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Bodies #1 by Si Spencer, Tula Lotay, Phil Winslade

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24carrotgay's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective 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? Yes

3.5

the longer i sit with the meaning of this comic, the more certain i am that it is a masterpiece full of symbolism, allegory, and commentary.

i watched the show first and was so intrigued that i hunted down the graphic novel to try to get answers about the bootstrap paradox. imagine my surprise when i found there was no time travel in the comic, but instead a supernatural messianic figure named frank!

however, the comic was very hard to follow, hence the lower rating. when i finished reading, i scoured the internet for interpretation, and i found reddit posts from r/bodiesonnetflix and blog articles from major spoilers, comics alliance, and games radar that were particularly helpful & insightful. without them, the message and overall coherence of the story would have gone over my head.

quirkydrinkerofink's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

brandongryder's review

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2.0

Not sure what I expected, but it wasn’t this.

thesholmes's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I mean wow. The story is ridiculously contrived and open-to-interpretation, but it's counteracted by how fantastic the imagery is and the sense of revelation and black comedy. The characters were a little flat though.