Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Pretty Deadly, Vol. 1: The Shrike by Kelly Sue DeConnick

6 reviews

fantasticbxstrd's review

I've only read volume one so i'm guessing this is about a quarter of the series Pretty Deadly, but personally this story was just not for me. When I heard this book was a western, feminist, and with surrealistic elements I was really excited but just felt let down after finishing volume one. The artwork is gorgeous, but the pacing just felt all over the place. Lots of characters and I couldn't understand their exact motives, had they been introduced in other volumes and played a deeper purpose then I would understand. But for a first volume? Probably not the best choice. If you were to ask me "what was this book about" i would have no clue what to tell you sadly. I'd love to give it a second chance and see if I can understand the vision, but as of right now, Pretty Deadly will be a bit arms-distance for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence

bites_of_books's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This comic has some of the most beautiful art I've ever seen, but it is one that requires the reader to slow down and take their time going through each panel. 

I was a bit underwhelmed by the writing in this one, it really felt like it needed a bit more of a background than what it had. Some characters were very difficult to understand who they were and what their motivations are. Others were clearly a character that is well known throughout various mythologies (Death for example), which made me try to guess which story it was trying to tell (my guess for a while was Orpheus and Eurydice but that wasn't quite right). 

I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys Western style stories with some horror and mythological aspects with beautiful art, but do know that the story isn't a fully fleshed out as I would have liked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mermaidsherbet's review

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

leguinstan's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence

edengrove's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder

inferiorwit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Incest, Medical content, and Pregnancy