Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV

54 reviews

fiona_gs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The artwork was wow! The story is not rushed but at the sometime fast as you are just dropped right into the issue  at hand.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gun violence

paigehf's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gore, Blood, Murder, Body horror, Violence, and Cursing

bethanie_l's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

Really great mystery so far, I enjoy the art style a lot. Even in still frames there's a sense of motion. This story got me to say "what the fuck!" out loud multiple times. I'm intrigued by basically everything. The grief was palpable, everyone is acting in a fucked up way but you get it because this entire town is going through a mass trauma together. Every character in this story is broken in some way.

I don't usually read very fast, but I read this during basically all of my very little free time. 

I think it probably goes without saying because of the title, but to be clear: this is about children being slaughtered. It is shown in graphic detail. If you can't handle seeing a half-alive dismembered child, which is super understandable, then this story is not for you. It's not that it's as realistic as a movie, that's obviously not possible. It's just really, really gruesome. I have a strong stomach and I had a hard time with this, but it was worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Death, Grief, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Stalking

indigosummers's review

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Violence

violence against children by monsters

caitking98's review

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Violence, Gore, and Child death

Minor: Homophobia and Bullying

bekkysaurus_rex's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I picked this up as a quick, casual read out of curiosity because I wasn't mad about the art style but was curious about the story and the comic. WOW am I glad I did!

I don't even want to explain much about the plot, just read it! If you enjoy dark, action filled comics with mystery of course, you need to pick this one up!

I did not think I would love this as much as I did! It was captivating and suspense filled. I was on the edge of my seat, flying through the pages, dying to know what happens next!

I cannot wait to read the next volume and see what happens next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Gore

Minor: Homophobia

mermaidsherbet's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Child death, Gore, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Grief, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

rowanrelph's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Kidnapping, Stalking, Torture, Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Cursing, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Alcoholism, and Confinement

swimfast724's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It's so rare you read horror stories, especially with monsters, that are original with unique ideas, and art that is both scary and beautiful. This hits every single box 💯✅️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Gore, and Cursing

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

theverycraftyvegan's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Gory and mysterious, an excellent graphic novel for adults. Gave me big Stranger Things-meets-Buffy the Vampire Slayer vibes and I absolutely loved it. The art is fantastic and I can’t  wait to continue the series. A nice quick read for Halloween that ended on a cliffhanger. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Kidnapping, Murder, Cursing, Grief, Confinement, Gore, Animal death, Death, and Violence

Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, and Homophobia