"Bleed," Part Five
You can never go home, said Sol, way back in issue two. Let's see if he was right.
Die #20 offers us a thrilling conclusion to an amazing series that pushes the boundaries of the artform. Read Full Review
DIE #20 is a beautiful end to a masterpiece of storytelling. Gillen, Hans, and Cowles have a generational story on their hands, and the comics world is all the richer for it. I could go on about how much I love this issue and this series as a whole. But instead, I'll just pour that inspiration into my own Tabletop RPG games. Which, at the end of the day, is the best praise I can give for this series. Read Full Review
Die is at its end, but it's also a beginning because of course that's how campaigns work. The game lingers, the personas we crafted and cultivated don't quite leave us. We discovered things about ourselves and make new moves because of it. Die #20 signals the end of an era, and I want everyone to experience this story for themselves. It has been one of the best journeys I've been on in a while. Read Full Review
DIE asks the question if letting that fandom feed on your soul, if inviting it to become a part of your true self, is a good or bad thing. It provides no easy answers"enjoying something to the point that you "lose yourself" to it can provide relief, joy, and comfort, and it can also be toxic and harmful"but the examination itself was poignant, thoughtful, and masterful throughout. Read Full Review
Hans blew me away with the beauty of the art in this issue. The imagery is brilliantly detailed and transports to this world with these characters. I loved every page of this issue. Read Full Review
As with all things, DIE has come to its end. DIE #20 is a satisfying conclusion and bittersweet farewell to a masterful piece of storytelling. Read Full Review
From start to finish, this has been an outstanding series. For those who are just about to sink their teeth into DIE #20, you will not be disappointed. And to the comic book readers who've yet to give this title a chance, get on it. Read Full Review
An ending that will frustrate all in the same ways the series as a whole did but in that frustration, a story told all too perfectly. Read Full Review
Well, they did it. They stuck the landing. This was about as close to a perfect conclusion as I could've imagined. I was a little worried after the last issue, but this final chapter provided a thoroughly satisfying end to the story.
As an aside, this series boasts perhaps the best gallery of variant covers I have ever seen. What a visual feast.
I was dragged kicking and screaming all the way through this series — I don't like Tolkien and really didn't need a story with maximum despair in the 2020's — but what an incredible ride! And they do use the despair of 2020 to extraordinary effect.
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