It's honestly pretty surprising there haven't been any Animorphs graphic novels before this because the story works perfectly in the format. I know thIt's honestly pretty surprising there haven't been any Animorphs graphic novels before this because the story works perfectly in the format. I know that they're probably not going to make very many of these because they aren't going to sell that well but I'm going to read as many as I can. ...more
This was objectively pretty terrible but I had kind of a good time so I think I might continue?? Idk it was somewhat entertaining even if it was 2.5/5
This was objectively pretty terrible but I had kind of a good time so I think I might continue?? Idk it was somewhat entertaining even if it was total trash. Big content warnings for step-sibling romance, non-consensual kissing & parent-teacher romance. ...more
I didn’t like this volume as much as the first one, mostly because the bulk of this book focuses on plot and doesn’t have the two leads together. But how it ends gives me hope for the third volume so I will absolutely be finishing off this very fun series...more
This series continues to be great. I love this dumb team so much, especially Layla Miller who is quickly be1) X-Factor, Vol. 1: The Longest Night ★★★★
This series continues to be great. I love this dumb team so much, especially Layla Miller who is quickly becoming one of my favourite characters. ...more
“Dude, he should totally be called Abraham Thinkin’.”
We're going to ignore that I accidentally read the second volume first and instead focus on t
“Dude, he should totally be called Abraham Thinkin’.”
We're going to ignore that I accidentally read the second volume first and instead focus on the fact that this comic fucking rules. My expectations for any comic that's meant to tie-in to a movie franchise are so incredibly low because they almost always feel like cash-grabs that had little-to-no thought put into them. This, thankfully, was not the case here. This was a comic written by someone who loves Bill & Ted and you can see that on every page.
This comic is set after Bogus Journey, and has Bill, Ted, the Princesses, Rufus and a bunch of their friends from throughout history trying to save Death by going to Hell. With each few pages the conflict escalates to crazy lengths, something which I feel is very in keeping with the spirit of Bogus Journey and the franchise as a whole.
Easily the best part of this comic is how much it centres all the side characters we love. In particular, the Princesses get a much more prominent role in this than they do in the movies and are the absolute coolest. In the movie's, Bill and Ted's relationships with Joanna and Elizabeth are already the absolute cutest and they really just double down on that here. But it's not just the Princesses that have expanded roles; all of the historical figures have mini character arcs and seeing them support each other is so heartwarming. Then there's Death, who remains maybe the funniest character ever created while never losing the depth he has.
The art is also fantastic. I've never read anything illustrated by Bachan but I look forward to discovering more in the future because, despite not being what I typically like in comic book art, it really worked for me.
As with the Bill & Ted movies, this has no right to be as good as it is and makes me extremely excited for Face the Music (even if it is kind of funny to read this now because of all the things they're clearly retconning in that movie)....more
content warnings: murder, violence, gore, homophobia representation: Black main character, mlm main character, muslim mlm main character, interrac3.5/5
content warnings: murder, violence, gore, homophobia representation: Black main character, mlm main character, muslim mlm main character, interracial m/m main relationship
“You are a child. An infant, and your mocking is thus infantile. That man is not my ‘boyfriend.’ That man is more to me than you can dream in your simpering, pathetic life. That man is the stars in my sky, and the sun that lights my days. That man is the moon when I am lost in darkness, and warmth when I shiver in cold. I love that man beyond measure and reason. His kiss still thrills me, even after a millennium since I first tasted him. His body, to this day, awakens a passion you will never know. His heart overflows with a kindness which this world is not worthy. His very thoughts make music of the mundane. He is not my ‘boyfriend.’ He is not my ‘lover,’ nor is he my ‘partner.’ He is all and more. He is my everything.”
I instantly became obsessed with the movie adaptation of this comic so obviously I had to go back and read the source material. It's pretty good!
The Old Guard follows a small group of warriors who come back to life every time they die. Andy, Joe, Nicky and Booker make up this group at the start but are quickly joined by Nile after she somehow survives getting her throat slit open. Along with the introduction of a new warrior, they're also dealing with a job that went wrong and what that means.
I've never read anything from Greg Rucka before but expect that to change in the future. The barebones of this concept isn't all that fresh or exciting (it's basically just Wolverine) but he's able to elevate it with an interesting story and compelling characters. Don't get me wrong, it's not the greatest comic I've ever read, and if I'm being honest I like what he did with the movie more, but it's still a really fun read. There really are only two big downsides: 1) It starts off pretty slow, something which is ultimately forgiveable because everything that comes after is so good. 2) The art is atrocious. Many of the characters are indistinguishable from each other, something which is especially bad in big action scenes, and even the action is just okay.
Aside from those two things, though, it's an entertaining comic that birthed an even better movie. ...more
content warnings: suicide, gore, homophobia, age gap relationship (15 year old with adult of unspecified age) representation: sapphic main character
Thicontent warnings: suicide, gore, homophobia, age gap relationship (15 year old with adult of unspecified age) representation: sapphic main character
This was garbage. I don't have any other way to describe it. I'm currently halfway through the TV show this is based on (a fantastic show that I recommend you should watch regardless of your feelings on this) so I figured I would check it out and... wow. I saw the average rating on Goodreads before reading and was shocked at how low it is but now I would contest that it's too high.
This follows fifteen year-old Sydney, an average teenage girl with lots of problems: her dad semi-recently killed himself, she's in love with her (female) best friend, and she has telekinetic powers. A somewhat generic premise at this point but one that can still be written well (see: the TV show).
I haven't read anything else Charles Forsman has written, and this didn't exactly make me want to rectify that.
1. I've read so many books written by men with female main characters that were incredible. This isn't one of them. It's painfully obvious from page one that Charles Forsman is a dude in his thirties trying to write like a teenage girl, and I mean that in the worst way possible. There's this thing that male writers do when badly writing women, especially young women, that often comes across as fetishistic and makes it obvious that everything they know about writing women has come from other male writers.
2. Sydney may as well not have powers. Aside from the shocking ending, they serve no plot function and don't even make for a decent metaphor because they're inserted so infrequently. This is one of the many things the show does far better. Sydney's powers are a constant in the show, and a lot of the plot is about her failing to keep them in check.
3. There's literally no plot. This isn't necessarily a bad thing but if you're going to have no plot then you have to create investment in the characters, something this absolutely does not do. Sydney is painfully generic and often extremely unlikable, and no other character features long enough for you to latch onto. Having no plot is also no excuse for having such fucking terrible pacing.
4. I'm not going to go into it too much but the portrayal of suicide in this was so unbelievably shitty.
5. Without spoilers, the ending is absolute trash. It's only there to shock you and create some forced symmetry with something that happened earlier. As I said, I still haven't finished the TV show but god I hope they change the ending because otherwise... woof.
This was just so terrible. Don't read this, just go ahead and watch the show if the premise intrigues you, I promise you'll have a better time. ...more
I love Bobby Drake so much!! The fact that we got a third volume of this was so exciting for me and it luckily was exactly what I wanted. This series isn't perfect by any means, especially when it comes to plot and villains, but if I were just rating it based on how well it dissects Bobby Drake's character it would get an easy five stars. This volume might be my favourite of the series thus far. One thing I want to highlight in particular is how much I appreciate the fact that Jean Grey outing Bobby was finally addressed and discussed as being a shitty thing, and even though Bobby acknowledges that it needed to happen it still wasn't her place to out him. This series won't win any awards for it's spectacular storytelling, but I will read it until the end of time because it's just so fun and gives my favourite X-Man some well-deserved love. ...more
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