Lovesick

this book is not for the weak stomached or faint of heart. luana vecchio brings you the most twisted, vile side of the dark web where being the victim in a snuff film is the ultimate fantasy of many “lovesick club” patrons. domino, the main character, the host and “mother demon”, has a corrupted understanding of affection herself.

there is no shortage of shock value but i don't find any of it to be for the sheer sake of shock value because honestly, for all we know, alot of what is depicted here really is taking place somewhere. it seems that vecchio did her share of research on the matter, but let's not focus on that.

this book is more than just gore and sex. it's about toxic relationships, loneliness, and psychological deterioration. the art is gorgeous. like seriously, it's as beautiful as can be. i have nothing negative to say about this book and i believe a new volume may be underway which i highly anticipate reading along with anything else from this creator.

I don't know what I've just read and at this point I'm too scared to ask.

I mean I really don't know what to say maybe it's just too dark for me, I think it tells a story about how awful humanity is, but it makes it harder to pass this awfulness when the characters don't have to worry about law enforcement and when they're portrayed compassionately at times, this makes it quite difficult to establish just how evil they are, despite their upbringing.
Overall I don't think I liked it too much. I did think that her depiction of incels and incel culture as well as fringe areas of the internet were well done, and I appreciate the authors notes in the TPB. I did learn something, and while it might not have been as enjoyable as it was for me as more of a slog - there were some points I did like. But I don't know if it's worth your time, unless you want to see a pretty true to form depiction of these internet communities in terms of the people they contain. The abuse the protagonist feels might be able to be justified in later issues, but as of judging this single volume by itself, I think it needs some fleshing out.