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History of the Marvel Universe Treasury Edition by

dark informative 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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Worth a read if you’re interested and is something I’ve been personally looking for for a while. I do wish it was longer so it wasn’t as densely packed and I wish it had maybe less of a story than the stuff with Galactus and Frank Richards.

BRZRKR, Vol. 3 by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

The ending was pretty cool, it was definitely predictable but I did like where it was taken, it ended up being less generic than one would expect.

BRZRKR, Vol. 2 by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt

dark fast-paced

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

3.75

This was better than volume one, there was a part in issue #7 that uses a backwards kind of storytelling where we start at the present and then go backwards. It was a lot more experimental than I was expecting from a comic book where it solely focuses on action, it was cool.

BRZRKR, Vol. 1 by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

Interesting, surprised that Keanu Reeves isn’t writing some fake-deep shit, but is instead embracing the fun and mindless stuff we need sometimes.

Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men Vol. 1: The Strangest Super-Heroes of All by Jack Kirby, Stan Lee

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

I used to love X-men when I was younger and now that I got some money ima read from where they started. I thought it was pretty good, but if you don’t like silver age comics you def won’t like this.

Black Science Compendium: The Complete Story by Rick Remender

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Could not put it down. The idea of dimensions usually doesn’t interest me, in fact I usually hate it, but this did it incredibly well. I also liked the basis in radical politics. One of the best comics I’ve ever read.

I Breathed a Body by Zac Thompson, Mike Marts

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

I like the anti-moralist take on it. Nothing is good or bad, everything has good or bad qualities and the most difficult part is trying to weigh them against each other.  

American Immigration: A Very Short Introduction by David A. Gerber

informative medium-paced

1.25

It has some good information but—what makes no sense to me—Gerber chose a relatively colorblind route, completely ignoring the massive effect race has on both immigration and assimilation. The book is surprisingly pro-am and doesn’t shy away from praising assimilation and putting forth a linear model of moral and material progression in America (which is a false history).

Marvels: The Remastered Edition by Kurt Busiek

adventurous medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely beautiful artwork with a good story focusing on a “normal” person’s experience rather than that of a superhero’s. Definitely worth a read if you’re interested in the genre.

Hulk: Grand Design by Jim Rugg

adventurous funny informative fast-paced

3.0

Gives good background but not the most exciting thing.