Perry
I always love this series, but I really missed Dutch and some of the other backup characters. This one is always a like one big trigger warning, but I was glad Revy destroyed the antagonists who were being absolutely disgusting toward her. I really love Revy.
Megs, you're back! And Pharma? But NOT Pharma? And the Guiding Hand? And and and...
WHAT THE F***?
Spoilers. On the one hand, I wasn't pleased with the ending. It was realistic, but so very depressing. On the other, even though this story took place in a very Roman Catholic French village, anyone who grew up in a conservative religious household can relate to the misery of Adrian. Even if one's upbringing wasn't as awful. But this kid can't catch a break. I feel like this book is less for LGBT+ readers and more a warning to parents, communities, religious institution, and schools not to be so terrible, cruel, sanctimonious, ignorant and prejudiced. Even Adrian's nice aunt was problematic and more concerned with pacifying her sister than supporting her nephew. Still though, I'd have liked to read an ending where the LGBT+ protagonist didn't die again. As an American, I felt that, between the art and the conclusion of the story, the village itself, this graphic novel felt dated. But then someone mentioned YouTube, and I was completely flummoxed that this story was contemporary. That made the ending even more depressing.
Old fun.
There are some interesting things going on on this book, if one can abide the historical decorations that are important to the setting. And be sure to read the appendix.
For the completist only. The original manga series is incredible, with beautiful art. The manga of the ridiculous movie is also beautiful. This was fine. I wasn't bored, and I was happy to see Anthy and Utena together again, and the Student Council. But the stories are not all equal. And the art was missing the beautiful detail of the older series. Still and all, it was fun to see how everyone grew up (or didn't), though I would have preferred more focus on Utena and Anthy. Miki probably got my favorite story.
A bit choppy, but I think there's some real potential for good fun and lovely art. I'm a sucker for winter horror and anything with mythology from anywhere.
Silly good fun. My favorite part was Sonja being all displeased and shocked that only BOYS play football. And then she decides to play too.
Also, so much eye candy.
As far as characters go, this wasn't the best Bunn I've read. That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed the story, and I was mad about the body horror. The art was delightfully grotesque. Honestly, I wish I could have more of this series.
The action gets a bit confusing. The writing isn't always clear, nor is the art, though it's good. That being said, I love Yusef, Wolf, and Zev, and I would adore a series just about them. Precious.
Chelli Aphra is a terrible person. She is perfect, and you cannot convince me otherwise. Here, we have her ostensibly trying to do a good deed. But because she's a selfish bastard, she manages to give an old frenemy his comeuppance. Always so fun, always a delight.
God, I loved this series. Twisted, funny, glorious art, fun characters. And Alastor Satalis.
Serviceable
The characters are likeable enough, and it's got some sexy bits. But it's fairly simple. It's a great travel read–short and cute and fluffy and a bit hot.
Yes, I am partial to Mr Bunn, I admit it. And this hasn't let me down. I've been boggled and grossed out in the best way. The art is absolutely, grotesquely glorious, and the story is fubar. So, yeah, I like it a lot.
I love Archie. I will always love Archie, to the point of loving Riverdale. Ahem. And there was some real fun in this, from artists I would read in reprints as a kid. But some of the gags just don't age well at this point. It's a little weird to read them now, with how far Archie has come.
Still. I will always read me some Archie Comics.
Fun enough, but there are serious themes here that aren't really handled very well, and the ending is a bit too neat. The female characters aren't very well written. The perk is that there are some fun sexy times.
An introduction to some Black writers of whom I've either not heard or whom I have not read before. The stories are like any anthology–all over the place. Some are good, some are meh. Same with the art. There is some absolutely gorgeous art pieces in this. So, like many anthologies, I'm glad I picked it up to discover some new writers and artists.