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Belzebubs by JP Ahonen

wildgurl's review against another edition

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4.0

Belzebubs
by JP Ahonen
2018
Top Shelf
4.0 / 5.0

Belzebub began as a media doodle.
That became a character.
That became a webcomic.
That had millions of followers for the comic.
That became this book.

This is a comic of a family into Death Metal bands, raising 2 kids, Lilith and Leviathan.
These characters look menacing, and threatening but are so damn cute.... the dry humor and comics fit together perfectly.
This was a fun read!

satan_is_back's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

droar's review against another edition

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5.0

Goofy little slice of life comics about a black metal satanic family/band. Surprisingly warm & fluffy (& NSFW), and entirely cute.

spiffysarahruby's review against another edition

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5.0

The Belzebubs would hate me for saying this, but this book about them and their gothy fam, was delightful.

ash_among_the_stars's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

4.5

whimpulse's review against another edition

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4.0

JP Ahonen on yksi suosikki sarjakuvantekijöistäni, joten olen ollut Belzebubs-kelkassa alusta lähtien somessa. Pari hassua strippiä vakiintui pian yhdeksi tämänhetkisistä nettisarjis-suosikeistani, ja nyt tämä kirja löytyykin hyllystäni Perkeroksen kaverina. Perkeroksen tapaan Belzebubs on äärimmäisen tyylikäs teos, joskin hyvin erilainen.

Tajusin vasta oston jälkeen, että tämähän on suomeksi - ja olin hetken huolissani. Netissä seuraamani Belzebubs oli nimittäin englanniksi, ja sarjakuvana se on äärimmäisen "punny" - paljon sanaleikkejä, väärin kuultuja ja/tai tajuttuja nimiä ja kommentteja, viittauksia... No, huolistani huolimatta voin ilokseni todeta, että tämä toimii todella hyvin näinkin. Ihan parissa kohtaa pieni ääni mielessäni pohti, että tämä läppä soljui jotenkin luontevammin kokonaan englanninkielisessä lauseessa, mutta se ei ole kenenkään syy, ja kaikenkaikkiaan olin vain tyytyväinen lukuelämykseen.

Kuinka kauan seuraavaan strippiin??

nerdy_robbie's review against another edition

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dark funny fast-paced

5.0

tigercarnival's review against another edition

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funny fast-paced

5.0

tabandvelcro's review against another edition

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4.0

kinda cheesy & kinda cute, too.

crookedtreehouse's review against another edition

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5.0

I did not know I needed to read this comic. I'm not into death metal. I don't read a lot of webcomics these days. But I decided to flip through this book at work, and after about five pages, I flipped back to the beginning and read it cover to cover.

It's a funny one-page comic about life, that happens to involve a Satan-worshipping death metal family. You don't need to know anything about Satan or death metal to find this hilarious, but it sometimes helps to have some understanding of friends and family.