Arca
creator(s): Van Jensen | Jesse Lonergan |
medium(s): book | comic |
date reviewed: 18 June 2025
rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤
Arca isn’t perfect—the plot moves at the speed of convenience, the characters aren’t terribly deep, and the twists are either predictable or “huh?”
Even with those critiques, though, I nearly gave it full marks, because it’s really good. I love the art and panel design, and the dystopia as metaphor for modern social problems lands really well. I really enjoyed the read!
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