Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Saga: Compendium One by Fiona Staples, Brian K. Vaughan

17 reviews

fox_at_the_circus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

an amazing story with amazing art work! i love how colourful it is, in its art, but also in its world building. there are so many different people and planets and lives, every page is something new to explore.
having such a big cast of characters also allows for a lot of different opinions and themes and story lines to be explored, the comic really touches on everything and it never feels forced or rushed. and it also never feels like to much, because the story always brings it back to Hazel's family. it is so nice seeing them adapt and change and grow and still keep together.
Hazel as the narrator is great and does a lot for the tone of the story. It helps knowing she got through her current problems, but also with her hinting towards future plot point, makes you feel already nostalgic for things you haven't seen yet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Pregnancy, Medical content, Death of parent, Genocide, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Abortion, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Blood, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Rape, Grief, Transphobia, Slavery, and War

breamfish1138's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-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

5.0

Yeah, the word masterpiece is overused a lot, but I think this one qualifies. 
I could spend this entire review jabbering on about how it's a heartbreaking, sometimes bleak often hilarious paen to love against all odds, or how it genuinely gives me hope for this messed up world of ours that this kind of art is being created. 
But instead, I'll just say, read it. 
Read it and laugh huge chuckles of the "what the f#ck was that?" variety. Read it and weep uncontrollably at the various harrowing realities laid bare. Read it and see more filthy, anarchic, bloody, raw, wonderful content than you thought could exist in a comic book. 
(Note: if you're under 18 and/or of a sensitive disposition i would advise you to ignore this advice. See content warnings)
Thanks, Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan, you cooked good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Body shaming, Drug use, Grief, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Violence, Stalking, Slavery, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Racism, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Gore, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Hate crime, War, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Murder, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Colonisation, Excrement, Vomit, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Mass/school shootings, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Pedophilia, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Abortion, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, and Dysphoria

This series unambiguously puts the "graphic" into "graphic novel." If you're uncomfortable about anything listed, don't read it. And don't say I didn't warn you. (Dear God there's so many penises)

mobymaize's review

This originally seemed like the type of book that I'd want to read, but it's very quick to jump on complicated space politics, which isn't always my thing. I'm very sorry, and maybe one day I will try and reread this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Blood, Cursing, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content

ithato's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Sexual content, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy, Animal death, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and War

Minor: Abortion, Terminal illness, Outing, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, and Confinement

kiarabouyea's review

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

4.5

The only reason I didn’t rate this comic higher is because it has unnecessary slurs (when is it necessary ever). I think cursing and using other words would be fine where some slurs are used. Otherwise it’s visually stunning, campy at times which I like and very graphically violent. As someone who doesn’t do horror though it’s nothing so graphic that’s scary just lots of action/fighting type gore. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Xenophobia, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Abortion, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, and Ableism

Minor: Vomit

jazhandz's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The rare story that’s as good as everyone says it is. I didn’t love everything, but I loved a lot and liked damn near everything. Fiona Staples creates the kind of world that could only exist in comics, so stylish and stellar to look at. BKV’s writing hews a little heavy-handed, but the (many) characters are compelling, and he did well at what he always does well: making me care. Completely worth the hype and I’m so glad I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Sexual content, and War

Moderate: Vomit, Animal death, Confinement, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abortion, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Fantasy racism and classism

natgoe's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Animal death, Abortion, Addiction, Drug abuse, Death, Sexual content, Gun violence, Cursing, Child abuse, Bullying, Homophobia, Death of parent, Blood, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Gore, and Drug use

kaleewinterbottom's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Murder, War, Suicide, Transphobia, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Outing, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

ladylaurenexplorer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gore, Suicide attempt, Murder, Drug abuse, War, Violence, Animal death, Slavery, Death, and Blood

Minor: Pedophilia

micklesreads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is my second read through so I can read the new issues with the story fresh in my mind, and I will continue to sing the praises of this queer, dark, gorgeous story to everyone I know.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Gore, and Sexual content