Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Saga, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan

13 reviews

lukaareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Death, Sexual content, Gore, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Rape, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

itsjadenbaby's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Still having a blast.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, War, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Grief, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Slavery, and Suicide

halfbloodprincess_hogwarts's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

So I read this in one sitting and could not put this down! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Body horror, Death of parent, Grief, Blood, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual content, War, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Confinement, Slavery, and Genocide

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

rhi_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Gun violence, War, Xenophobia, Body horror, Gore, Death of parent, Blood, Violence, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, and Trafficking

beccabookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This second volume gives more backstory into how we ended up where we are. It tells us a little about Marko’s past and his relationship with his parents, a very brief Sparknotes version of Marko and Alana’s relationship before she got pregnant, and a bit of Prince Robot IV’s combat past.

I wouldn’t call this a filler because important things do happen and important characters are introduced and expanded upon, but it does feel like a volume meant to provide context and depth, and primarily to set up what’s to come next. Put everyone where they need to be to move the story along. 

I still very much enjoyed it and am so excited to continue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Gun violence, Death, Body horror, War, Death of parent, and Animal death

directorpurry's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual content, Death, Blood, Gore, and Confinement

Moderate: Child abuse, Body horror, Slavery, and Trafficking

atlas_shruggs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Re-read to prepare for Vol. 10
I feel like this one is a pretty neutral volume on the whole, we mostly just get introduced to a lot of characters and Marco and Alana's history as well as setting everything up for the future storylines, and it also had some good foreshadowing, but overall not a huge standout in the entire series.
Still, and excellent comic as always. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, War, Body horror, Gore, Murder, Cursing, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Terminal illness

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Slavery, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, War, Abortion, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Body horror, Blood, and Child abuse

corvicore's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Violence, Terminal illness, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Body horror, and Animal death

Moderate: Slavery and Sexual violence

queersubtext's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Minor: Homophobia