I can say, without question, that this is the best Volume so far. And I’m not saying that just because it’s the latest one. There are so many revelations, personal and plot-related, that you risk getting whiplash. THe further along we get, the more the stories from earlier in the series start to connect like a complex spider web.
See what I did there?
In all seriousness, this is probably the most serious of the Volumes so far. There’s so much death and destruction happening here, it’s hard to recommend this to younger readers; I guess I’m not one to talk, seeing as I grew up reading Stephen King and watching horror movies. Still, I can’t sing Okina Baba and Kiryu Tsukasa’s praises enough. The art never ceases to amaze me and works to heighten the already engaging and entertaining story. A partnership running on all cylinders.
While this installment is definitely one of the darkest, if not the darkest so far, there is enough humor to give off small rays of light. We get to see the reasoning behind some of the more dastardly deeds performed, and yet, you can’t help but feel for a lot of the characters even as they’re performing said deeds. While we’ve yet to catch up to the human stories earlier in the series, the journey there is such a great one. It actually has me thinking about going back to read the earlier “S” stories to experience them with more background. I’ll probably hold off on that for now.
With this installment we got betrayals, alliances and character development I didn’t think would actually happen. The stakes are higher than ever, the the real reason for the war is revealed, and we get to learn a bit more about D and the gods. This series constantly surprises me, and I’m eagerly awaiting what happens in the next Volume.
So I'm a Spider, So What?, Vol. 10
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Last update: 08-15-2024