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esteemichael's review
dark
emotional
tense
4.0
Exactly what it says on the tin.
I was left wanting more time with the supernatural elements and more back story about the friend group.
I was left wanting more time with the supernatural elements and more back story about the friend group.
mementomorivv's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
stephbrittoleal's review against another edition
4.0
Not a 5 because I guess I wished some things were more fleshed out and I wished a bit tad more of horrible supernatural stuff (because it has enough horrible human stuff going on).
Oh, to be a queer in a small town and have a corrupt govt try to blame summoning the devil on you. It speaks volumes to me. I will not elaborate.
Oh, to be a queer in a small town and have a corrupt govt try to blame summoning the devil on you. It speaks volumes to me. I will not elaborate.
poisoned_icecream's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The best thing to do when accused of satanism is to just embrace Satan. 😈 This comic is the story of four teens, Jackson, Lupe, Theresa, and Mitch, who are used as a scapegoat when a woman is murdered and had a pentagram carved onto her forehead. The story is compelling and the way the friends look out for each other is so sweet. Also, George Williams's illustrations are really cool, especially the design for the demon. After reading this, I am now more excited to read Emmett Nahil's upcoming novella From the Belly.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Transphobia, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry
vengefuldime's review against another edition
3.0
I wish it hadn’t put the whole plot as the cover description… but it still feels somewhat disjointed. The art (especially the lighting) is beautiful, and devil is intriguing, but the story leaves a lot to be desired. In addition, I love queer and trans characters but didn’t know much about them and their relationships besides the obvious. I feel that the reader is not given time to connect to them first before the conflict, but I wish I had.
mfrisk's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
2.5
This book touches on some interesting ideas but feels unfinished or like it’s leading to a sequel. Not sure but it ended up feeling half-baked. Initially some good points around the fear of those different from you, transphobia, and deception by police/the government but they didn’t really go anywhere…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Gore, Homophobia, and Violence
cor_luz's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I'm looking forward to the sequel already, this was incredible. I hope the group gets their revenge in the best possible way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Death and Deadnaming
arkham's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
tawfek's review against another edition
3.0
Our town must square with the fact that the devil is here in Columbiana, We've seen him, and he has run through every street, every house!
He's run through every man, woman, and child, and has settled in to stay where sin is!
First of all Thank you and apology To Emmet, George, Oni Press for this Graphic novel ARC, and for delaying it this long, i actually finished 2 ARCs at least i got approved for after this, What delayed me was the trigger warnings, it felt like ugliness i wasn't quite ready to get acquainted with, I don't want to see Trans people hurt or insulted or humiliated in anyway, Sometimes i feel the best defense against ugliness is just not experiencing it, but we are living in the real world so?!
This will come out 03 Oct 2023, and This will be an honest review as usual, So bear with me!
Nothing Holy About it.
I am writing this review listening to Debbie songs! The Graphic Novel had a playlist in the end for famous metal songs, and i actually like one of them so much already, Second Skin - The Gits!
This story was about a fanatical little town, Where everyone is buying into the bullshit the preacher is saying, fear mongering, hate mongering quivering mess of a bastard.
Nobody seemed to be kind to them even their own families are misgendering them.
Nothing Holy about it man, Nothing Holy about it, you will not make anyone love your god with hate and discriminations so peddle your shit elsewhere.
I just can't imagine why he's so obsessed with me.
I'd almost be flattered if he wasn't such a blessed fucking pain, trying to trap me in summing circles.
And in a human form too!, so messy and COLD
The devil was here, and the devil has ugly tits!
Spoiler
It's quite sad, Because i felt the kids took the devil in, they told the truth for the first time, and called people on their bullshit for the first time directly straight to their face.I need a devil in me sometimes, To call out the elitism around here, so many people thinking their shit smells better than other people's shit.
Even the devil was fed up with humans i swear, it was so funny, when it shouldn't, but the devil this time wasn't the bad guy!
I don't know if you've heard, But i do love a deal!
Like the devil i love a deal! I love a good deal though, and this comic was a good deal, not the best in my opinion about trans people, not scary even though it's horror genre, But it did a great job in addressing the discrimination and it's origin, everyone is looking the other way, to be "nice"
But we know where it's coming from, even if we won't say it.
Regardless of my three stars rating this was a good read, 3 stars for me is always a good read, it's when i give 2 stars that we have to sit down and have a talk, Hope we are clear on that!
What killed this for me was actually the art, not really the writing, i have come to lose hope in reading real horror stuff long time ago, Only Jungi Ito does it for me now.
The art style while Unique, i didn't like it, that might be a me issue, But yeah i didn't like it sadly.
I think it did way better at drawing scenery than drawing people!
But George did draw the cutest dog ever! can i have him please?
inthebelljar's review against another edition
3.0
I loved the art, the characters were interesting, and there's so many great concepts in this graphic novel - the biggest problem was that I didn't feel like the story answered enough questions. My biggest takeaway is that I want something like an expanded edition to fill in the gaps. I feel like there COULD be answers but there aren't and I didn't feel satisfied at the end. I still liked it! I just wanted more.