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Queen of Chaos by Steve Orlando

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gore, Blood

Ultimate X-Men, Vol. 1: Fears and Hates by Peach MoMoKo, Travis Lanham

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

Where The Body Was by Ed Brubaker

challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

4.0

The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.0

Mr. Mega Man Vol. 1 by Yuushi Kawata

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Mr. Mega Man presents a future where Rock, Roll, & the master robots have all "grown up", stopped fighting, integrated into society, and are now facing very human issues - whether it be existential crisis about growing old and obsolete, feeling unfulfilled with work, or civil rights issues. It's all looked at through a lens of satire, very lighthearted at the start, but growing just a bit more serious as things go on, with a very "slice of life" art style and tone.

To be perfectly honest, I wasn't sure what to make of this going in, and I was pretty sure I wouldn't like it... but I was very wrong. It's quite endearing, it touches on some pretty important, and serious, issues in a very accessible way, and it's heartwarming in a way to see favorite character from my childhood, now grown themselves, confronting these issues themselves.

This isn't the Mega Man I wanted, but it's the Mega Man i needed.

ARC provided by NetGalley & Udon

Reynard's Tale: A Story of Love and Mischief by Ben Hatke

adventurous fast-paced

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

2.0

Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair by Lucy Knisley

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

A Brief History of the Future by The Starset Society

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Little Mega Man Vol. 1 by Yuushi Kawata

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

Like a Mega Man themed fever dream. It's deeply weird, self aware, sometimes a little on the nose, every so often creepy...and did I mention DEEPLY WEIRD?

I doubt I'll look at Rush the same way again.

ARC provided by NetGalley & Udon Entertainment

Fungirl by Elizabeth Pich

funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.0