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jflint23's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
A strong narrative voice and an art style that is beautiful. The plot is engaging, even if you can see the ending coming.
noeliasreadings's review
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
El dibujo no me entusiasma demasiado pero es que lo que peor llevo es la letra esa. No sé que obsesión tienen en los cómics que ese estilo de letra aparece muchísimo y de verdad que no lo entiendo porque se le fatal y no es ni bonito.
En cuanto a la historia pues sin más con la intriga suficiente para leer el siguiente.
En cuanto a la historia pues sin más con la intriga suficiente para leer el siguiente.
sarahc_98's review
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
kat703's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
theteamsreader's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
soos2007's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
marisacarpico's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
I don’t think I need the robot subplot, but this is compelling otherwise. Lotay is one of my fave artists and she does lovely work here even if her style can feel too rough in a few spots.
tempscire's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
2.25
Interesting premise and setting, and the art is -- mostly -- appealing in style. I was surprised by the very unexpected sci-fi angle hinted at, and I do want to read the next issue when it comes out. Especially great for something I picked out at random based purely on the pretty cover art + barnstorming title.
So why only 2 stars? Lack of historical flavor for a historical setting + lack of emotion from the characters.
I can't overlook the ahistorical style of the characters. This is supposed to be the 1920s but it looks more like the 1940s (and in one case, the '50s). Like, even if your "research" was just searching Pinterest for "1920s style" you'd be more accurate. It's baffling. And I know how bad people generally are at history, so I don't harbor any hopes this is a deliberate choice -- especially since so far, despite the whiff of scifi, the setting otherwise hews to the real world pretty closely. Imagine watching a contemporary sitcom set in this year, but everyone has '80s hair: you'd find it pretty distracting. Historical fashion inaccuracy is the kind of thing I can't not notice, because to me it's as glaring and strange as Captain America sporting a mullet in Endgame would be.
Another thing about the art -- characters commonly have completely blank facial expressions, from lacking affect when they should be emoting to outright not looking like they're talking. There was literally a page of conversation, multiple panels, and neither person is ever shown with their mouths actually open to produce the words in their speech bubbles! A furious(?) man wallops another with a champagne bottle -- big bloom of red splatter on the page -- but if you crop that panel to just his face, you'd have no idea what he was doing: he could be waiting for his dog to finish sniffing something, an attractive person might have just sidled up to him, maybe he's eyeing a lunch menu.
There's also a very modern approach to swearing that...honestly just sounds tryhard. Mind you, I swear like a sailor! A couple "fucking"s dropped in do not bother me, even in historical fiction. It just didn't feel like it fit where it was used here, especially the one coming from the small town phone operator talking to the pilot on the street. Yes, people -- even women -- swore in the past. But it was still a lot more taboo, especially in polite society, than it is today. As relatively modern as the 1920s is in some ways, it really was a different time. (The exact year is unclear, but I get an impression of pre-1925 -- so mind you, there would still be a LOT of lingering Edwardianism hanging on in society.)
Champagne and "apple whiskey" are both mentioned, and while alcohol did keep flowing, considering the other things, I do rather wonder if the writer remembered prohibition was a thing.
So why only 2 stars? Lack of historical flavor for a historical setting + lack of emotion from the characters.
I can't overlook the ahistorical style of the characters. This is supposed to be the 1920s but it looks more like the 1940s (and in one case, the '50s). Like, even if your "research" was just searching Pinterest for "1920s style" you'd be more accurate. It's baffling. And I know how bad people generally are at history, so I don't harbor any hopes this is a deliberate choice -- especially since so far, despite the whiff of scifi, the setting otherwise hews to the real world pretty closely. Imagine watching a contemporary sitcom set in this year, but everyone has '80s hair: you'd find it pretty distracting. Historical fashion inaccuracy is the kind of thing I can't not notice, because to me it's as glaring and strange as Captain America sporting a mullet in Endgame would be.
Another thing about the art -- characters commonly have completely blank facial expressions, from lacking affect when they should be emoting to outright not looking like they're talking. There was literally a page of conversation, multiple panels, and neither person is ever shown with their mouths actually open to produce the words in their speech bubbles! A furious(?) man wallops another with a champagne bottle -- big bloom of red splatter on the page -- but if you crop that panel to just his face, you'd have no idea what he was doing: he could be waiting for his dog to finish sniffing something, an attractive person might have just sidled up to him, maybe he's eyeing a lunch menu.
There's also a very modern approach to swearing that...honestly just sounds tryhard. Mind you, I swear like a sailor! A couple "fucking"s dropped in do not bother me, even in historical fiction. It just didn't feel like it fit where it was used here, especially the one coming from the small town phone operator talking to the pilot on the street. Yes, people -- even women -- swore in the past. But it was still a lot more taboo, especially in polite society, than it is today. As relatively modern as the 1920s is in some ways, it really was a different time. (The exact year is unclear, but I get an impression of pre-1925 -- so mind you, there would still be a LOT of lingering Edwardianism hanging on in society.)
Champagne and "apple whiskey" are both mentioned, and while alcohol did keep flowing, considering the other things, I do rather wonder if the writer remembered prohibition was a thing.
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