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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
This is shaping up to be my favorite comic. The story progression is top notch and the art is beautiful.
Most of the time I don’t really know what’s going on but the art is beautiful, the cats are cool, and I would do anything to protect precious Kippa
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3rd read: I understand what's going on so much more now (I think). This volume has some cool magical weapons. I also loved the old gods and the automatons. And the art, I always love the art.
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3rd read: I understand what's going on so much more now (I think). This volume has some cool magical weapons. I also loved the old gods and the automatons. And the art, I always love the art.
I like how complex the world is. It's a fascinating mix of high fantasy, Lovecraftian horror, Asian mythology and steampunk.
Really dark, gorgeous art, gripping story. I kept hoping for a ray of sunshine that doesn't seem to be arriving, but the world-building and character development are well done.
honestly the art in this series doesn't make up for the fact that like 99% of the time I have no idea wtf is going on. Not going to continue.
A world of magic & technology, where half-creatures live alongside humans while ghosts of the old-gods roam the land. In this world, what exactly makes one a monster….?
I am so very much enjoying this series. The art is phenomenal; the world-building keeps revealing new layers; and the characters are wonderfully flawed. I am so intrigued to see where the story goes.
I am so very much enjoying this series. The art is phenomenal; the world-building keeps revealing new layers; and the characters are wonderfully flawed. I am so intrigued to see where the story goes.
This is next-level, next-generation, next-step fantasy that employs rich narrative, immense world-building, dazzling art and a deeply compelling perspective. Simply marvelous stuff throughout, and a very rewarding read.
feels like everything is getting so confusing. The pace is too fast i couldn't follow or remember who is who. This is definitely my problem. The art is still amazing.
Summary:
This is the third installment in the Monstress series, which follows Maika Halfwolf, who has an old god living inside her, in this complex world at war.
Characters 4/5:
I like some of the characters, especially Kippa, but I find Maika (our main character) a bit hard to connect to. It's not helped by the disconnect between her flashbacks and her current moments, where I think her personality is a bit all over the place. She's not a good guy, per se, she's very morally grey and that's intentional, but it did make it really hard for me to connect with her. There's also a HUGE amount of side characters, and sometimes they are not visually distinct enough (or perhaps the way the panels are drawn lend to the problem) for me to tell them apart and keep track of their roles.
Plot 3/5:
Tying in with the previous comment, I find all of the installments in this series a little hard to follow. The plot kind of happens in fits and spurts with a lot of the in-betweens explained by characters. The end-game is super hard to determine (I still don't know what it is), and that made it really hard for me to follow along and get invested.
Art Style 4/5:
The art style is super pretty, but as I mentioned before, the layout of the panels sometimes contributes to my confusion as I'm reading this series. Often, the same characters would be drawn VERY differently between panels (which is kind of a plot device, there's a lot of "possession" of a sort in this) but I'd have to keep going -- "Oh wait, that's that person", which rips me RIGHT out of the story. I still can't get over how gorgeous the art is though. I would hang EVERY full page panel on my wall.
Setting and atmosphere 4.5/5:
The dark atmosphere of this is really gorgeous, and leads on from the art style, because obviously they tie very closely together. This is very gory, and even when its not being gory, the general colour scheme is very dark, and it just feels a lot of the things. The atmosphere is probably the strongest part of this series.
Sometimes I wish this plot was told in a novel format, rather than graphic, or somehow a combination of both, because I feel like the plot is FAR too complicated to make sense in this format, or at least be easy to follow. I do really love the art though.
This is the third installment in the Monstress series, which follows Maika Halfwolf, who has an old god living inside her, in this complex world at war.
Characters 4/5:
I like some of the characters, especially Kippa, but I find Maika (our main character) a bit hard to connect to. It's not helped by the disconnect between her flashbacks and her current moments, where I think her personality is a bit all over the place. She's not a good guy, per se, she's very morally grey and that's intentional, but it did make it really hard for me to connect with her. There's also a HUGE amount of side characters, and sometimes they are not visually distinct enough (or perhaps the way the panels are drawn lend to the problem) for me to tell them apart and keep track of their roles.
Plot 3/5:
Tying in with the previous comment, I find all of the installments in this series a little hard to follow. The plot kind of happens in fits and spurts with a lot of the in-betweens explained by characters. The end-game is super hard to determine (I still don't know what it is), and that made it really hard for me to follow along and get invested.
Art Style 4/5:
The art style is super pretty, but as I mentioned before, the layout of the panels sometimes contributes to my confusion as I'm reading this series. Often, the same characters would be drawn VERY differently between panels (which is kind of a plot device, there's a lot of "possession" of a sort in this) but I'd have to keep going -- "Oh wait, that's that person", which rips me RIGHT out of the story. I still can't get over how gorgeous the art is though. I would hang EVERY full page panel on my wall.
Setting and atmosphere 4.5/5:
The dark atmosphere of this is really gorgeous, and leads on from the art style, because obviously they tie very closely together. This is very gory, and even when its not being gory, the general colour scheme is very dark, and it just feels a lot of the things. The atmosphere is probably the strongest part of this series.
Sometimes I wish this plot was told in a novel format, rather than graphic, or somehow a combination of both, because I feel like the plot is FAR too complicated to make sense in this format, or at least be easy to follow. I do really love the art though.
It's been a really long time since I read volume 2 so was a bit hard to pick up the thread but my the end I was enjoying the story.