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Noir: A Collection of Crime Comics by Eduardo Barreto, Rick Geary, Alex de Campi, Gabriel Bá, Brian Azzarello, Ed Brubaker, Diana Schutz, Stefano Gaudiano, David Lapham, Fábio Moon, Jeff Lemire

booksofbelwood's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

A mix of stories. A few better than others… but nothing really stood out to me.

rainbowofcrazy's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Eh.. Eh.. This was very... meh. 

This was a mix of a few neat stories, a LOT of eh stories, and a couple that didn't really make sense?? Overall, disappointed. They all would have benefited with more pages. It's like the stories were missing parts to help flesh them out properly. I was hoping for more with this collection 🤷🏻‍♀️

duparker's review against another edition

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4.0

Solid mix of stories. Some were meh, but the ones that weren't really stood out.

ladykatka's review against another edition

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

2.5

As with all anthologies the is was a mixed bag. A few stand out as fantastic, a good one here or there and the rest were not great and merely filler. I wouldn't go out of my way to recommend this book.

ogreart's review against another edition

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3.0

An uneven collection. Some were great, some were okay. One was so totally confusing, I still am not sure what it was about after rereading it. Twice. The ones I liked made the whole thing worth it to me.

yoliesbookdates's review against another edition

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

2.5

iliyenzio's review against another edition

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

2.5

There were a few stand out stories and graphic styles, but it really wasn't my thing, overall.

lizzielove2016's review against another edition

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2.0

1.5....2 good stories the rest were boring

blooker's review against another edition

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3.0

The first and the final entries of this graphic novel compilation were the best. While there were a few good ones in between, I was disappointed that many seemed to be beginning on the final page of their stories. Overall, for just an hour or so's reading, there's a lot of great hard-boiled style, little twists, and nice artwork. A nice way to spend time waiting for your significant other to wake up on Thanksgiving morning.

elleemgee's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0