Grim: Deluxe Edition, Book One

Grim #1-3

by Stephanie Phillips, Flaviano (illustrator)

Jessica Harrow may be dead, but her story is far from over as she experiences countless dark adventures in the hereafter, working as one of many Reapers to ferry the souls of the damned to their ultimate destination… One of 2022’s biggest hits with over 100,000 units sold, there is no better way to discover the secrets of the afterlife and the fate of hell and death itself, than in this special premium format. From superstar writer Stephanie Phillips (Harley Quinn) and fan favorite artist Flaviano (New Mutants) comes this deluxe hardcover collection of the first 15 issues, a harrowing collection perfect for new and current readers alike! Collects Grim #1-15.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Horror

384 pages, Hardcover

First published June 11, 2024

Reviews

[Sebastian Lauterbach · Rating 2 out of 5]

First issue was intriguing then it went off the rails and never recovered.

I have so many issues with this book, maybe I start with something positive: The artwork is good, the lettering is great and the character designs are cool for the most part.

Now onto the negatives:
The story is just bad. Instead of introducing the afterlife, showing how everything is done and so on, the story disrupts the status quo and sends random characters on a goose chase that makes no sense.
The main character is a whiny, can't do anything on its own, but is of course very special (Harry Potter).
The side characters are without exception either gay or trans or both. Diversity is good and important, but this is too much for my taste, since neither traits are woven into the story at all.
There are multiple parts in the story that make no sense, e.g. the dad exiling himself (why?) or the adventure of the mother that leads to nothing.
And my biggest (personal) gripe: This book touches upon a lot of concept that Sandman also does. Sandman is just infinitely better in every aspect.

I don't know whom this book is for, but I know it's not for me.

[Emmanuel Ben Muula · Rating 5 out of 5]

Since VOLUME 5 isn't posted yet,,,, i'll use this space to Review VOL.5:
Volume 5 was great but kinda felt rushed I wish the writer considered an extra vol ,,,,but still STEPHANIE PHILIPS HAS done it with this one 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 a great way to end the story such a fantastic read ,,,,,,,I wish I could spoil this here 😂,,,,,all I can say is ,,,Go READ IT

[Anthony Rizzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun premise with good art, but I'm not necessarily hooked or sold on any of the characters. If they make another deluxe book two, then I will certainly give it a read. There are a couple particular plot points that I want to see where Stephanie takes this!

[Andy Kramer · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first issue really caught my attention and I did enjoy the entire collection but I think the pacing could have been better. The story seemed to be a bit slow to get to story points that we all thought were predictable. I do want to see where vol. 2 goes but I would not call myself a fan yet.

[Dean · Rating 1 out of 5]

Art is fine, colouring is the best part.
Story was poor to me. Nothing hooked me. It was easy reading but I wasn't invested. Resd the first arc and I didn't care about any character.

[Lukasz · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh, overall.

[Minki Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

+ Starts off really well. Sets up world and lore.

- Story falls off a cliff and deviates away from what made the early issues of the story great and focuses on the weakest points on the story