Ricky Riccardus
Couldn't finish this solely based on availability of issues 4 and 5. It was pretty okay. The art is really nice. I do think thats this books strongest attribute. The story didn't really pull me in. There's nothing bad, just nothing above and beyond. Cool design on the titular "nightwalkers". I'll update my review if I get a hold of 4 and 5 and find a reason to re-evaluate the score.
I was rashed to opsy some of the fuck hearted theory-jerks for this book, especially hearts for the language. It makes me skull I should give it another try but I really have to stick with my gut on this. I skulled this book to be horrorballs.
I skulled the language to be movie in the early sextimes but by the end I was brownwiped. It might be sex that I kicked this before other Illbillies stories though, I'd skull others are kicking to be fuck better, I just happened to opsy this one before completing the other runs.
Not trying to be fuck churchface, just not a fuck of hurrahs to be found . . oh eight.
there are a fair amount of characters to keep up with in death vigil, but in only eight issues, there is no shortage of proper character development. the book also does a great job of walking you through it's lore by having you follow alongside a character who is often just as confused as you are, reassuring you that you're following things as closely as you're expected to be at important world-building moments.i found this story and the relationships built between its characters to be so perfectly endearing. i loved so many of these characters so quickly into this story that i knew i would rate this highly well before it was over. honestly, if you gave me a one-shot of them all just hanging out and cracking jokes, i'd read it in a heartbeat. they really are a whole vibe.last but not least, the art is fantastic and the humor is unapologetically corny yet i wouldn't have it any other way. this is my first Sejic book but it definitely won't be my last.
I want to give this four stars but I'm not quite there. I want to love this but I'm not quite convinced I can. This is a “good book” my desire to call it a “great book” is pushed by my empathy for the author more than the actual story itself.
There are very powerful moments contained. The soft moments of deep love between Eric and Shelly were a stark contrast to the violent revenge kills, not only in tone but fittingly in art style as well. I do agree with some other opinions that the villains in this story are underdeveloped and I do not think graphic novels are excempt from deeper character development. Maybe some aren't looking for that from this story - perfectly cool, but I have to admit I felt that way before coming here and sought out reviews to determine whether I was alone in that.
This is not a bad review, three stars to me is a solid read and a recommended one at that. I just didn't put this down with as much enthusiasm as I hoped given it's mass critical acclaim. I feel as though it would be dishonest for me to rate this higher but I urge everyone to read it and form your own personal opinions on it. I'll likely revisit it one day and see if it grows on me . . after I get through my extensive backlog, at least.
I'm a sucker for the dark and dreary works of W. Maxwell Prince, especially Ice Cream Man. This felt like an extension of that series as it follows the same path of either melancholy or outright heartbreaking stories that just happen to be centered around clowns. This book made me feel something. When a book can do that in such a profound and existential way, it warrants at least four stars from me.
More of a 3.5 than a 3, but as a huge wrestling fan there's a lot to appreciate about this book as someone who began watching wrestling in 1999 and still does to this day.
I saw the spine of this title at my LCS and thought no way, that can't be referencing what I think? It was! Never knew this excited but was so excited to discover it did.
From childhood to today it follows Tony through his ups and downs in and out of the business. Each chapter is about a half-comic in length and may cover a large story so only so much can really be detailed in that time. With narrations from Tony in the first person, the art essentially gives visuals to go along with it, not relying too heavily on story through character dialog.
My only gripe is the artwork left a little to be desired and at times felt inconsistent. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't outright bad but I would have maybe liked it much more with a different artist or style to it. Sometimes the likeness of certain wrestlers felt spot-on and other times fell a bit more flat.
It was however a nice surprise that they could use branding from WWE properties given AEW also being involved and Tony being contracted with them at the time of publishing. It wouldn't of shocked me if they couldn't use nWo or Nitro/RAW logos but somehow they got the okay which could of really hurt the story otherwise.
Definitely pick this up if you're an old school wrestling fan. I'm not sure you'd get much out of it as a total outsider, but you probably won't even come across this otherwise.
The art is absolutely beautiful which is no surprise to me being familiar with Luana Vecchio's work on Lovesick. The story, while admittedly somewhat confusing at moments, still didn't cease to completely hook me in. The back cover likens it to “Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind” and I am an absolute sucker for that movie. I cry everytime I watch it and just when I thought I was about to finish this book without a tear, it came right towards the end. Just love this.
It's an interesting read. The art is not my favorite but it was solid enough to get me through.
One of my larger complaints is the dialog felt very unnatural to me. Most of it seemingly being nonsense if coming from “supernatural” or for lack of a better term posessed characters while everyone else is overly vulgar for the sake of being vulgar. The first two issues felt especially heavy handed with a lot of forced exposition.
There is another volume and I am compelled to pick it up because I am left somewhat unconvinced so far as to where I fully stand on the story. There wasn't much sense of completion or resolution to any aspects of the story.
I hope volume two can bring something along to capitalize on what I believe is a very promising premise. Bunny Mask is an interesting character and I want to know more about everything this story could potentially offer . .
I'm sitting at a 2.5/5 right now. Though I hope after I read the second volume it provides the overall story more value.
incredible story. light spoilers. james gordon jr. is a chilling antagonist. a psychopath one step ahead of everyone else. i was absolutely captivated by the character, so much so that perhaps it caused the smaller sub-plots to feel less interesting as i was itching to see what came next from james. nevertheless, this was excellently written and i loved the art. i did wish for a little more closure at the end of the story. but nothing could bring this lower than 4.5 stars for me.
very entertaining read but i love almost anything evil dead so a bit biased to say the least? nevertheless i've yet to read most of the army of darkness series so perhaps i'll find more to critique there.. but i digress.
the art here is very different but as another reviewer here stated it is a very fitting aesthetic for the deadites inparticular. i do think it works very well overall. ash's narration was spot on to me with hilarious facial expressions and quips to match certain moments.
if you're an evil dead fan, i don't think there is much here to dislike. it's a short, fun read. my rating would be more like 3.5 stars only because it doesn't break the mold or anything. however, that's still a high recommendation.
This book is pretty much directionless and that is only a small hinderence to my review because I found the writers intent to be incredibly sincere and relatable. Zoe Thorogood manages to capture the ups and downs of anxiety/depression through unpredictable and even chaotic art that can drastically change from page to page. There is a narrative, but I almost perceive it as an open ended journal entry providing a snapshot in time of the authors journey up until this point. Some may downplay it as overly angsty or even pretentious.. I don't feel that way at all. I see this book as unrestrained self expression and a very promising project from a writer who was only 24 at the time of release. Needless to say, I look forward to her future projects in the many years to come.
3.5/5 for me. I absolutely LOVE the subject matter of this book. It is (unfortunately) based upon actual events where the CIA non-consensually drugged american citizens to “research” the usefulness of LSD as an interrogation method.
Most of the details surrounding these events are incredibly muddled due to the CIA destroying files relating to it. However, the creators managed to create an interesting narrative using the facts we do have while remaining tasteful in their exploration of this disturbing moment in time that has been swept under the rug of U.S. history.
Now, here's why I couldn't give it a 5. Following the story being told was often cumbersome. The story weaves in and out of reality and drug-induced variations that can easily throw you off.
The art ranges from somewhat underwhelmingly cartoonish to absolutely mind-blowing psychadelia. I can only fault the artist so much for the former because it only made the colorful LSD-laced pages all the more incredible to look at.
I can see myself reading this again one day and enjoying it significantly more. If I were to recommend this (and I do), I would say to do some research on MKUltra and the people involved to give yourself a headstart. It may make this more accessible.
Oh . . you know what? It did come with 3D glasses and a book ribbon that made me feel super classy. For that I will bump my score to a 4/5.
Ahhhh, dammit. I really expected to love this. I really did. All these high ratings and my love of pro-wrestling made for a sure-thing but I came to the end feeling underwhelmed.
The first issue was absolutely perfect. It set up a story with a character you truly sympathize with and want to see overcome absolutely everything. Despite a very grounded first issue it goes downhill for me pretty quickly with the plot becoming incredibly over the top. Sure, there were a few surprises, but most of it became very predictable as well. I could have excused most of it, I looked past some of the craziness hoping for a payoff but the final act of this was incredibly difficult to take even remotely seriously, reminding me of a very bad WWE angle from 2006. If you know, you know.
So incredibly over the top in all the right ways. Marty and Allison are hilariously obsessed with their low-paying jobs to the point that a satanic cult flipping their world upside down couldn't distract them from the true perils of life; not fucking up the bun order.
I loved this because of how stupid it was but how it never took itself too seriously. Highly recommended.
I closed this book having to really figure out where I stand on it. I had to really contemplate what I just read for a few minutes and wrap my head around whether I got anything out of it.
I really didn't. I like dark, weird stories. I'm not easily offended or anything like that and while I breezed through this I found it to be ... wholy unneccessary? Edwyn is really the only character with any sort of development and I can't say I found him super interesting. The plot sounded crazy enough to intruige me but I can't say anything incredible unique or original was accomplished in these five issues.
My least favorite so far (read 1-3, but still looking for 4). I did not find the story to be engaging whatsoever. It went so fast that I really didn't care about any of the characters except the two children waiting for their Father to return. The rest was just very bland to me and the way it was written did nothing to demand my attention. I was surprised to find such high reviews but to each their own, of course.
the death of sleep was a nostalgic trip back to what i cannot believe has now been many many years since i've played the game. it was pretty much everything you'd expect a bloodborne comic to be and i really enjoyed it.
my favorite story of the set however. was the healing touch. following a priest struggling with his faith as he works alongside a healer out to find the root of the disease that turned old yharnam into what it is.
the song of crows is perhaps the most unique. it was trippy and almost read like a poem more than a comic. i really enjoyed it and while it may be open to deeper interpretation it was at least on the surface the less story heavy of the three.
overall, this was a great read. i look forward to finding the next two trades and highly recommend it to any fans of the games. i'd give it 3.5 stars overall.
incredible read. i wasn't entirely sold on the first of four books that the antagonist was an interesting enough adversary but by the end i was convinced this would be an amazing film had anyone wished to pursue it. it depicts the vulnerability of cult followers. the methods by which they are recruited with narrative from citizens on the outside who are split on whether its leader is good or evil. even if you don't like batman this is an interesting read if you like these kinds of dark subject matters.
i absolutely love the overall aesthetic of the book. a psychadelic acid trip in space full of colors that pop. the visuals were appealing, yes. but often a bit too chaotic for the fast pace action causing me to go back and forth between panels to try and decipher what was happening. the story was a bit one dimensional, too, which is fine, not everything has to be super deep, but i didn't have a whole lot to latch onto here other than “oooh sick skull flying through space, fuck yeah”.. which, i guess was probably the point.. fair enough. just can't say it will stick with me.