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A review by mysteriousdays
The Black Monday Murders, Volume 1 by Jonathan Hickman
4.0
This book was fucked up, but in all the right ways.
Cannibalism, murder, graphic depictions, amazing artwork and formatting, and generally dark themes tied a perfect story. You were fully embraced by the story, trying —and mostly failing— to figure out half of what the hell was going on. There’s so much to the reasons things happen as they do, this is a graphic novel that you need to sit through a few times before you understand it even partially.
“Slaves” did most of the dirty work, and it’s a rotating cast, jumping between time periods in the 1900’s and 2000’s. Each cast is interesting, though we don’t know too awful much, given the format and how it’s helping us understand the storyline of why this and that happens.
But, be warned: shit gets dark quick. You need a stomach to read this, and an open mind. The art is detailed, and dialogue is graphic, so keep that in mind. If you can’t handle it, don’t read it. Simple as that. If you can handle it, READ IT. This is coming from someone who doesn’t often pick up graphic novels.
Cannibalism, murder, graphic depictions, amazing artwork and formatting, and generally dark themes tied a perfect story. You were fully embraced by the story, trying —and mostly failing— to figure out half of what the hell was going on. There’s so much to the reasons things happen as they do, this is a graphic novel that you need to sit through a few times before you understand it even partially.
“Slaves” did most of the dirty work, and it’s a rotating cast, jumping between time periods in the 1900’s and 2000’s. Each cast is interesting, though we don’t know too awful much, given the format and how it’s helping us understand the storyline of why this and that happens.
But, be warned: shit gets dark quick. You need a stomach to read this, and an open mind. The art is detailed, and dialogue is graphic, so keep that in mind. If you can’t handle it, don’t read it. Simple as that. If you can handle it, READ IT. This is coming from someone who doesn’t often pick up graphic novels.