Reviews

Sea of Sorrows by Rich Douek

destiel74's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I like seeing the story of the vile mermaids in the historical setting. I also like how much the siren remains a mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Gore, and War

eldritch_bxtch's review

adventurous dark sad 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? It's complicated

2.0

helenjanewakefield29's review

2.0

An ‘only ok’ graphic novel… starts off great but as the story progresses it gets convoluted with names and hard to follow who’s who.
Also all the blood splats that are added to the illustrations make it difficult to see the actual images themselves

irix88's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

rocketbebop's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

jammie_jamie's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

olliesbooknook2_0's review

3.5

Gotta love the manmade horrors of war

Also what an awesome lure design (both it being a lure and cracking open to be a maw of teeth)

iliyenzio's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

While I don't think the characters were particularly strongly written, I thought the plot, tension-building, and illustrations were effective in creating one of the best monster horror graphic novels I've ever read. Although, I admit I haven't read many. Regardless, I did enjoy this work of art quite a lot. And gosh, the illustrations and format can't be praised enough here-they were simply breath-taking.

ethantw00's review

2.0

Art? Great, gory, well drawn/colored.
Everything else? Ass

joshgauthier's review

4.0

While it's occasionally a little rocky in its delivery, Sea of Sorrows is a tightly told historical horror story of violence and trauma, greed and obsession. With gruesome imagery and one truly terrifying mermaid, it's a raw and unsettling story with a very human darkness at the center.