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okollie's review
5.0
I wanna own this one and I’m so sad PEOW is shutting down ;-; I loved all the stories and the various styles and it felt like, very true to the anthology form as a whole!
maysbonsai's review
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
such a good collection! big big big fan of jane mai, yon leon, and michelle kwon in this!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
billybookmark's review
3.0
if this is a sequel to volume one, it'd be twilight
yuna and mikkel sommer's story is a clear highlight
yuna and mikkel sommer's story is a clear highlight
yulesurlacolline's review
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
ajbollis's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
mercedes's review
4.0
I saw this on the shelf and couldn’t not buy it. Paranormal romances! Purple and pink art in gorgeous monochrome and duochrome colours, which is a favourite style of mine. I didn’t know anything about it, I’d never heard of EX.Mag before, but the concept of an anthology with a vampire on the front cover intrigued me immensely.
It starts out with story 1, the office fairy, which is about a production worker who is taken advantage of by her job, and an um… office fairy. The art was super cute but I just didn’t buy the romance aspect of this, it didn’t feel romantic at all. Not bad by any means but I wasn’t too invested.
It starts out with story 1, the office fairy, which is about a production worker who is taken advantage of by her job, and an um… office fairy. The art was super cute but I just didn’t buy the romance aspect of this, it didn’t feel romantic at all. Not bad by any means but I wasn’t too invested.
Next is ex girlfriend, a fairly short story of a woman being haunted by her ex. This was a lot more morbid than I thought it was going to be and I found it a little upsetting, but the art! Simple in the best way and so fun at times.
A really strong story called return to sender came next, about a post-girl who finds a letter with no address. The romance in this was the best so far, really cute story about two people who love each other very much, separated by unfortunate circumstances. Really good art, really good story.
The fourth was a story called karate police written by 7 year old Yuna, and honestly I really appreciated it being in the middle here. I was big on writing as a kid and I love the ways kids write, so it was nice to have something amusing and simple that got straight down to business with the plot interspersed in this book.
Eros/Agape was a chapter of solely art, and it was gorgeous! Stunning to look at, I honestly can’t decide which page is my favourite. I wish more comics adopted the monochrome colouring style because it just looks fabulous.
Man in passing made me want to cry. It was so touching… it pulled on my heartstrings. It had such a unique art style and was a great combination of being cute and also kind of heartbreaking.
Lord. Occupational Hazard was an amazing story. I’m in awe. And also, I want more of it. Despite it being the longest story in the anthology, I am now addicted and need more. Kind of like our protagonist! Really interesting dynamics, cool monster designs and of course, gorgeous art being that it’s by Leslie Hung.
The penultimate story, our house, is by far the scariest. A house with a foot fetish doesn’t sound like something necessarily nightmare worthy but it definitely is. The art is funky and the story absolutely brings something new to the table where horror stories are concerned.
The last comic was a little 5 page story with no dialogue. Nice art though!
All in all I really enjoyed this. Occupational hazard was probably my favourite with return to sender coming in next. The art was really lovely in each and every story and now I want to get the other volumes!!!! That said. Very disappointed there were no vampire stories when there was a vampire on the cover :( vampires are top tier monsters.
All in all I really enjoyed this. Occupational hazard was probably my favourite with return to sender coming in next. The art was really lovely in each and every story and now I want to get the other volumes!!!! That said. Very disappointed there were no vampire stories when there was a vampire on the cover :( vampires are top tier monsters.
thebee's review
5.0
Awesome little collection that I bought completely on impulse cuz I’ve gotten into Choo and Loic’s art lately
That haunted house story was C H I L L I N G though
That haunted house story was C H I L L I N G though
tipknife's review
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
A beautifully printed anthology with a range of paranormal queer short comics. Most with a melancholic or unsettling edge.
seawarrior's review
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship