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naturallycurious's review
3.0
I'm leaning more to a 3.5.
I LOVE Mahfood's art. I was immediately attracted to booth while I was at NY comic-con. I bought this issue mostly because of his art. I then proceeded to find his society6 page and see if I can purchase a phone cover with his art on it. That being said the plot is about three girls called Daphne, Rita, and Gwen who are drug dealers.
I liked the premise and to be honest, the dialogue is quirky and caught my interest. I am not sure if I am going to fully invest in the series (hence why I only got the first issue and not the volume). But I will be getting the next issue as I am intrigued by Daphne's magic socks. If you are not interested in a bunch of girls getting high and some violence, I would recommend that you pass on this series. If so, I give you the green light.
I LOVE Mahfood's art. I was immediately attracted to booth while I was at NY comic-con. I bought this issue mostly because of his art. I then proceeded to find his society6 page and see if I can purchase a phone cover with his art on it. That being said the plot is about three girls called Daphne, Rita, and Gwen who are drug dealers.
Spoiler
Daphne is caught dealing at a club from a owner who she swindled and the owner ends up trying to kill her. Enter her friend Rita, who helps her out and gets her out unscathed. Meanwhile, Daphne's cousin, Josie, is out to get them because of Daphne's history of torturing her as a child.I liked the premise and to be honest, the dialogue is quirky and caught my interest. I am not sure if I am going to fully invest in the series (hence why I only got the first issue and not the volume). But I will be getting the next issue as I am intrigued by Daphne's magic socks. If you are not interested in a bunch of girls getting high and some violence, I would recommend that you pass on this series. If so, I give you the green light.
amandamarieger's review
This was way too violent for me, and I couldn't find a reason for it. It very well could be that I didn't understand the plot, but I couldn't do it.
DNF at about 7%.
Thank you to the publisher and the Edelweiss for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
DNF at about 7%.
Thank you to the publisher and the Edelweiss for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
i_dream_of_books's review
3.0
Cool artwork, interesting story. It gets more in depth with later issues.
iliapop's review against another edition
3.0
Mahfood is a fan of the exploitation genre, and this doesn't really rise above it. Daphne's redemption character arc isn't meaningful, the slang and obscenity-laden dialogue feels forced, and the villian's positioning as a manifestation of the evils of social media celebrity doesn't add up to very much. Everything here has been done better elsewhere – by Frank Miller and Jamie Hewlett in particular (and btw the comic is wrong to suggest that Grant Morrison's Invisibles is better than his Doom Patrol). All that's left is the art, which Mahfood is justly acclaimed for, but that's just a celebration of babes, bongs and b-movies. All well and good – just don't expect anything more from this book.
marisacarpico's review
3.0
The art is phenomenal, but the storytelling is a little too scattershot for me. Can't decide if the dialogue is stylized or just bad.
heypretty52's review
3.0
I wanted to love this, but the art is so jumbled that I couldn't follow the story :(
spiringempress's review
3.0
Chaotic art, gnarly action, drugs, nasty girl gang and a wonderfully strange tale about magic socks that came from 'extracurriculars beings'. There's a charming nonchalant essence about Daphne, who comes back from the edge, to rescue her two best gals from her murderous cousin. What more could you want? Read it for the experience not necessarily for the story, but the characters pull you through the fugue-like atmosphere of the setting and story.
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