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burstnwithbooks's review against another edition
3.0
This was just okay, and rather hard to follow... but the art style was absolutely gorgeous.
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
4.0
The tagline for this collection is "You're overthinking it." which described my experience reading the book. At times I really enjoyed it, at times I wasn't precisely sure why I was reading it. Kivela's art is gorgeous, and the concept at the center of the story is really cool, I just found myself occasionally distracted by the dialog. It's not clunky or badly done; it just doesn't always seem to progress at the same rate as the story. Also, I get exhausted by the 1990s overswearing trope. It's not egregious here, and I might not have noticed it if I hadn't just finished reading a book that read like Quentin Tarantino had a stroke, and lost what little discretion he has.It just pops up occasionally, and at moments where characters are trying too hard to be cool in a way that real people sometimes try too hard to be cool.
This is the third or fourth Black Mask book I've read, and I enjoy each one a little more than the previous. I can't wait to read more work from the studio, as well as this creative team.
I recommend it for people who like supernatural crime stories that skew a little David Lynchy but don't go Full Blown Twin Peaks, people who wish Huntress or Black Widow were way more badass and acted in a world with consequences, people looking for LGBTQIA hitwomen stories, and really anyone looking for something awesome that's different from most mainstream comics but not so different that you can't figure out what's going on.
This is the third or fourth Black Mask book I've read, and I enjoy each one a little more than the previous. I can't wait to read more work from the studio, as well as this creative team.
I recommend it for people who like supernatural crime stories that skew a little David Lynchy but don't go Full Blown Twin Peaks, people who wish Huntress or Black Widow were way more badass and acted in a world with consequences, people looking for LGBTQIA hitwomen stories, and really anyone looking for something awesome that's different from most mainstream comics but not so different that you can't figure out what's going on.
burstnwithbooks's review
3.0
This was just okay, and rather hard to follow... but the art style was absolutely gorgeous.
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