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cydork 's review for:
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was a bizarre read. The initial premise has potential (others have pointed out it feels straight out of Black Mirror), and I do agree with some of the criticisms here, about materialism and the commodification of the self. But then Sundberg swerves off and conflates that with progressivism and, judging by the accompanying text, healthcare? Topped off with the idea that Christians in the West are somehow a persecuted class. To call it a misfire would be an understatement. I could write an essay on this.
Aside from the writing, Sundberg's art seems to have strangely declined since SSSS. I don't mean the simpler, cute style - it's different, not worse. I do love the lush greenery, and her ability to imply a complex background without actually having to draw it is enviable (no sarcasm there, work smarter not harder). But the panel layout and flow is so clumsy by comparison. It's baffling.
Aside from the writing, Sundberg's art seems to have strangely declined since SSSS. I don't mean the simpler, cute style - it's different, not worse. I do love the lush greenery, and her ability to imply a complex background without actually having to draw it is enviable (no sarcasm there, work smarter not harder). But the panel layout and flow is so clumsy by comparison. It's baffling.