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chaosandbooks's review
4.0
I started the comics after being sad the TV show was canceled and what a great decision. The characters are compelling and the plot is full of twists and turns. If you like action, assassins, and teen angst, this is the series for you.
potatodel's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Good story, packed with action and violence. Great visual! Loved the colouring and especially the layouts. Perfect use of the medium, very fun and dynamic pages.
Nice recognizable subcultures, and the whole school vibe really works with the plot. They captured the perfect amount of teenage angst and mixed it with the cynicism needed for such a dark story.
Kind of “fear and loathing meet sin city … in high school”?
CW: zoophilia
(Surprised this is not in the content warning list, other CW are listed).
Nice recognizable subcultures, and the whole school vibe really works with the plot. They captured the perfect amount of teenage angst and mixed it with the cynicism needed for such a dark story.
Kind of “fear and loathing meet sin city … in high school”?
CW: zoophilia
(Surprised this is not in the content warning list, other CW are listed).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence
sophs_mind's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
4rantxa's review
3.0
3.5/5
"I do this thing after I'm around people where I obsessively overanalyze every interaction to see where I went wrong or who I offended".
"Deadly Class" is centered around Marcus, a homeless teenager that gets accepted in a secret academy for de deadly arts called Kings Dominion where he struggles to find his place among the rest of the students.
I'm not the biggest fan of comic books but as I'm trying to get out of my comfort zone I decided to give this a try and I was not dissapointed. The first volume was really entertaining and fast to read, so I didn't struggle to finish it even though it deals with a lot of heavy themes. I have two main issues with this volume: first, I think the premise of this secret academy to train future criminals is super interesting but we don't see a lot of it in this first volume and second, the characters were a bit flat and it felt like they only were there to fit a certain stereotype. I'm guessing this is because it's the first volume of the series and I hope it's true because I have really high expectations for the next volumes.
"I do this thing after I'm around people where I obsessively overanalyze every interaction to see where I went wrong or who I offended".
"Deadly Class" is centered around Marcus, a homeless teenager that gets accepted in a secret academy for de deadly arts called Kings Dominion where he struggles to find his place among the rest of the students.
I'm not the biggest fan of comic books but as I'm trying to get out of my comfort zone I decided to give this a try and I was not dissapointed. The first volume was really entertaining and fast to read, so I didn't struggle to finish it even though it deals with a lot of heavy themes. I have two main issues with this volume: first, I think the premise of this secret academy to train future criminals is super interesting but we don't see a lot of it in this first volume and second, the characters were a bit flat and it felt like they only were there to fit a certain stereotype. I'm guessing this is because it's the first volume of the series and I hope it's true because I have really high expectations for the next volumes.
sbsantiago's review
4.0
4.5 Really cool and entertaining story! The coloring in this is seriously so good and was for sure my favorite aspect. Characters were all so different and unique. They added a lot to the story and I'm looking forward to learning more about their stories. Definitely excited to pick up volume two and see where the story goes!!
sandeeisreading's review
4.0
Humanity is a meaningless spurt of consciousness -- there is no god watching over me. Nothing ever stops the beatings. My life is insignificant.
After reading the afterword from the author, I understood his purpose of writing about Deadly Class more. It's more than just writing about kids violently beating each other up, or about them setting out to assassinate their target. Let me tell you, this does get very violent. There is blood are everywhere. I would not recommend this for younger readers. But the thing is, the message of this book is mostly geared towards them.
Marcus, our main protagonist, is one an unlucky bastard. Really. He is the person readers would be able to connect to the most, not only because he's the main protagonist, but because he deals with the most shit in this book, and we all go through shit. Just when things are starting to get better for him, like a place to stay (when he got in to the school where they teach you assassin stuff, finally had sort-of-friends) bad shit starts happening again. This is something that we all know too well. When we are expect something good to come out of something, we instead get slammed in the face with a huge hurdle that would put us back to where we started. That's basically how Marcus' life was. A constant struggle to keep himself alive.
This book also deals with bullying, revenge, and friendship.How it deals the bullying part is a bit clicheish, but it wasn't really a problem. While Marcus wants to get revenge for the person who he blames for his parent's death, other characters in the story was out to get their revenge as well. To balance it out though, this is not all about negativity, and how bad things keep on happening to people. I love seeing the friendship that blossoms with the characters. Despite the differences in their personality, they jived in well with each other.
The illustration is not the usual type that I go for.It does work well with the story they were trying to tell. The world Marcus lives in is messy, so the art, was a bit messy too. The colors, though, were vibrant and gloomy when they needed to be.
Overall, I liked it. It was a good read. Stuff like this, if not done well, could go bad extremely fast. Luckily, the authors know what they were doing, they knew what they were going for, and that made the story worth reading.