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Deadly Class
Deadly Class 6: Nicht das Ende
Die Erstklässer erhielten einen blutigen Empfang an der Kings Dominion, während die das frisch an die Macht gekommene Schülervertretung mit brutaler Herrschaft die Schulflure und das Wohnheim regiert. Bist du nicht Teil der Gruppe � bist du Teil der Todesstatistik. Währenddessen wird Saya von ihrer eigenen düsteren Vergangenheit heimgesucht: List und Tücke an jeder Ecke. Fernab von diesem Blutbad ergehen sich Marcus und Maria, seltene Überlebende der tödlichsten Schule der Welt, in den schwärzesten Rachefantasien.
Das bisher dunkelste und aufschlussreichste Kapitel des krassen Comichits aus der Feder von Rick Remender und Wes Craig.
Das bisher dunkelste und aufschlussreichste Kapitel des krassen Comichits aus der Feder von Rick Remender und Wes Craig.
136 pages, Paperback
First published October 24, 2017
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Rick Remender
1,200Ìýbooks1,384ÌýfollowersRick Remender is an American comic book writer and artist who resides in Los Angeles, California. He is the writer/co-creator of many independent comic books like Black Science, Deadly Class, LOW, Fear Agent and Seven to Eternity. Previously, he wrote The Punisher, Uncanny X-Force, Captain America and Uncanny Avengers for Marvel Comics.
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May 4, 2023
(A-) 83% | Very Good
Notes: Review pending re-read. Collected review for volumes 4-6 can be found here: Deadly Class, Book Two: The Funeral Party
Notes: Review pending re-read. Collected review for volumes 4-6 can be found here: Deadly Class, Book Two: The Funeral Party
November 23, 2022
Can this multi-layered series that somehow merges coming of age, 1980s flex, young love, the hothead-ness of youth and a raft of 1980s music Easter Eggs with a school for teenage assassins and multiple back stories of disaffected youth tied to organised crime families and/or the impact of organised crime action on their lives maintain it's superb level of creativity? The answer is no, but it is still miles better than almost anything else in graphic novel format about teenagers. With the draw dropping reveal in the previous volume this read focusses on the new class, the impact of the Kuroki mob and finally one of the most sought after back stories, still an easy 8.5 out of 12, Four Star read. Just READ THIS SERIES already!
2022 read
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January 7, 2019
This may be my favorite volume of the series yet. It's full of a lot of great moments. We get to see Saya's backstory. Then some more drama at school and some new relationships start before the freshmen collide with last year's class.
January 5, 2018
This was freaking fantastic. While volume 4 remains the highlight of the series this is damn good.
So as you know by now Marcus is back. That didn't gel with me last volume because I LOVED his death so I didn't want him to return. However, reading him in this made me realize how much I missed him. I'm glad the series still shines the light on the new kids, giving them more romantic problems, and more growing pains, but we get enough about Marcus, Maria, and even the past of Saya in this volume. However when Viktor and his crew are on Marcus tracks everything goes to hell, as only Deadly Class can be.
Good: The art is still amazing. The fights are some of the best drawn ever and the facial expressions bring a lot of emotion to the table. The tales all feel well made and for a reason. New love is started and it's a great relaxing chapter. The meet of the old students and new works really well. Love how flawed so many characters are yet they are all so interesting. Saya's background is both horrifying and fully engaging.
Bad: Maybe the romance chapter felt a little long. That's about it.
I loved this volume almost as much as 4. This series is a roll and right now it's one of the best in the business. A 4.5 out of 5.
So as you know by now Marcus is back. That didn't gel with me last volume because I LOVED his death so I didn't want him to return. However, reading him in this made me realize how much I missed him. I'm glad the series still shines the light on the new kids, giving them more romantic problems, and more growing pains, but we get enough about Marcus, Maria, and even the past of Saya in this volume. However when Viktor and his crew are on Marcus tracks everything goes to hell, as only Deadly Class can be.
Good: The art is still amazing. The fights are some of the best drawn ever and the facial expressions bring a lot of emotion to the table. The tales all feel well made and for a reason. New love is started and it's a great relaxing chapter. The meet of the old students and new works really well. Love how flawed so many characters are yet they are all so interesting. Saya's background is both horrifying and fully engaging.
Bad: Maybe the romance chapter felt a little long. That's about it.
I loved this volume almost as much as 4. This series is a roll and right now it's one of the best in the business. A 4.5 out of 5.
August 3, 2018
A great continuation of ultra violence, scheming, and teenage drama, the story now so much bigger than King’s Dominion with an inciting if expected merging of plots and wandering troupes.
March 7, 2018
So awesome. This is more of a character study and relationship study then pure action. Still has great action. The plot built as it went along. Now the wait for the next vol.
January 22, 2018
More jockeying for power. A continued absence of teachers or learning or CLASSES in the misnamed "Deadly Class, Vol. 6". No end in sight.
And yet for the second volume in a row, I'm fairly impressed with Rick Remender writing. I didn't think that was possible. When he focuses on teens trying to come to terms with a shitty, uncaring world and leaves off the endless, poorly written fight scenes, he doesn't suck.
Plot points:
And yet for the second volume in a row, I'm fairly impressed with Rick Remender writing. I didn't think that was possible. When he focuses on teens trying to come to terms with a shitty, uncaring world and leaves off the endless, poorly written fight scenes, he doesn't suck.
Plot points:
January 1, 2018
This is seriously one of the best comics I’ve come across.
WHY AREN'T MORE PEOPLE READING THIS?!?!?
The plot is consistently surprising, and the diverse cast of characters hold such a rich amount of depth... everyone is constantly changing in ways that feel organic, and characters I previously loathed (because, let’s face it, this is like the Game of Thrones version of teenage school for assassins� anyone can go at any time) are making me rethink my previous negative stances on them. Why must it always leave off on a damn cliffhanger?? I neeeed moreeeeee
WHY AREN'T MORE PEOPLE READING THIS?!?!?
The plot is consistently surprising, and the diverse cast of characters hold such a rich amount of depth... everyone is constantly changing in ways that feel organic, and characters I previously loathed (because, let’s face it, this is like the Game of Thrones version of teenage school for assassins� anyone can go at any time) are making me rethink my previous negative stances on them. Why must it always leave off on a damn cliffhanger?? I neeeed moreeeeee
October 25, 2017
THIS IS THE SHIT. I WANT MORE.
December 7, 2022
The saga continues with these new characters and new alliances as everyone has to now pick sides if they don't want to die early. With more teenage drama and romance, which aren't a bad thing as Rick Remender nails the complexity of these relationships, the story starts to converge as the volume ends with exactly what you'd expect: mayhem.
June 29, 2018
Catching up on two trades worth of Deadly Class in single issues. I forgot how text heavy the series can be, but the slow burn always leads to some pulse-pounding action. Starting in on “Love Like Blood� immediately!
May 7, 2022
I love saya
May 23, 2019
One thing's for sure... the cover is a spoiler. So I'm trying not to look at upcoming covers for the next volumes in the series. This volume was good but not as good as the pervious ones. I'd like a few more back stories on characters then what's been given. I still love the unique artwork and coloring and the story is still interesting. Looking forward to the next volume.
September 1, 2018
Wow nice little pieces coming together.
World: Fantastic art from Craig, other than the false Kanji it's amazing, I just artists would take more effort for languages other than English, they'd never half ass English signage but other languages...just google. The world building is good, a continuation of the cliffhanger of last time so there are new little bits and pieces created here. The best part of the world building is that it's character based and with new and old characters getting more details and depth the world is even better.
Story: The cold open was interesting the lack of insane violence was different but in a good way. This is the calm when all the pieces are moved into place but each issue focusing on a character is good. The Saya issue the Helmut issue and the other characters I can't reveal here, awesome. Of course the end is just a explode into shit end which makes readers need to read the next one, so good.
Characters: The characters are flawed, they are hyper real and they are engrossing as hell. These new look at the new characters was good, last arc introduced them and it was a huge change but now with more depth it makes sense why we should care. It's good.
I know I'm being vague but if you've made it here you'll continue with the series. This series continues to surprise.
Onward to the next book!
World: Fantastic art from Craig, other than the false Kanji it's amazing, I just artists would take more effort for languages other than English, they'd never half ass English signage but other languages...just google. The world building is good, a continuation of the cliffhanger of last time so there are new little bits and pieces created here. The best part of the world building is that it's character based and with new and old characters getting more details and depth the world is even better.
Story: The cold open was interesting the lack of insane violence was different but in a good way. This is the calm when all the pieces are moved into place but each issue focusing on a character is good. The Saya issue the Helmut issue and the other characters I can't reveal here, awesome. Of course the end is just a explode into shit end which makes readers need to read the next one, so good.
Characters: The characters are flawed, they are hyper real and they are engrossing as hell. These new look at the new characters was good, last arc introduced them and it was a huge change but now with more depth it makes sense why we should care. It's good.
I know I'm being vague but if you've made it here you'll continue with the series. This series continues to surprise.
Onward to the next book!
May 24, 2023
After the series high of , Volume 6 takes things down a notch and gives us a couple issues of our characters talking through issues. We cover nearly every TW topic in the 1980s milieu in this volume, and the racial identities of the series� disparate characters are brought into the fray, HARD.
Some of Wes Craig’s art in this volume completely blew me away. He has these two distinct vertical compositions where he plays with perspective, and they’re genuinely stupendous wish-I-could-hang-this-on-my-wall work.
There’s a lot of setup at work here, which is fine. No really big set pieces or anything. But we spend more time with these characters, and since that’s what I was complaining about wanting more of a couple reviews ago, I should be happy! But the blend of the two in volume 5 was so good! Anyway, we’re halfway through the series� run. Here’s to the second half!
It’s not exactly the follow up to 5 that I thought it would be, but for what this volume is, it’s still a 4-star Deadly Class experience.
Some of Wes Craig’s art in this volume completely blew me away. He has these two distinct vertical compositions where he plays with perspective, and they’re genuinely stupendous wish-I-could-hang-this-on-my-wall work.
There’s a lot of setup at work here, which is fine. No really big set pieces or anything. But we spend more time with these characters, and since that’s what I was complaining about wanting more of a couple reviews ago, I should be happy! But the blend of the two in volume 5 was so good! Anyway, we’re halfway through the series� run. Here’s to the second half!
It’s not exactly the follow up to 5 that I thought it would be, but for what this volume is, it’s still a 4-star Deadly Class experience.
October 28, 2019
New class - new problems. I expected the quality will drop but the opposite happened. It's even better.
June 6, 2022
I ten koniec potrzebuje więcej!
December 11, 2023
marcus is my baby forever and ever
May 24, 2019
I just compared the number of reviews of the most recent volume of Saga with the most recent volume of Deadly Class (released a week apart), and to see that Deadly Class does not even have 1/15 the number of reviews is a legitimate shame.
While tastes vary, I believe Deadly Class to be only a notch below Saga in terms of quality of art and writing (because let's face it, Saga is in a league of its own).
Wes Craig's illustrations are like nothing I've ever seen. The way he can create seamless movement on a page is astounding, and something that I wish all of my other favorite comics did better.
The story has never stopped being good, and it seems like it's about to ramp up once again. I'm not sure how he did it, but Remender managed to introduce a whole flock of new characters last volume and I appreciate all of them and what they bring to the story. Helmut rules!!
While tastes vary, I believe Deadly Class to be only a notch below Saga in terms of quality of art and writing (because let's face it, Saga is in a league of its own).
Wes Craig's illustrations are like nothing I've ever seen. The way he can create seamless movement on a page is astounding, and something that I wish all of my other favorite comics did better.
The story has never stopped being good, and it seems like it's about to ramp up once again. I'm not sure how he did it, but Remender managed to introduce a whole flock of new characters last volume and I appreciate all of them and what they bring to the story. Helmut rules!!
March 5, 2018
I am still loving this series, though I did find this volume to be more tame than the previous five volumes.
But they were so excellent that I just went and slapped the five stars on this one.
But they were so excellent that I just went and slapped the five stars on this one.
February 22, 2019
So this series is getting better and I think it's due to the new characters I was actually griping about in the last volume.
November 6, 2022
(Zero spoiler review for the deluxe edition. Score for this volume) 4.5/5
I gotta admit, a few issues in, I was just a little bit worried about this one. Worried that my unflinching praise and sky high expectations were going to come back to haunt me. No., this wasn't the strongest opening in my opinion, with Remender putting all those things I loved about the first one to the side (how could he), and doubling down on just about everything I was glad this book wasn't. But hot damn did it slowly but surely redeem itself by the end.
Now don't get m wrong, the start wasn't terrible by any stretch of the imagination. I wasn't about to throw the book across the room, burn it and delivery myself a swift and poorly executed lobotomy to remove the once pristine memory of this series from my mind. It was a little silly, a little goofy, and definitely less than impeccably executed, but it was Ok, I guess. It just wasn't as good as everything that proceeded it. But everything that proceeded it was pretty damn awesome, in my opinion, and thankfully, we soon found our way back to said awesomeness.
There are quite a few twists and turns in this arc, which I will certainly not be spoiling, although one thing that isn't a spoiler, especially if you've read the first book, is how awesome Craig and Boyd's art is here. Few books so perfectly encapsulate the tone of the story, giving it a fresh, evocative and unique look as Deadly Class, but damnit it if those two aren't kicking goals again here. Remender's writing would be generally strong enough to carry even a shitty looking book, but thank god we don't have that book, we have a sumptuous feast for the eyes. If you aren't reading this, then what the hell is wrong with you? This sat on my shelf for two years before I cracked it open. I waited two weeks between books one and two. Not sure how long Ill go before book three makes an appearance. Don't dawdle any longer on one of the best Image titles out there. 4.5/5
OmniBen.
I gotta admit, a few issues in, I was just a little bit worried about this one. Worried that my unflinching praise and sky high expectations were going to come back to haunt me. No., this wasn't the strongest opening in my opinion, with Remender putting all those things I loved about the first one to the side (how could he), and doubling down on just about everything I was glad this book wasn't. But hot damn did it slowly but surely redeem itself by the end.
Now don't get m wrong, the start wasn't terrible by any stretch of the imagination. I wasn't about to throw the book across the room, burn it and delivery myself a swift and poorly executed lobotomy to remove the once pristine memory of this series from my mind. It was a little silly, a little goofy, and definitely less than impeccably executed, but it was Ok, I guess. It just wasn't as good as everything that proceeded it. But everything that proceeded it was pretty damn awesome, in my opinion, and thankfully, we soon found our way back to said awesomeness.
There are quite a few twists and turns in this arc, which I will certainly not be spoiling, although one thing that isn't a spoiler, especially if you've read the first book, is how awesome Craig and Boyd's art is here. Few books so perfectly encapsulate the tone of the story, giving it a fresh, evocative and unique look as Deadly Class, but damnit it if those two aren't kicking goals again here. Remender's writing would be generally strong enough to carry even a shitty looking book, but thank god we don't have that book, we have a sumptuous feast for the eyes. If you aren't reading this, then what the hell is wrong with you? This sat on my shelf for two years before I cracked it open. I waited two weeks between books one and two. Not sure how long Ill go before book three makes an appearance. Don't dawdle any longer on one of the best Image titles out there. 4.5/5
OmniBen.
December 4, 2021
I own this book.
When I think about a good comic or a good book in general, I think about books that make me stop in shock. In the last book it's revealed that Maria isn't dead, and I'm not spoiling anything because she is literally on the cover. And then we also find out that Marcus isn't dead either and Saya lied. This book was so well done and I loved seeing Marcus and Maria find one another again. But things aren't all peachy in paradise. Each of them want revenge for what happened to them but they also wish the leave Kings Dominion and everything it means in the past while they survive "dead". Saya has some stuff going on back at the school too. Her brother wants her blood for shaming him in front of their father years ago, and he has a mole on the inside to help him find out something that will shame her before he kills her.
This book is heating things up again. I didn't know where else this series could go but I honestly only see it improving from here. And it was already very good.
When I think about a good comic or a good book in general, I think about books that make me stop in shock. In the last book it's revealed that Maria isn't dead, and I'm not spoiling anything because she is literally on the cover. And then we also find out that Marcus isn't dead either and Saya lied. This book was so well done and I loved seeing Marcus and Maria find one another again. But things aren't all peachy in paradise. Each of them want revenge for what happened to them but they also wish the leave Kings Dominion and everything it means in the past while they survive "dead". Saya has some stuff going on back at the school too. Her brother wants her blood for shaming him in front of their father years ago, and he has a mole on the inside to help him find out something that will shame her before he kills her.
This book is heating things up again. I didn't know where else this series could go but I honestly only see it improving from here. And it was already very good.
March 17, 2022
‘’When I’m old and slow and boring and safe and living dead like all the things I swore I’d never become, I want to remember this. The way this feels.’�
I missed my babies Marcus and Maria so freaking bad.
This was a really fun volume! Loved Saya's backstory and the final issue was oof, so good. Volume 4 remains my ultimate favourite but this one might be a close second.
I missed my babies Marcus and Maria so freaking bad.
This was a really fun volume! Loved Saya's backstory and the final issue was oof, so good. Volume 4 remains my ultimate favourite but this one might be a close second.
January 21, 2018
The deadly cast continues to twist and turn like a dagger eviscerating all and sundry in this sordid yet solid run.
May 28, 2023
marcus my babygirl
December 5, 2024
KOCHAM TĘ CZĘŚĆ.
July 23, 2019
Bullet Review:
Someone had a MASSIVE urge to rant against PC culture, racism, feminism and how MTV culture ruined metal music (and snort would destroy goth/punk music come the new millennium).
I suppose this isn’t awful, but the discovery that *GASP* someone isn’t dead in a way that’s completely unbelievable makes my eyes roll around in my sockets. Does anyone really DIE in this series?
Other bits: Grogda goes from porky in the previous volume to extremely svelte in the few days between these volumes and that’s handwaved away by her use of meth. Petra was unrecognizable and indistinguishable from Saya in the last half with her turn to emo/“goth�. And Saya give Bella Swan a run for her money in being mopey. GOOD GRIEF guys...
But...ONWARD!
Sidenote: LOL, I’m like on of 3 people to rate this lower than 4-stars on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ.
Someone had a MASSIVE urge to rant against PC culture, racism, feminism and how MTV culture ruined metal music (and snort would destroy goth/punk music come the new millennium).
I suppose this isn’t awful, but the discovery that *GASP* someone isn’t dead in a way that’s completely unbelievable makes my eyes roll around in my sockets. Does anyone really DIE in this series?
Other bits: Grogda goes from porky in the previous volume to extremely svelte in the few days between these volumes and that’s handwaved away by her use of meth. Petra was unrecognizable and indistinguishable from Saya in the last half with her turn to emo/“goth�. And Saya give Bella Swan a run for her money in being mopey. GOOD GRIEF guys...
But...ONWARD!
Sidenote: LOL, I’m like on of 3 people to rate this lower than 4-stars on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ.
May 17, 2019
This pulls back the action a bit and focuses on some character development, which is great. Saya’s back story is really interesting. It just didn’t feel like the volume needed 5 issues.
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