Reviews

Demon Days Treasury Edition by Peach MoMoKo

vernip's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Somebody said "JAPANESE MYTH X-MEN," and got an astonishing artist to fill the pages with beautiful, almost watercolor-like variants of X-men characters, with some surprise appearances by Venom, Black Widow, Spider-Gwen (specifically said she's a Ghost Spider), Thor, and Hulk.
Primary story is about a girl discovering her UNCANNY origins about how she's part of Japan's supernatural side, and needing to stop a wacko child hellbent on revenger against her.
Why and how, you'll have to find out for yourself! 
Even tho I said that the variations are very artistic & pretty, sometimes it's not obvious who the character they're supposed to reference is. (seriously, THAT was Nightcrawler? I thought it was a funky version of Cloak, like Cloak&Dagger Cloak!)
Also includes a useful "bestiary" in the back for those unfamiliar with the legends that came from the Land of the Rising Sun. 

marshmallowpup's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

obnorthrup's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

clockwork_worm's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

lilac_mili4's review

adventurous fast-paced

4.0

borcha's review

adventurous informative medium-paced

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

3.5

Art and Japanese lore are the biggest strenghts of this book. 

seanovan's review

5.0

Such an amazing alternate Marvel universe, blending comic lore with Japanese lore in a unique setting I hope to see soon. The art is tremendous and worth the price of admission alone, it would be so awesome to see more of this style in modern comics.

This is great for anyone looking for a Marvel book to pick up, for fans of ancient Japanese culture, and for manga fans, honestly!

samdoo's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.5

cryo_guy's review against another edition

4.0

This was cool. Great art and some obvious attention to detail in using Japanese folklore/mythology. However, I don't know that the marvel aspect really added much to the telling! Very cool otherwise. Worth it for the art alone.

painfulac's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0