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vmcait's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
alandd's review against another edition
3.0
Siento que me estoy perdiendo de algo. Personajes entran y salen sin razón, se supone que hay una guerra en curso o algo, pero no termino de entender ni de simpatizar con las situaciones en las que terminan los personajes...
I feel like I'm missing something. Characters come and go for no reason, there's supposed to be a war in progress or something, but I can't quite understand or sympathize with the situations the characters end up in...
I feel like I'm missing something. Characters come and go for no reason, there's supposed to be a war in progress or something, but I can't quite understand or sympathize with the situations the characters end up in...
faemorgan's review against another edition
4.0
This issue was just sad and brutal with no hope, revealing the worst part about war. That last few scenes was the worst.
caitcoy's review against another edition
4.0
In the third issue, the party is forced to head into a war zone and commits the ultimate RPG playing sin. If Sol really is building this world, I can't help but be impressed. I mean, obviously horrified but damn, such a skillful blending of history and alternate reality. Far from cheerful but still enthralling and Hans' art continues to be just fantastic, in the very best of ways.
liesljrowe's review
5.0
"Die" is possibly one of the most emotionally devastating graphic novels I've read, and this issue most of all. I suppose I should have seen a riff on WW1 and Tolkien coming, given the whole "lost innocence" subtext and the burden of trekking through a wasteland with the inevitability of possibly never getting to return home. All the same, it was an amazing emotional moment. WW1 shaped so much of "The Lord of the Rings" and it was both incredibly clever and devastating to see "Die" link the two together: the reimagined versions of the hobbits in the trenches; the adaption of the first few lines to talk about the wet, dark trenches; the eagles coming to save the day, but at the same, not being able to fix it all.
I am also really warming to Ash, who seems to be the main character that we journey alongside. I love her perspective of things and with her role as the Dictator, it makes sense that she would be the one most invested in how Sol has twisted the things they love to make this hellscape. I can't wait to read the next installment, each issue keeps getting better and better, though I worry at what the future has in store for the party.
I am also really warming to Ash, who seems to be the main character that we journey alongside. I love her perspective of things and with her role as the Dictator, it makes sense that she would be the one most invested in how Sol has twisted the things they love to make this hellscape. I can't wait to read the next installment, each issue keeps getting better and better, though I worry at what the future has in store for the party.
quirkycatsfatstacks's review
4.0
I absolutely adore the steady buildup that this series has been doing. Each issue makes the world feel more real, and in this instance, that’s actually pretty terrifying. This is not a world I would wish on my worst enemies.
I love that this issue took the time to humanize the NPC’s in this world. It may seem like an odd choice, but our main characters are living and risking their lives in this world - literally – so doesn’t it make sense that the other people filling the world would feel more real as well?
There was one character, in particular, that was introduced that I found fascinating. I hope we see him again because I am very curious about him. I also love the way some of the main characters’ abilities work – and how sometimes just being human in this world is enough to trigger something larger. It’s beautifully done.
The artwork for this issue was absolutely striking – but that’s really no surprise. All of the artwork for this series has proven to be breathtaking – both the beautiful scenes and the horrifying ones.
I love that this issue took the time to humanize the NPC’s in this world. It may seem like an odd choice, but our main characters are living and risking their lives in this world - literally – so doesn’t it make sense that the other people filling the world would feel more real as well?
There was one character, in particular, that was introduced that I found fascinating. I hope we see him again because I am very curious about him. I also love the way some of the main characters’ abilities work – and how sometimes just being human in this world is enough to trigger something larger. It’s beautifully done.
The artwork for this issue was absolutely striking – but that’s really no surprise. All of the artwork for this series has proven to be breathtaking – both the beautiful scenes and the horrifying ones.