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Kill Shakespeare Volume 4: The Mask of Night by Anthony Del Col, Conor McCreery

geekwayne's review

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4.0

'Kill Shakespeare Volume 4: The Mask of Night' takes place at sea. Our main story has moved off the crazy island. As usual, the art and story are good.

The story starts aboard masked Captain Cesario's ship. He and his first mate Viola find something stowed aboard their ship. It's not treasure, but it may prove of value. It's stowaways in the form on Juliet, Hamlet, Shakespeare and a crazed Othello. Surprises abound, especially when they run into Titus Andronicus' war ship The Lavinia. Viola makes some tough choices, and sets up the story for the next chapters.

The story, as usual was pretty good, but it did feel a bit like a middle story. The art was as good as it's been for this series. I liked this volume of the story. It's definitely graphic and a bit rough, so know that going into the story.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

stacydodds's review

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

2.0

juntakinte1968's review

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3.0

It is good, but probably the weakest entry in the series so far. I didn't like how Othello and Will were written out so early--especially considering the fact that they would've been interesting as part of the worldbuilding of the series. And I'm still kind of confused as for why Viola and Cesario were made two different characters. Lastly, the ending leaves a little to be desired as it doesn't really feel like a self contained sequel or a setup for future stories. Still, it's a fun universe to play in, and something you could enjoy if you've read this many issues.

lukeisthename34's review

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5.0

Best volume yet.

cerapp555's review

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4.0

I think this might be my favorite of the Kill Shakespeare series. They leave the book off on such a cliff hanger though. I'm ready to know more!

MVP: Viola

john_opalenik's review

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4.0

Another awesome chapter in the Kill Shakespeare story. If you've liked it so far, you'll love this.

My one and only complaint is that it was comparatively short.

sammybluejay's review against another edition

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3.0

This was much shorter than the others and, I'll admit, a little bit disappointing. I love Viola to little pieces, however.
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