Reviews tagging 'Incest'

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

7 reviews

growintogardens's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Minor: Incest

sallytiffany's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

his was very well done. I loved the graphics and character designs! But it was a bit intense for my part and I didn’t enjoy a few of the undertones. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Blood, Drug use, Violence, Gun violence, Abandonment, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Gore

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

ashlightgrayson's review

dark

• 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? Yes

3.75

I think this story was limited narratively by the length. I finished the story and I wanted more. The way the story is told is not linear which can make understanding what's going on at first a bit difficult. Despite this, I was able to grasp the important plot points and characters by the end. I do think this is one of those stories that bodes better on a reread. I think if there were more issues the writer would have been able to spend more time on exposition to make some of the plot developments clearer.

The art is tonally dark and matches the story and characters well. It reminds a lot of Alan Moore's Watchmen in terms of the mood of the characters and story. I need more alternative superhero stories like this. Looking forward to reading volume 2.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Death, and Incest

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

inkdrinkers's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

2.0

I have complicated feelings towards this. I watched the Netflix show when it premiered but only had a chance to read the source material now and it was a letdown. 

The show spends so much more time pacing and introducing concepts, characters, and backstory that when faced with the comic even I was confused with the sudden jumping around. A lot of the characters changed from the comic to the adaption - while the designs were visually interesting in the comics, I found myself disliking a lot of them overall. Especially Vanya (now Viktor), the sexualization of her and Allison/Rumor was extremely overt. 

I also just didn't vibe with the art style. It's very dark and while scenes like the diner and featuring the detective fit it well because of the classic noir style, the rest of the issues just feel busy and overwhelmed with colors, concepts, and details. 

Overall, I'll probably finish volume two and three just for completion sake but this first volume made me cherish just how well the show took the source material and made it infinitely better.

The Luther/Allison stuff is still gross though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Incest, Gore, and Violence

Gore and violence are featured throughout. The father who adopted all of the Umbrella Academy kids dies off page. Luther and Allison who are adopted siblings share a kiss.

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.