Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Something is Killing the Children 1 by James Tynion IV

29 reviews

hagwife's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is one of my all-time favourite graphic novels, probably second only to Black Magick. If you like Wytches or Saga, this is definitely up your alley. Hard to say much more about it without giving anything away!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Child death, Death, Murder, Blood, Death of parent, and Gore

Moderate: Homophobia

Important to note that the warning for homophobia is based on an interaction with side characters and is not a primary stance of the book, quite the opposite.

crustieloaf's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

4.25

I got the comic brainworm and subbed to comixology because they have a 30 day free trial and I’m cheap. I used to read a lot of superhero comics when I was younger, but now I’m a depressed adult so this was a great series to start with. The art and story are fantastic, and has mastered the horror and suspense of a page turn. If you’re reading this on some sort of device like I am (yay iPad), I highly recommend using cinematic mode. Although part of me is still a comic purist and I was to see the layout of the frames and everything, cinematic mode makes things WAY spookier. Starting volume 2 now :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Murder, Gore, Gun violence, Death, Blood, and Child death

colie1018's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

Minor: Animal death

fiona_gs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The artwork was wow! The story is not rushed but at the sometime fast as you are just dropped right into the issue  at hand.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gun violence

esoreilla's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Child death

paigehf's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gore, Blood, Murder, Body horror, Violence, and Cursing

bethanie_l's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Really great mystery so far, I enjoy the art style a lot. Even in still frames there's a sense of motion. This story got me to say "what the fuck!" out loud multiple times. I'm intrigued by basically everything. The grief was palpable, everyone is acting in a fucked up way but you get it because this entire town is going through a mass trauma together. Every character in this story is broken in some way.

I don't usually read very fast, but I read this during basically all of my very little free time. 

I think it probably goes without saying because of the title, but to be clear: this is about children being slaughtered. It is shown in graphic detail. If you can't handle seeing a half-alive dismembered child, which is super understandable, then this story is not for you. It's not that it's as realistic as a movie, that's obviously not possible. It's just really, really gruesome. I have a strong stomach and I had a hard time with this, but it was worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Death, Grief, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Stalking

rachreedmal22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Murder

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Child death, Gore, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Grief, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Gory and mysterious, an excellent graphic novel for adults. Gave me big Stranger Things-meets-Buffy the Vampire Slayer vibes and I absolutely loved it. The art is fantastic and I can’t  wait to continue the series. A nice quick read for Halloween that ended on a cliffhanger. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Kidnapping, Murder, Cursing, Grief, Confinement, Gore, Animal death, Death, and Violence

Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, and Homophobia