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4.44 AVERAGE
4.44 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
This 4th volume is the backstory of Erica coming to the House of Dragons. I'm not sure if I've stated this before in one of the previous reviews, but the 'monster-hunters' seem just as threatening to the safety of the regular people in their need to maintain secrecy about monsters as the monsters are in their tearing children apart literally. (At least the monsters are more honest.) However, in all wars, civilians are collateral damage. Like all brutal initiations, this was an interesting read especially as some of the characters seemed nice other than their acceptance/enablement of letting children die (after all, it's for a 'greater' cause in the monster battle - I say sarcastically). My rating is 4 stars.
A much darker Buffy
You want a powerful woman fighting monsters in a world that doesn’t believe in them then this is it. Can’t recommend this enough.
You want a powerful woman fighting monsters in a world that doesn’t believe in them then this is it. Can’t recommend this enough.
We learn how Erica joined the Order of St. George.
Finally, we see how Erica joined the order! And also some hints as to why the order is going the way it is.
One of my favorite non-spandex and capes graphic novel series and it's still going strong.
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is the beginning of Erica’s story. It tells how Erica lost her family and how she joined the Order of St George. It also tells a little bit more about the Order itself, and why Erica doesn’t always agree with what the Order does.
This was an excellent start to Erica’s backstory, which is an interesting story in it’s own right. Looking forward to reading more of Erica’s story.
This was an excellent start to Erica’s backstory, which is an interesting story in it’s own right. Looking forward to reading more of Erica’s story.
A series this good should be illegal. After a trilogy of nonstop carnage, we pause for an extended origin story of Erica Slaughter herself, and learn a whole lot more about the Order of St. George. What could have easily been a filler story arc deepens the world building and provides the back story to Erica that we have needed all along. We learn more than we bargained for here, and we are much the better for it. Tynion and company are on such a roll with this thing, that the next volume cannot come around soon enough. Such good horror. Such good writing. Such good art. Books like this are rare treasures, indeed.