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rafacolog's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: War, Death, and Torture
steffi_23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Torture
criticalgayze's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
If you, like me, come to the graphic novels by way of the film, you will find the film to be a very faithful adaptation of the graphic novel. In fact, based on memory of the film, it is an almost shot for shot recreation of the graphic novel. You may either find this an entertaining revisit and prep to try out Book Two, which was my takeaway, or you may prefer to just skip this one and go straight to the movie.
My one struggle with the graphic novel, which I think the movie improves upon, is the area of character-building. I don't think we are given quite enough time in this first slim volume to live with the characters and see them develop, and this makes the acceptance and partial forgiveness of the traitorous behavior of one of the group members a little bit of a stretch to understand.
Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Gore, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Torture, Toxic friendship, and War
julesloyola's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, Blood, Medical content, Torture, Violence, Gun violence, and Body horror
Moderate: Child death
azrastrophe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Death, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Grief and Torture
ida's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A story about immortals will always get my attention, so when I saw Netflix advertising a show with Charlize Theron about a band of immortals, fighting for what's right, I was in!
In fact, I was so much in, that I decided to read the comic the show was based on, and a lot of other people got the same idea, so I've been waiting for this to turn up at the library.
The story and setting is very familiar if you've seen the film, as the film is basically a 1:1 of the comic. What the comic has is great pace, beautiful colouring (by Daniela Miwa) and some genuinely funny and badass moments.
I'm gonna go place a hold on the next in the series (and possibly watch the film again).
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Torture and Homophobia
inferiorwit's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Minor: Cancer, Grief, Slavery, and Torture