jeddcole's reviews
25 reviews

Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

emotional funny fast-paced

5.0

No Sympathy by Eóin Dooley

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Cannibalism

Minor: Suicide

Batman: Year One by Frank Miller

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

Life Isn't Binary: On Being Both, Beyond, and In-Between by Meg-John Barker, Alex Iantaffi

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

What We Don't Talk about When We Talk about Fat by Aubrey Gordon

challenging informative

4.0

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

challenging dark funny slow-paced

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

5.0

Batman: White Knight by Sean Murphy

4.0

Shangri-La by Mathieu Bablet

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

While Bablet's artwork is compelling, especially his environmental renderings, the at times hamfisted writing drags down a plot that falls pretty far short of the social commentary it aspires to. Visually, I don't think Bablet's art serves the pacing and rhythm of the story the writing wants to tell. That said, the story is by no means straightforward and would be worth a closer critique. I can't decide if the story reflects a *lack* of historicism in or simply *bad* historicism. Shangri-La is beautiful, but nihilistic, and I think there are other sci-fi comics out there doing better work in this space, for example 20th Century Men.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Rape, and Suicide