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173 reviews

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2 by Alan Moore

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

Interesting premise of being during War of the Worlds but it drags in the middle excepting the Hyde/Griffin confrontation. Darker and a bit more sketch than first volume. 

V for Vendetta by Alan Moore

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.25

I'm going to this comic years after having seen the film, and knowing the changes make the film feel...lesser in some respects, though ultimately I'm hesitant to call either version "good," if only because the grimdark stuff Alan Moore does so much of, in my opinion, isn't great.

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Vol. 1: Aphra by Kieron Gillen

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.5

Fun romp; nothing life changing but still fun to see this sort of Han Solo x Lara Croft character *** up their life a bit.

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

adventurous dark emotional 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

Holy carp, what a book. Depressing and dangerous and RIVETING cover to cover. 

Star Wars: The High Republic, Vol. 2: The Heart of Drengir by Cavan Scott

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

X-Gender Vol. 1 by Asuka Miyazaki

funny informative medium-paced

4.75

Well-drawn, funny, informative and just a great autobio-comic about the author's experience being queer in Japan. Great stuff, will keep reading.

America Chavez: Made In The USA by Kalinda Vázquez

adventurous 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

3.0

It's an enjoyable run! The art is clear, vibrant and exciting, the characters feel well realized and the stakes appropriately raised.

I just really didn't like the changes to America's backstory and past--taking a "I come from a better place" and making it "I was a deluded child" is quite the wrench in the works when the character has been around for years already.

Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

My Hero Academia: School Briefs, Vol. 1: Parents' Day by Anri Yoshi

lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

If you already love the characters from My Hero Academia you'll have a good time -- I did enjoy some focus on Tokoyami and Uraraka etc--but it isn't really that interesting overall as an overall story? Plus Mineta gets FAR too much business (as does Midnight who SHOULD NOT be teaching children. I'm not being prudish here--she's literally the sex appeal hero like, come on.). Ultimately it's fine? It's fine.

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

It takes a but to sort of build to what it is, mostly as it has to spend words explaining what makes the main character and his world different from ours, but its riveting once it gets going. Has some odd pacing and padding that knocked it a tad for me, as does the main character being just so strangely het for someone who has hundreds of years to taste the rainbow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence