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whatwentwrong1177's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Cursing, Violence, Murder, Death, Gun violence, and Rape
Moderate: Addiction and Torture
doomluz's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The Crow is one of my favorite films and I've wanted to read this comic for a long time. I love the art style.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Rape, Self harm, Gun violence, Death, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Rape
kaipitain's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Yep, it's still a 5-star read. The Crow is an absolutely fantastic books that transcends the comic world. Because I saw the film before I was quite suprised at the amount of meditative moments that the book shows between all the revenge murder stuff. And those were my favorite parts of the book.. the quiet flashbacks or scenes of grief.
Since trying to recapture what made that original film so special in a mew movie is entirely misguided, the only new movie version of the Crow I'd be interested in seeing something that keeps very close to the spirit of the book. This book made me feel emotions with such strong saturation, I can't even begin to put into words how this made me feel. It's not a wide range of diffe ent emotions on display but damn do the present ones hit hard. I'll just say I recommend it if you're fine with the content warnings.
Since trying to recapture what made that original film so special in a mew movie is entirely misguided, the only new movie version of the Crow I'd be interested in seeing something that keeps very close to the spirit of the book. This book made me feel emotions with such strong saturation, I can't even begin to put into words how this made me feel. It's not a wide range of diffe ent emotions on display but damn do the present ones hit hard. I'll just say I recommend it if you're fine with the content warnings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Drug use, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, and Medical trauma
doubleberger's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Sometimes sad boy shit is good
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Gore, Cursing, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Drug abuse, and Drug use
perthalus's review against another edition
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Why couldn't she just get revenge for herself? Why did he have to get revenge for her? She succumbed to a fate like that just for someone else to get revenge for her? Well hey, at least the art style was incredible, just a shame the writing was that of a high school edge-lord's.
Edit: I watched the film after reading this and honestly, I prefer the graphic novel to the film. I still stand by my criticisms of the book, but it really fits for what it is. It’s an honest and raw response to the scum of the world. It’s flawed and blinded by its anger, which is what makes it unique, even if it’s not amazing.
Like I said, the art is beautiful and helps create the bleak landscape of the city and the depraved lives of the characters. One thing I preferred to the film was how Fun Boy’s character was written. In the film he dies in the bedroom scene pretty quickly, but in the book you get an incredibly dark though admittedly quite edgy scene that adds a layer of introspection, like a thought breaking through all that mindless anger.
Another thing I liked that I surprisingly didn’t at first was how there were no stakes. In the film, the stakes help it be a film, but in the book it makes it feel more like a statement than a struggle, but I think both stand on their own.
A pretty cool, but unfortunately quite edgy explosion of emotions and anger. It’s slightly juvenile yet beautifully flawed and gothic.
Edit: I watched the film after reading this and honestly, I prefer the graphic novel to the film. I still stand by my criticisms of the book, but it really fits for what it is. It’s an honest and raw response to the scum of the world. It’s flawed and blinded by its anger, which is what makes it unique, even if it’s not amazing.
Like I said, the art is beautiful and helps create the bleak landscape of the city and the depraved lives of the characters. One thing I preferred to the film was how Fun Boy’s character was written. In the film he dies in the bedroom scene pretty quickly, but in the book you get an incredibly dark though admittedly quite edgy scene that adds a layer of introspection, like a thought breaking through all that mindless anger.
Another thing I liked that I surprisingly didn’t at first was how there were no stakes. In the film, the stakes help it be a film, but in the book it makes it feel more like a statement than a struggle, but I think both stand on their own.
A pretty cool, but unfortunately quite edgy explosion of emotions and anger. It’s slightly juvenile yet beautifully flawed and gothic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Grief, and Gun violence
Moderate: Cursing, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, and Animal cruelty
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