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shannonleighd's review against another edition
3.0
a_h_haga's review against another edition
3.0
I mainly bought this comic because of the cover-art by [a:Stjepan Šejić|617155|Stjepan Šejić|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1367184066p2/617155.jpg] - even if I didn't get that cover - so I didn't really have any thoughts back or forth of what to expect. I'd even forgotten what the comic was about before I started reading it!
It's loosely based on historical records of the female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Considering how little we know about them, anything would have to be loosely based on those records.
The story is what one might expect of a pirate-story. There's blood and guts and harshness and fighting. Cursing and backstabbing. It's not bad, but it wasn't amazing either.
The art was ok. It felt very comicy to me, which is a style I'm not the biggest fan of, but I don't mind it either.
I will probably keep reading the series, but I won't be hunting it out, if you know what I mean.
It's loosely based on historical records of the female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Considering how little we know about them, anything would have to be loosely based on those records.
The story is what one might expect of a pirate-story. There's blood and guts and harshness and fighting. Cursing and backstabbing. It's not bad, but it wasn't amazing either.
The art was ok. It felt very comicy to me, which is a style I'm not the biggest fan of, but I don't mind it either.
I will probably keep reading the series, but I won't be hunting it out, if you know what I mean.
graypeape's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fun bit of swashbuckling, based on the lives of Anne Bonny and Mary Read. It's not entirely historically accurate, but it's close enough, and the author explains her deviations from what is known. While this is fairly standard pirate goodness, it's fun, action packed, and full of girl power. A rollicking good time with nice art!
indigo_han's review against another edition
3.0
Very loosely based on historical records of the great female pirate Anne Bonny and her relationship with Mary Read. I wanted to like it. I mean, bad ass boss bitches, and a lot of queerness. Esteem the lines, but it was just a bit too harsh and murdery. 2.5, but upped to 3 because I love the idea of a wealthy young woman running away with her special friend who happens to be a kick ass woman of colour
emilyrainsford's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
5.0
I absolutely loved this! This compiles issues 1-4 of this swashbuckling tale and is a zippy read. It's full of women kicking ass and men being douches and I am here for it. The art is full colour and absolutely *stunning*, I'm in awe of the skill involved in making such incredible pictures page after page. The action is clear and visually easy to understand. There is a lot of graphic murder. Maybe probably don't read a graphic novel about pirates if you don't like things "too murdery". I thought there was plenty happening in the story line and it definitely left me wanting more, so I hope there are further volumes in the works!
I found the author's note in the back about weird Floridian pirate traditions (of course it's Florida) and the real life background and inspirations for the story really interesting. The progress sketches by artist Craig Cermac just further cemented my awe of the skill involved in creating something like this.
If you like badass women and stunning art, and don't mind a few axes to chests and swords through throats, you really can't go wrong with this one!
Thank you to Diamond Book Distributors for a complimentary digital copy of this volume, my opinions are honest and my own.
I found the author's note in the back about weird Floridian pirate traditions (of course it's Florida) and the real life background and inspirations for the story really interesting. The progress sketches by artist Craig Cermac just further cemented my awe of the skill involved in creating something like this.
If you like badass women and stunning art, and don't mind a few axes to chests and swords through throats, you really can't go wrong with this one!
Thank you to Diamond Book Distributors for a complimentary digital copy of this volume, my opinions are honest and my own.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Murder
Minor: Slavery
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