smblanc1793 's review for:

Deadly Class Volume 1: Reagan Youth by Rick Remender

2.5

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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The storytelling lets the art down immensely. A beautifully crafted book with a half-baked plot. The gravity of copious death feels discordant rather than balanced with the petty high-school drama. Abrupt scenes of intense violence shift awkwardly into long, droning monologues about anxiety and trauma that could’ve been cut/pasted from an high school psychology textbook. A valiant attempt to bring the worlds of high school and high crime together, but it fails. It fails beautifully, though; I simply can’t stress enough how gorgeous the art is.