A review by papercraftalex
Karmen by Guillem March

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

2.0

Karmen is a comic that explores suicide, death, and selfishness. It's also a comic that feels the need to have it's titular character have rock hard nipples and make a lot of fart jokes. The art style is stunning and it had incredible world-building, but it's overall message was shaming people who consider suicide and was written by an obviously misogynistic man. There was no need for the man character to be naked for most of the novel. The message also was so on-the-nose and cheesy at the climax. I would have loved to see the story fully fleshed out without the sexism and mental health shaming, but that's incredibly ubiquitous so I can't recommend it. 

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.