Reviews

Grease Bats by Archie Bongiovanni

tangiblereads's review

emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

 Grease Bats was meh for me.  I enjoyed the comedy, simplicity of graphics, and that it covered so many different topics, but it also annoyed me book covered so many different topics without going in depth.  Every story was get in, get out with quick resolutions.  And I also didn’t like the dumb shirts Andy kept wearing.  That said, I kept looking for them.  And while they is a fun character, I barely saw growth.  They are too damn old for those shenanigans.  Overall, this book was not my cup of tea. 

hmoog's review

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

cwolf17's review

No plot 

percy_roy's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

4.75

doctorw0rm's review against another edition

2.25

i guess not all trans art appeals to me automatically, good to know. great that others like it though.

the_jamae_way's review

funny fast-paced

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

3.0

calamitymeat's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.25

This book was clearly written for a very specific audience at a very specific point in time and now that it's almost 10 years since the first parts of this comic were written, the social commentary is a little grating and some of the humor feels a little dated. It's all stuff that I personally, and probably the artist as well now that we're farther into the future, find kind of cringe worthy. If I had read this back when it was being written, I probably would have loved it. Now that I'm older and the community and political views  I take part in and that are portrayed in this book have dramatically changed, it just feels outdated and unenjoyable. 

Also, I'm not saying no one else can make a comic about a group of queer people who are all just buddies but also go to a lot of protests, but I read this while I was also in the middle of reading Dykes To Watch Out For and I really cannot help but notice that this feels like a worse version of that. If I hadn't read them so close together, I probably wouldn't even notice, but they just feel so similar. 

kvothe's review

5.0

What a delightful read! This was so much fun.

indigo666's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

theangrystackrat's review

funny hopeful informative lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0