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A review by roach
Sex: Ein steifer Sommer by Joe Casey
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Imagine how many safe words are going around down there right now... not to speak of how many of them are ignored in the heat of the moment.
[Quote (re-)translated from my German copy.]
I picked this volume up at the comic store thinking it was something else (Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction) but when I figured out my mistake at home, I wasn't too angry. Bluntly titling a comic Sex is an interesting decision and I was curious to see how it would back that up. Unfortunately, the content isn't very enticing, like plenty of people before me have already said.
The initial premise of an ex-superhero of a similar style to Batman coming back to normal life in a corporate world isn't super exciting but a decent enough idea for an introspective look at the genre. The theme of sex being all around in a way through the thriving red light district of the city and the hedonistic lifestyle of the rich suits in skyscrapers is there to give the title a bit of purpose but none of it really every goes anywhere interesting or really makes a point to latch on to.
The story meanders without actually moving around very much, introduces a couple characters with vague motivations, and then this collection of issues ends without really leaving behind much of an impression.
The art isn't great either. It's not awful since there are some cool panels here and there for sure. But I did think the style was rather bland when it came to the actual people and characters started looking very rough real quick when they weren't the focus of the panel.
I didn't hate reading this. It had the occasional promising character and slightly interesting attempt at exploring what pleasure can mean in one's life. But it fails to actually build on any of it and so it ends without truly having anything to show for itself or remember it by. I would call this near-perfect mediocrity and if I could, I would give this 2.5 out of 5 stars.
I was gonna give it the benefit of the doubt and try another volume because I would love to see this flimsy groundwork actually get somewhere, but reading reviews gives me the impression that it basically stays the same.
I picked this volume up at the comic store thinking it was something else (Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction) but when I figured out my mistake at home, I wasn't too angry. Bluntly titling a comic Sex is an interesting decision and I was curious to see how it would back that up. Unfortunately, the content isn't very enticing, like plenty of people before me have already said.
The initial premise of an ex-superhero of a similar style to Batman coming back to normal life in a corporate world isn't super exciting but a decent enough idea for an introspective look at the genre. The theme of sex being all around in a way through the thriving red light district of the city and the hedonistic lifestyle of the rich suits in skyscrapers is there to give the title a bit of purpose but none of it really every goes anywhere interesting or really makes a point to latch on to.
The story meanders without actually moving around very much, introduces a couple characters with vague motivations, and then this collection of issues ends without really leaving behind much of an impression.
The art isn't great either. It's not awful since there are some cool panels here and there for sure. But I did think the style was rather bland when it came to the actual people and characters started looking very rough real quick when they weren't the focus of the panel.
I didn't hate reading this. It had the occasional promising character and slightly interesting attempt at exploring what pleasure can mean in one's life. But it fails to actually build on any of it and so it ends without truly having anything to show for itself or remember it by. I would call this near-perfect mediocrity and if I could, I would give this 2.5 out of 5 stars.
I was gonna give it the benefit of the doubt and try another volume because I would love to see this flimsy groundwork actually get somewhere, but reading reviews gives me the impression that it basically stays the same.