Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite by Gerard Way

5 reviews

mousey's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.0

While the art of this comic is amazing, the story fails to live up to the same standard. The writing is often confusing and muddled, and transitions are unclear and jarring. The themes this book attempts to tackle are complex, and Way often fails to write them in a respectful way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Sexual assault, Body horror, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, and Mental illness

m0usey's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

Honestly a mediocre comic. The art is fantastic and the concept is amazing, but the writing is a bit confusing and there are definitely themes and topics that Way tried and failed to explore in a respectful way. But other than that it’s a fun read and the world is pretty interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Violence, Incest, Addiction, Drug use, Body horror, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

emilywasbored's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Child death and Emotional abuse

Minor: Drug abuse

thereaderfriend's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

Really enjoyed this and thought it was cool that Gerard Way was part of this story making :)

tori214's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Honestly, I really preferred the show over this. While I tried looking at this as just a book, I couldn't help but subconsciously compare the two. The book felt a little rushed and none of the characters really felt like characters. I get that they're supposed to be superheroes and they're not supposed to be entirely realistic, but they all felt very one-dimensional.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Violence

They're mentions of past child neglect/abuse, but it's barely mentioned or shown. There's a character who makes a comment about getting out a rehab. The art can get pretty bloody and graphic at times.