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Something is Killing the Children Vol. 5 by James Tynion IV

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was good! I liked the slower pace more than I thought I would—it lets the story lean into its comfortable procedural elements instead of racing toward the next action scene. The pacing of the first storyline was one of my bigger complaints, since it kept me from actually caring about anyone, so it’s nice to find that I’m already invested in this new cast of characters. The broader world building is fine, but I can’t say it’s hitting for me the way the way I want it to her. It feels very reminiscent of stuff I’ve seen before—there are plenty of examples, but John Wick springs to mind—and hasn’t differentiated itself enough to feel like an interesting twist on those ideas. The flashback volume showed promise, and definitely made Erica a character I have more interest in sticking with, so that’s great, and the supernatural stuff is as fucked up and fascinating as ever. But I do hope the shadowy organization of monster killers become more interesting, because I’m still blasé about it. 

But yeah, I still really liked the volume. Cool monster, Dell’edera’s art continues to improve (the sun-soaked landscapes are a welcome change of pace from the murky darkness of earlier outings), and I remain, as ever, a sucker for those small-town-on-the-brink-of-extinction vibes that Tynion is so good at using.
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