they spent.... The art style is out of this world though, I will give it to them.....if it wasn't for the male gaze perspective...
pirogoeth's review
5.0
This book is amazing! I can't wait to read the rest. I love the story, how there are the different higher powers all present and how Dawn can go wherever. I have to admit I was also looking at what she was wearing to try to get an idea for a costume for the Dawn contest at Dragon*Con. I think I know what I'm going to try. :)
reginaexmachina's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not entirely sure I can follow the story but Linsner is an amazing artist.
swhuber's review against another edition
4.0
I remember first reading this book when I was 16, pulled from my father's bookshelf. My mother hated it for the art, my father loved it for the story (legitimately for the story, not just that reading playboy for the articles bullshit, though I'm sure that could be applicable to this book as well).
Though Linsner's art is gorgeous, it does fit into the "big tits, big pecs, big guns (er...swords)" genre of graphic novels. Full of women with giant breasts, pointing nipples, literally no waist at all and legs into infinity, I can see why my mother was so opposed in my youth. Yet reading this now, I can really see the beauty of the story combining heaven and hell, death and rebirth, the beauty of man and letting go of meaning.
Despite the story, this is not a book for feminists. None of Linsner's works are. There are misogynistic male characters in every book he has written--it is not merely the physical attributes of the female characters. Even the strongest female characters are vulnerable to the male characters, and even with their infinite power still succumb. But what is life other than submission to another?
Though Linsner's art is gorgeous, it does fit into the "big tits, big pecs, big guns (er...swords)" genre of graphic novels. Full of women with giant breasts, pointing nipples, literally no waist at all and legs into infinity, I can see why my mother was so opposed in my youth. Yet reading this now, I can really see the beauty of the story combining heaven and hell, death and rebirth, the beauty of man and letting go of meaning.
Despite the story, this is not a book for feminists. None of Linsner's works are. There are misogynistic male characters in every book he has written--it is not merely the physical attributes of the female characters. Even the strongest female characters are vulnerable to the male characters, and even with their infinite power still succumb. But what is life other than submission to another?
hissingpotatoes's review
2.0
There were a few good moments of humor or social criticism in this book, but overall the plot was all over the place, the characters and their relationships were weak and often went from zero to furious in a second for no reason, the two women who exist are either an overly sexualized tease or a flighty cheater, and the one moment the main character kinda sorta pushes back against another character's sexism is totally overshadowed by Dawn herself being exactly what the sexist character says all women are.
jsjammersmith's review against another edition
5.0
I really love this book and that statement is completely devoid of irony. There is a legitimate conviction behind my love for this book.
The problem with liking this book, and reading it as regularly as I do is the fact that, structurally, this book has a lot of problems. Lisner's story can become quite arcane as he juggles symbols that feel like they hold a great deal of meaning, and then at times, they fall flaccid and hollow. He fills his pages with beautiful and often ambiguous human beings that are lovely to look at, and at times they seem to have a real character, and then on the next page, their humanity has been stripped to draw a great pair of boobs.
Lisner's book is worth a read for the way it explores a very 90s aesthetic. It was a time where the city had the capacity to drift into the next world, and the back alleyways filled with junkies might also reveal demons and angels and monsters.
It's a weird strange book that I'm sure to read again. And so allow me to hang my hat on this slim pole, "I promise, I'm reading it for the art."
The problem with liking this book, and reading it as regularly as I do is the fact that, structurally, this book has a lot of problems. Lisner's story can become quite arcane as he juggles symbols that feel like they hold a great deal of meaning, and then at times, they fall flaccid and hollow. He fills his pages with beautiful and often ambiguous human beings that are lovely to look at, and at times they seem to have a real character, and then on the next page, their humanity has been stripped to draw a great pair of boobs.
Lisner's book is worth a read for the way it explores a very 90s aesthetic. It was a time where the city had the capacity to drift into the next world, and the back alleyways filled with junkies might also reveal demons and angels and monsters.
It's a weird strange book that I'm sure to read again. And so allow me to hang my hat on this slim pole, "I promise, I'm reading it for the art."
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