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morganish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
What Worked For Me
The Art: I have no visual art skills, so I'm looking at this purely from a consumer's eye. But I really liked it; not too stylized, which I appreciate and generally find more aesthetically pleasing. Also, I'm not sure I have the tools to explain exactly what I mean and why, but the page layouts and framing weren't overwhelming, and were always easy to follow along with. That's been a big struggle for me with most of the graphic novels I've read in the past several years. With this one, I almost always could tell quickly what I was looking at. I was usually able to get a vague impression of the important info each frame was trying to convey after a single glance. Which feels rare for me, especially with art involving action scenes.
What Wasn't My Thing
All the Other Kinds of Edginess You Tend to Get in Male-Dominated Adult Specfic, Too: All done in the kind of way that is most distasteful to me personally. Just... cruel and dehumanizing, lacking any complicated understanding of revolution or oppression or the horror of violence. Trying to prove the story is Definitely For Grownups! While lacking actual mature care, context, and complexity. A lot of the greatest hits in this one: Oversimplification of bigotry dynamics, specifically war and racial/ethnic tensions; a lot of violence that can't tell if it wants to be horrifying or just look really, REALLY cool; tropey, overdone depictions of passive nonviolence. There's always the chance that this all gets better, or is subverted later in the series. But volume one doesn't inspire much in the way of confidence for me.
Who This Is For
Content Warnings
Warnings for:
Graphic: Xenophobia, Violence, Child death, Gore, Sexual content, Misogyny, War, and Sexual violence
Minor: Pedophilia
polter6eist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Violence, Child death, Xenophobia, Genocide, Gore, Death, Sexual content, and War
Moderate: Trafficking and Slavery
jnl00700's review
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Trafficking, Slavery, Murder, Gun violence, Death, War, Violence, Xenophobia, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing
dodie_sullivan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Sexual content, and Cursing
Moderate: Child abuse, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, War, and Gun violence
pages_by_the_water's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Blood, Classism, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Genocide, Murder, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Body horror, Police brutality, and Racism
pastel_princess's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, War, Death, Gore, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Xenophobia and Cursing
Minor: Pedophilia
awsams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Child abuse, War, Murder, Gun violence, Blood, Child death, Death, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Colonisation
destinyridc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: War, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Cursing
ran_sophia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Child abuse, War, Pregnancy, Child death, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, and Slavery
Minor: Pedophilia, Genocide, and Trafficking
entranced_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood and Sexual content
Moderate: Xenophobia, War, Trafficking, and Sexual content