Tag: dark

Lava – Graphic Novel Review

Arden Skye1 week ago1 week ago02 mins

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There’s some secrecy around the robots, the mission and the environment.

Book Guild – October 2025 Challenge

Arden Skye2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

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Sorry for the unannounced break during summer, but the Reading Guild is back! And since October is known for being the creepy Halloween month, … Theme: horror Read and review anything that’s a book – novels, comics, mangas, graphic novels, poem collections, scripts, short stories, zines, et cetera. (Audiobooks count too, of course!). How to…

Long Cold Winter – Graphic Novel #1 Review

Arden Skye7 months ago8 months ago03 mins

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It’s incredibly fast-paced, a bit too much in my opinion. Felt like I was reading 4 novels cramped into one, instead of 4 comic issues.

I want to love you till your dying day – Manga #1 Review

Arden Skye7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

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The story is quite slow-paced, just like the protagonist, Sheena. Sheena is an orphan living in an orphanage where magic-users are sent to train for the war.

Dra-Q #1 – Manga Review

Arden Skye7 months ago7 months ago02 mins

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Werewolves are the bad guys, crying makes their eyes turn red, flying lessons are brutal, and love turns into a bloodlust … interesting.

Tsunami – Graphic Novel Review

Arden Skye7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

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I expected a lot, but definitely not this. While I don’t mind dark turns at all, especially such themes in stories that are marketed towards children, this was rather confusing. It had a really great start, however, the ending was disappointing. Not that I need happy endings – given the themes and writing style, I…

Sunder #1 – Graphic Novel Review

Arden Skye7 months ago7 months ago03 mins

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An action-packed DnD adventure that actually has a lot going on, while at the same time feels like drinking your morning tea/coffee on the veranda.

On the left, the back cover. Text from top to bottom: "From Eisuke Naito (director) + Shuzo Oshimi comes the new horror film (character designer). TOXIC DAUGHTER. DEBUTS APRIL 5, 2024 AT THE SHINJUKU WALD 9 AND NATIONWIDE*! *Not currently available in English." "Chi will never allow this home to be happy. STORY: Moving into a single-family house with her husband and daughter Moeka seems like the start of a dream come true for Hagino, who did not grow up in a happy home. But one day. while Hagino is out, she gets a call from Moeka, desperately pleading for help. Hagino rushes back to find her house trashed and Moeka, her clothes in tatters, being straddled by an unfamiliar girl clutching a large pair of scissors. The girl's name: Chi. She had once lived in that house, but was thought to have left town after causing a certain incident. Now she's back to draw out the poison hiding beneath this seemingly happy family's façade and send them into a living nightmare." "Starring: Aimi Satsukawa Sera Uehara Himena Irei Terunosuke Takeza Directed by: Eisuke Naito "Chi" Character Design by: Shuzo Oshimi Screenplay by: Eisuke Naito and Naruki Matsuhisa Score by: Hisashi Arita Executive Producers: King Records and The Klockworx Distributed by: The Klockworx Toxic Daughter website"": https://dokumusume.com/ Toxic Daughter on X (formerly Twitter)**: @dokumusume_eiga **Japanese-language only" On the right, the front cover. Chi-Chan, the titular character, is seen drawn with a grey pencil, whereas her robe is in a bright red. Her long hair goes beyond the page. She's holding a large scissors and looking warily to the reader. Many X's in red of grey cover the rest of the image, while the background is white. Text: "TOXIC DAUGHTER CHI-CHAN. SHUZO OSHIMI WITH EISUKE NΑΙΤΟ AND THE TOXIC DAUGHTER FILM PARTNERS"

Toxic Daughter: Chi-chan – Manga Review

Arden Skye7 months ago7 months ago03 mins

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The blurb sounded really cool – dark. It does start pretty unhinged and like the beginning of a slowly creeping horror story, but then focuses a bit (too much for my taste) on a hetero romance and I wanted to barf. However, I had a bad feeling about the guy’s trying-too-hard-to-be-good vibe from the beginning…

On the left, the back cover. A picnic cloth lying in grass, with a sandwich with brainy insides, a bone cookie ("GUDBOY") and a bloody bubble tea. Text: "Zom is just your average everyday zombie girl. Enjoy this laugh-out-loud, wordless comic collection, which follows the everyday adventures of Zom, a zombie girl; Ari, a resident vampire; and Theo, a loveable werewolf. Zom and her fantastical friends navigate everything from dating to beach trips to roommate spats in a colorful, engaging world full of ghouls, skeletons, and ghosts. This silent graphic novel takes full advantage of the illustrated format and shows the hearts (literally, in some cases) at the core of even the spookiest monsters. ZomCom'ics is great for anyone who likes spooky, funny, and relatable stories." Andrews McMeel PUBLISHING® www.andrewsmcmeel.com $18.99 U.S.A. ($25.99 Canada) ISBN: 978-1-5248-9208-1 51899 9781524 892081 Printed in China On the right, the front cover. Zom, Ari and Theo are seen lying on their backs in the grass in a circle and looking at each other, smiling. Zom's arm is detached, lying above their heads. Text: "ZOMCOM'ICS Emi MG"

ZomCom’ics – Webcomic Review

Arden Skye8 months ago8 months ago02 mins

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Loved it! (Especially the Spiderman meme lmao. Or the death reaper situations.) Silent comics are always so cool, and shows again & again how you don’t need many words (or any words) to tell a story! I especially love how diverse and creative each strip is. All kinds of mythological creatures in situations that I…

The Curse of Monte Cristo – Graphic Novel Review

Arden Skye8 months ago8 months ago03 mins

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A new spin, making the protagonist of African descent, a slave and a man of color. Plus, connecting it to the Haitian revolution.