Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Absolute Sandman, Volume One by Malcolm Jones III, Mike Dringenberg, Charles Vess, Kelley Jones, Michael Zulli, Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Colleen Doran, Steve Parkhouse, Chris Bachalo

7 reviews

francescaastraea's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

If you're one of those people who reads about dreams and then has weird dreams* this book might be an Experience.

*me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Rape

katilh's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Sexism, Suicide, Homophobia, and Rape

bohboh's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I had no idea what I was stepping into when opening this - It's not a typical adventure fantasy, sci-fi, mythological epic, or even horror mystery. The Sandman character is utterly unique and the Dreamscape he inhabits also exists across the real world in the dreams of living creatures. Because of this, every place, time, and person is subject to being a setting or centrepiece to each issue.

Gaiman takes full advantage of this, bringing Morpheus into the pits of Hell, Hotel Convention Centres, the Justice League of America base, Arkham Asylum, and the minds of some pretty loveable and some other pretty demented characters.

Beyond the uniquely pensive writing style I've come to love from Gaiman, it is brought to life with the gorgeous accompanying art from the artists involved. The Absolute edition of this set of comics was completely the right choice to enter this world; Stunning binding, lengthy concept art, behind-the-scenes issue proposal write-ups and scripts. Super fascinating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Animal death, Rape, Lesbophobia, Cursing, Sexual content, Death of parent, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, and Confinement

Minor: War, Pregnancy, and Pedophilia

anni_swanilda's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Mental illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Child abuse, Death, Transphobia, Violence, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Child death, and Hate crime

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Self harm

pedanther's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Torture, Misogyny, Child abuse, Animal death, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Slavery, Terminal illness, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Death of parent, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Fatphobia, and War

Minor: Genocide

onionknight's review

dark medium-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? N/A

3.0

I had no idea how edgy this series was. There are some gems in there, but the scripts, at least in this first collection, just did not compel me. Also genuinely shocking how frequently sexual violence shows up here. I don’t think it’s as as bad as some other comics to come from the ‘90s, but my biggest impression is that I don’t get the hype. Maybe it’s just not for me. I am the least excited about it in my reading group, but none of us are singing its praises. Maybe it gets better! I will probably not find out. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Homophobia

diverso's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape