Reviews

Deadly Class, tom 1: 1987 Reagan Youth by Rick Remender, David Lapham, Lee Loughridge, Wes Craig

sashana's review against another edition

5.0

4.5 Stars
I think this is the first graphic novel that I've ever read that has matched my love for [b:Saga #1|16148398|Saga #1|Brian K. Vaughan|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1358637990s/16148398.jpg|25390766]. I seriously loved everything about this comic/graphic novel. The art was stunning; the color scheme was bright and vivid on some pages then gritty and dark on others. The characters were badass but they all had their flaws which humanized them. You know a story has great characters when you can see yourself being being friends with them in real life. I also appreciated how truly diverse these characters were (Nicaraguan, Mexican, African American, Japanese, caucasian) because I think it's important for art to depict a wide array of people. I love how it's painfully obvious that we've only just began to scratch the surface with all of these characters. I'm definitely looking forward to volume 2!

unrealpunk's review against another edition

4.0

This book has some of the best action scenes I've ever seen in comics.  Otherwise it's well written, but something about the scenario and the characters doesn't quite work for me.  Putting all these outcast punk teenagers in a school together where they get wrapped up in typical high-school politics and drama seems to cheapen the book's punk aesthetic, as I think of punks as being too disinterested in personal status and the opinions of others to get very wrapped up in that stuff.  Punk kids personally investing in a prep-school for assassins is hard for me to imagine, and I don't think this book was able to make the idea believable with these characters.

mcipswitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Gun violence

plnear's review against another edition

4.0

I liked the characters and the subjects dealt with so much! I really really enjoyed it.

helenskaa's review against another edition

3.0

i started the tv show before reading this, and i honestly liked the episodes i've watched so far better than this. nevertheless, i'm going to continue the series and we shall see how i like it in the end

annapsxx's review against another edition

3.0

I watched the first episode of the series today; it was so fucking good, I needed to read this. I'm so excited to read the other volumes and to watch more of the episodes because both seem to be amazing.

Also, it's nice to finally be reading something after being almost all month in a reading slump.

bociti's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

aw_reads's review against another edition

3.0

I didn't care much for the first half of the book. Marcus isn't a very likable protagonist. Very whiny. And the set up is slow. But once he started trippin on acid, things got a lot more interesting. The character designs are okay. The color palette and shading are the strongest elements along with the structuring of the panels. There were some really fluid and creative transitions. The concept of the entire thing has potential, too, so I'm looking forward to the rest of the volumes.

camellott_'s review against another edition

4.0

This was such a fun read! I didn't know where it was headed in the beginning, and I wasn't completely along for the ride, but I found myself hooked once we got to the school.

thatweirdbookgirlie's review against another edition

4.0

A high school that trains assassins. This first volume is already crazy, with an acid trip and several killings. We're also introduced to what I assume is the major villain that Marcus has to face in the series. Great artwork that really helps tell the story.