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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Death of parent
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“Can you imagine being stripped of all the things that you think make you a you?”
Yep, I really dug this. The final two action-heavy issues stumble a bit, but the crux of the story Watter's is setting up is very appealing to my action-horror interests. The writing is a bit hit-or-miss, but Watter is working with a cool premise and an even cooler art team, so it balanced out for me. Wijngaard's visuals strike a terrific balance between genuinely unsettling imagery and energetic action, so even though the story itself doesn't have me completely hooked (although it comes very close), I absolutely want to spend more time in the punk-rock-haunted-house world the team has cooked up.
I hope the next volume develops the characters and their motivations more because I don't think the cool factor of the premise is enough to sustain the series long term. But for now, I'm very on-board and am excited to see where it goes.