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carterimln's review
dark
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sizrobe's review against another edition
4.0
Originally a webcomic that I read as a hardbound book that I picked up after a quick perusal at the Small Press Expo. I wasn't that big on the first half because I found the humor hit or miss, but once it went from more gag-of-the-day to actual plot, I liked it more. The art was charming and probably the strongest aspect.
colleenaf's review against another edition
The most cohesive and moving webcomic-turned-graphic-novel I've ever read.
tangleroot_eli's review against another edition
4.0
This isn't the most profound book ever, but it's one of the funniest. Its themes skin the surface of such Big Ideas as "why bother being good if your fate's predestined?" "why do the people we love most give us such awful advice?" and "why is this tween manticore the cutest thing ever?" without going too deep for the bright art and breezy writing style to handle. Add in the funniest apocalypse since Good Omens and a surprisingly affecting bittersweet ending, and you have a comic well worth reading--and probably rereading.
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