Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Old Guard, Book One: Opening Fire by Greg Rucka

6 reviews

akira_outofthegravity's review

dark tense fast-paced

• 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

3.0

I watched the film first, I love all of the characters. And surprisingly I loved them in here too! 

The story was a little different but I enjoyed it, I think the style and the dialogue are really good. It was a little fast paced for me, but I don’t know if that’s a standard thing with comics that I’m just not used to. 

A good, quick read with decent gore and nice art :)

JoeNicky forever <3 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Moderate: Blood and Body horror

Minor: War, Trafficking, and Slavery

balibasa's review

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Body horror, and Confinement

julesloyola's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, Blood, Medical content, Torture, Violence, Gun violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Child death

ida's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

If you haven't seen the Netflix film, read this, then go see it. If you have seen the show, this is still very very good.

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).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Torture and Homophobia

captainbritain's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, and Gun violence

millie's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Racism