Originally read this when it was coming out on Webtoon and wanted to treat myself to a reread during the spooky season. It flowed a little better now that every issue to compiled into one book and I had a better time understanding some of the plot elements. Definitely for those who are fans of Hellboy/Mike Mignola, as there's a big influence in terms of art style and story beats. 

I know I was so close to finishing this one but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. What started off as a very promising dark fairy tale just kind of spiraled into a bumbling mess. It's clear that Albert is drawing a lot of influence from Angela Carter and Grimms Brothers, but the story never really has any teeth to it like those of these authors.

Hell, it can't even commit to killing off a character whose sacrifice would actually weigh on Alice. I don't know if it's trying to be subversive of the typical dark fairy tale, but it just feels spineless.

Alice was such a hard character to follow. She's needlessly antagonistic and, while I know that's supposed to be her character flaw, it leads to really weird situations. The cop scene felt so out of left field, especially with the shoehorned in message about white privilege. It's an important lesson to be sure, but it has no bearing on the actual story or characters, never comes up again, and doesn't serve as anything more than a shallow attempt to touch on real life issues. 

While the pacing in the first hundred pages or so was decent, it slowed down immensely when reaching the halfway mark. So many events could have been condensed or written out entirely. The story just kept spinning its wheels for over a hundred pages before the "bad guys" just happen to catch up and kick the story into gear again.

Was really looking forward to this one, but I just don't have the strength for it.

All that great setup just for Marvel to drop the ball yet again with this series. Can't these kids catch a break???

An absolutely required read for those studying feminism or any kind of gender studies. It is imperative to get an intersectional perspective on these issues due to the history of women of color going unheard in the fight for women's rights as well as the constant abuse of power shown by privileged white women. I was familiar with many of the concepts that Hamad described: white woman tears, white fragility, various stereotypes, and the constant attacks on women of color's agency. But this is the first time I've read these topics in depth and with their historical context. It goes a long way in realizing the racism, sexism, and intolerance that Western society was built and currently thrives on. Hamad uses very accessible language to get her points across, which I appreciated since I find it hard to focus on nonfiction usually. 

This book definitely clarified ideas surrounding white women feminism and ways to address the behavior that comes from it. As someone always trying to be better, I'm always looking for reading material to help me better understand these issues and this book really filled a gap in my education. 

I'm going to need more volumes in this series because they're just delightful Halloween treats. Just as much energy, chaos, and spookiness as the last volume! 

Chip Zdarsky tells a tale of old as time with this story about a comic book artist going up against the industry to reclaim the rights to a character he created. It's a scenario we've seen play out many times in comic book world, whether big corporations refuse to give creators their due or some creators get pushed to the side and the public forgets they had any influence in bringing their favorite characters to life. It's an incredibly meta text, one from an author/artists that has worked with these big comics moguls and no doubt understands the corporate song and dance. For as complex as the legal issues can be, it's a simple story that combines the plight of artists and strained family dynamics to culminate in an emotional, relatable experience. 

Found it a bit too slow moving and thought the Oxford storyline wasn't as engaging as the Gutenberg, despite it having time devoted to it. If anything the latter could have been its own story. Blake isn't really investing as a main character since he spends a good bulk of time moping and complaining through the first 1/3 of the book. Too many books to read to keep spending time on this one.