Reviews tagging 'Death'

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King

5 reviews

heavensnights's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

"... And in the moment of doubt they will learn, as I have learned, of the legend of Supergirl, who lost everything but kept on walking"

God smiled on earth upon that day this comic was created. I don't have any words right now for I have tears in my eyes. A sci-fi masterpiece humanity did not deserve but got it anyway. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, Death, and Violence

Minor: Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Deportation

studaslop's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I cried… so many times reading this. I’ve never ready anything of Supergirl before, and frankly picked up the book because I loved the art style. It is one of my favorite comic book stories I’ve ever read. The story is compelling and well-paced, with a masterful balance of action, tension, calm, reflection, and humor. The lettering is skillful and adds just enough to the experience without distracting from it. The art… the art is breathtaking, and I found myself poring over pages and panels to appreciate the details as I read. Supergirl is saturated with anger, sadness,  guilt - and even more so with compassion and love.  This isn’t just a story about vengeance, but what it means to achieve vengeance, to be consumed by it, and to come out the other end changed (for better or worse). It’s a story about pain, and mourning, and surviving. It’s a story about love and grief and taking care of each other. I will be thinking about this story for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death and Genocide

Minor: Misogyny and Child death

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Xenophobia

Minor: Cursing, Alcohol, and Racism

wrenny03's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

Bilquis Evely art good. Tom King writing bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Blood, Grief, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Genocide

philippmk's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Stunning art with exceptional writing by Tom King.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Murder, Genocide, Violence, Death, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death