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kana__'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Police brutality, War, and Violence
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Trafficking
apersonfromflorida's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Gun violence, and Slavery
Minor: Cannibalism, Drug use, and War
notapenguin's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Slavery, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Murder and Racism
Minor: Cannibalism and War
zombiezami's review
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Police brutality, Gore, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Xenophobia, Slavery, Gaslighting, War, Sexual content, Addiction, and Confinement
Minor: Trafficking and Genocide
mondaysshelf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, and Death
displacedcactus's review
- 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
Far Sector is a murder mystery set in an alien civilization, with just a dash of super heroics to keep it exciting. Lantern Sojourner Mullein is tasked with solving a society's first murder in 500 years. Along the way she has to deal with politics, police, oh yeah, and the fact that everyone in this society has their emotions suppressed from birth. The story takes some twist and turns and Lantern Mullein (Jo to her friends) picks up allies and enemies along the way.
I'd say my only complaint is that I felt the story wrapped up very quickly -- probably due to the nature of having been published across 12 issues of a comic. I think it would have benefitted from a double-sized final issue so the resolution wouldn't feel so rushed.
This feels a little more "mature" than the super hero comics I read as a teen -- probably more of a PG-13 than a PG rating? There's violence, implied nudity and sexual situations, and plenty of cursing, plus some heavy subject matter with regards to policing and politics. It's not quite as graphic as Saga, more in line with Monstress, but less gory. Should be appropriate for emotionally mature teen readers but I'd hesitate to give it to a middle grade reader.
Moderate: Gun violence, Cursing, Violence, and Police brutality
Minor: Sexual content, Drug use, and War
philippmk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Murder, Violence, Drug use, Police brutality, Slavery, Blood, Classism, and Torture
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Cannibalism and War
jo_lzr's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Torture, Slavery, and Murder
rnbhargava's review
- 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
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, War, Violence, and Xenophobia
The protagonist is bisexual for anyone looking for that representation. N.K. Jemisin’s writing is quite inventive but wow, Jamal Campbell’s Art & Colors are the star of this book. My rating for this book is at 4 simply because DC’s current practice of using lower quality paper in their trade paperbacks just doesn’t do Jamal Campbell’s art the Justice it deserves. If this book gets a Deluxe Hardcover or an Absolute Edition I will without a doubt upgrade and sell off this basic edition for the pure reason of seeing the art at its best.