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Dollface #1
Dollface, Vol. 1
Meet Lila, a 17th century soul that has been transported into present time and into the body of a life size, ball jointed doll. Created by a couple of MIT students trying to use technology and a 3D printer to create the perfect woman, Lila uses this second chance at life to hunt the witches that killed her. This volume collects issues #1-4 of the runaway hit series.
129 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 20, 2017
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August 22, 2018
Felt like this was written by a 12 year old boy who just got his first erection. Dollface is a sex doll with a soul from the Necronomicon. Yes really, with great dialog like "What the shit?".
Received an advance copy from Action Lab and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Received an advance copy from Action Lab and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
July 29, 2017
DNF
It's 2017 and I'm tired of reading graphic novels that's only purpose is sexualizing women. If your stories only features are big boobs, short skirts, and women having no minds, then you should probably not be a publishing artist. This is not quality content. This is why people stigmatize graphic novels and miss out on great pieces like Saga, Vol. 1 and Descender, Vol. 1: Tin Stars. If your first ten pages consist of sexual innuendo that could be on an episode of Family Guy, then there probably isn't a good joke anywhere to be found. I will not finishing this graphic novel or supporting it. If you want to read about boobs, women who are only meant to be paper dolls on the page, and put into situations that always happen to be sexual, then this may be for you. I personally want a good story with substance, plot, and emotion. Dollface lacks that.
Thank you, Netalley and Diamond Book Distributors, for providing me with a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
It's 2017 and I'm tired of reading graphic novels that's only purpose is sexualizing women. If your stories only features are big boobs, short skirts, and women having no minds, then you should probably not be a publishing artist. This is not quality content. This is why people stigmatize graphic novels and miss out on great pieces like Saga, Vol. 1 and Descender, Vol. 1: Tin Stars. If your first ten pages consist of sexual innuendo that could be on an episode of Family Guy, then there probably isn't a good joke anywhere to be found. I will not finishing this graphic novel or supporting it. If you want to read about boobs, women who are only meant to be paper dolls on the page, and put into situations that always happen to be sexual, then this may be for you. I personally want a good story with substance, plot, and emotion. Dollface lacks that.
Thank you, Netalley and Diamond Book Distributors, for providing me with a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
June 9, 2017
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
Apparently I need to do more research on things before I try them because I feel like if I had taken two seconds to look up the author and see his other series is called 'Zombie Tramp' and look at the covers on those, I would have known to give this a pass. Or if they had picked a different cover for this, because literally every other cover variation is some awful 'sexy' cover yet they choose this one. Basically this entire thing is just an excuse for the artist to draw a ton of naked women with huge tits and try to pretend it's somehow relevant to anything. That's it. If that's what you're looking for then hey pick this up, if you wanted an actual story with a plot that treats female characters like actual people and doesn't have a million anime-style panty shots then please run far away.
Apparently I need to do more research on things before I try them because I feel like if I had taken two seconds to look up the author and see his other series is called 'Zombie Tramp' and look at the covers on those, I would have known to give this a pass. Or if they had picked a different cover for this, because literally every other cover variation is some awful 'sexy' cover yet they choose this one. Basically this entire thing is just an excuse for the artist to draw a ton of naked women with huge tits and try to pretend it's somehow relevant to anything. That's it. If that's what you're looking for then hey pick this up, if you wanted an actual story with a plot that treats female characters like actual people and doesn't have a million anime-style panty shots then please run far away.
June 1, 2018
Dollface Series Ratings:
Dollface, Vol. 1: ★★★
Dollface, Vol. 2: ★
Dollface, Vol. 3: Lost Interest in Series
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This was fine, nothing to rave about. Dripping with male gaze though.
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Dollface, Vol. 1: ★★★
Dollface, Vol. 2: ★
Dollface, Vol. 3: Lost Interest in Series
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This was fine, nothing to rave about. Dripping with male gaze though.
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June 6, 2017
A cute adult graphic novel. Vile language, bouncy parts, dirty jokes, cute doll is all there! Not a complaint, a compliment from a new fan!
June 14, 2017
Well, I think I liked this better than some others who have left reviews. A very adult (comic book nudity, language, gore, and one pervy dude) graphic novel about a witch-hunter doll (yes, an actual doll), created by MIT students--reminds me a little of Weird Science with some witchery business, violence, and bewbs thrown in. I think I'm inclined to check out Mendoza's other graphic novel series, Zombie Tramp. (Received as an ARC from Netgalley)
January 5, 2018
Dollface reads like a pre-teen's ideas of what cool and edgy is. Only this wasn't posted to fanfic.net, it was published.
Here's what you'll find in this volume:
Barely covered, giant elastic breasts.
Panty shots on every other page.
Women calling each other the c-word.
A female spirit trapped in the body of a sex doll.
A male ghost drawn like a cartoon sperm sexually harassing female characters.
I have no idea what Action Lab was thinking in rating this a Teen+ title.
Here's what you'll find in this volume:
Barely covered, giant elastic breasts.
Panty shots on every other page.
Women calling each other the c-word.
A female spirit trapped in the body of a sex doll.
A male ghost drawn like a cartoon sperm sexually harassing female characters.
I have no idea what Action Lab was thinking in rating this a Teen+ title.
June 20, 2017
She’s known as “The Ball Jointed Witch Hunter,” which definitely sounds unique.
A spirit called Lila has come from the time of the Salem Witch Trials to the present, now housed in the body of a 3-D printed hottie. The title of the book is well named, as along with her pink hair and sexy maid’s outfit her face does indeed look doll-like, thankfully not in a creepy way. She’s got a human sidekick and a formerly human sidekick, who now looks like a reject from a ghost cosplay convention. The Necromicon is in there too, and Weird Science and Bride of Frankenstein are mentioned on the same page.
When she wanders into a bar, fielding compliments for the first time, she comes across an enemy when the witch icon pops into her head. Another time she throws herself off the roof and makes a perfect landing, celebrating with a woo-hoo that shows she learned about living in this century quickly. And her exclamation of “Oh fuck beans!” was particularly fun.
Unfortunately the action slows down in the middle as the story goes into a huge flashback to explain how she was built and her spirit came to inhabit the sex doll body. It also shows how Ivan became a ghost blob.
The authors must have thought that, in a story full of witches, animated dolls, and ghosts, nothing needed to make sense. Not true. And sadly it’s not nearly as funny as it hopes to be.
10 pages of covers and bonus.
2.5 pushed up to 3/5
A spirit called Lila has come from the time of the Salem Witch Trials to the present, now housed in the body of a 3-D printed hottie. The title of the book is well named, as along with her pink hair and sexy maid’s outfit her face does indeed look doll-like, thankfully not in a creepy way. She’s got a human sidekick and a formerly human sidekick, who now looks like a reject from a ghost cosplay convention. The Necromicon is in there too, and Weird Science and Bride of Frankenstein are mentioned on the same page.
When she wanders into a bar, fielding compliments for the first time, she comes across an enemy when the witch icon pops into her head. Another time she throws herself off the roof and makes a perfect landing, celebrating with a woo-hoo that shows she learned about living in this century quickly. And her exclamation of “Oh fuck beans!” was particularly fun.
Unfortunately the action slows down in the middle as the story goes into a huge flashback to explain how she was built and her spirit came to inhabit the sex doll body. It also shows how Ivan became a ghost blob.
The authors must have thought that, in a story full of witches, animated dolls, and ghosts, nothing needed to make sense. Not true. And sadly it’s not nearly as funny as it hopes to be.
10 pages of covers and bonus.
2.5 pushed up to 3/5
November 20, 2018
The ideas presented in this story could have been humorous. However, the execution is below average. It is a missed opportunity. Two college geniuses fuse together software and the necronomicon into a full sized ball jointed woman. The purpose is to create a living doll that can be sold for sexual pleasures. Think of this as a more adult version of the movie "Weird Science." They actually reference that movie in this book. However, things do not go as plan and the doll gets a real person, Lila, transplanted into her who is a 17th century witch hunter.
If the story would have spent more time with humorous situations involving Lila trying to adjust to her new modern surroundings; more adult jokes about creating the ball jointed doll for sexual pleasures, and included more pop culture references the book would be much better.
I was not fond of the art style when I started reading this book, but the more I read of it the more I like it. It is in the American manga style. The coloring is solid and looks good.
Overall, this a book that could have been much more. As is, it is average.
If the story would have spent more time with humorous situations involving Lila trying to adjust to her new modern surroundings; more adult jokes about creating the ball jointed doll for sexual pleasures, and included more pop culture references the book would be much better.
I was not fond of the art style when I started reading this book, but the more I read of it the more I like it. It is in the American manga style. The coloring is solid and looks good.
Overall, this a book that could have been much more. As is, it is average.
July 18, 2017
Ivan and Emily created Lila using a 3D printer and the book of the dead. She’s a doll they brought to life. They wanted to create a lifelike sexdoll and make a fortune selling it. But they didn’t realize she would have the soul of a real girl who lived four centuries ago. Lila came with a lot of baggage too. She was killed by a witch, who she meets in the modern world. Lila the dollface and her friends go on a witch hunt to find the book of the dead.
The plot of the story was interesting. It would make a good story for some people to create a doll but then she has the soul of someone else. With the popularity of 3D printing today, this would be a good story.
However, I really didn’t like this graphic novel. There was a ton of nudity and swearing that was really unnecessary. I think the story would have been much more effective without it.
The plot of the story was interesting. It would make a good story for some people to create a doll but then she has the soul of someone else. With the popularity of 3D printing today, this would be a good story.
However, I really didn’t like this graphic novel. There was a ton of nudity and swearing that was really unnecessary. I think the story would have been much more effective without it.
June 11, 2017
E-ARC PROVIDED BY NETGALLEY
I really liked the overall plot, the witches, the doll witch-hunter, the technology used in the development of everything... But the objectification of the woman's body is a way longer part then it should be. I get its part of the male character and the story overall, but it was just too much - in my opinion.
I would read the following volumes if given the chance for free (wouldn't buy it for myself) and would definitely not recommend this to everyone, it has a very specific public.
P.S.: Loved the illustrations and the colors.
I really liked the overall plot, the witches, the doll witch-hunter, the technology used in the development of everything... But the objectification of the woman's body is a way longer part then it should be. I get its part of the male character and the story overall, but it was just too much - in my opinion.
I would read the following volumes if given the chance for free (wouldn't buy it for myself) and would definitely not recommend this to everyone, it has a very specific public.
P.S.: Loved the illustrations and the colors.
August 11, 2023
E-ARC PROVIDED BY NETGALLEY
I really liked the overall plot, the witches, the doll witch-hunter, the technology used in the development of everything... But the objectification of the woman's body is a way longer part then it should be. I get its part of the male character and the story overall, but it was just too much - in my opinion.
I would read the following volumes if given the chance for free (wouldn't buy it for myself) and would definitely not recommend this to everyone, it has a very specific public.
P.S.: Loved the illustrations and the colors.
I really liked the overall plot, the witches, the doll witch-hunter, the technology used in the development of everything... But the objectification of the woman's body is a way longer part then it should be. I get its part of the male character and the story overall, but it was just too much - in my opinion.
I would read the following volumes if given the chance for free (wouldn't buy it for myself) and would definitely not recommend this to everyone, it has a very specific public.
P.S.: Loved the illustrations and the colors.
April 28, 2025
Really fun start to the series. I read the first two volumes of Zombie Tramp and now I just wanna read everything related to it. This was good so far. In the same universe as Zombie Tramp. She even makes an appearance! Dollface is a badass witch hunter's soul transported into the body of a life-sized doll. Wicked cool idea. With that comes plenty of gore, action, and laughs. Just like everything in the Zombie Tramp universe. Anyway, this was awesome and I'm excited to read more!
June 8, 2017
Just no. DNF at page 8. Perhaps if it was more appropriately rated I would have stuck it out. I'm an adult who doesn't vulgarity in my personal reading. But there is no way that I would put a graphic novel in a YA collection that pulled out a "cunt" card on the same page as "devil fucker." Who is rating titles at Action Lab? No.
October 10, 2017
Hilarious sci-fi/horror graphic novel involving computer technology, the supernatural and a life size witch infused ball jointed doll. Zombie Tramp even shares the spotlight for awhile. Not for kids, but an enjoyable first volume dealing with the origin of the lovable Lila. Highly recommended.
July 15, 2017
I don't care about the C-bomb or the crotch-shots in this, I just care that it's ugly, messy, unfunny and really quite stupid. DNF.
September 16, 2017
All I could think while reading this was "this was written by men, wasn't it" and what do you know...it was. Think I'll give the rest of the issues a pass.
April 12, 2018
Atrociously bad. While I enjoyed the art, the story was written as if a 13 year old boy was illustrating his own misogynistic wet dreams.
January 7, 2021
Really fun quick read, won't be for everyone and some will hate it, but no one likes everything
For me, after a hard day today, it was fun and helped me unwind
For me, after a hard day today, it was fun and helped me unwind
October 22, 2024
same writer as zombie tramp both characters are in the same comic really entertaining
June 19, 2017
This comic is a little more violent and gory than the kind of thing I'm normally into, but I thought it could be fun. I was expecting something like a more mature version of Buffy, but I was a little disappointed. It's a fun premise with an interesting backstory and strong, powerful female characters. However the female characters are- with one exception- very scantily clad and hypersexualised. The main male character frequently objectifies the women around him and his creepiness just seems to be accepted. It was such a good story but it felt like it had a lot more potential that it didn't live up to.
[Free ARC from Net Galley]
[Free ARC from Net Galley]
June 1, 2018
2.5 out of 5 stars
My husband and I both read Zombie Tramp, a graphic novel by Dan Mendoza. So it was only natural that we pick up Dollface Vol 1 by Dan Mendoza and Bryan Seaton.
Dollface is a new series featuring Lila, a 3-D printed doll which houses the soul of a 17th century witch hunter. Lila is a doll, a soul that occupies a plastic body. She is the result of an experiment done by two MIT students, Emily and Ivan. Now with a second chance at life she can continue the witch hunting work she started so long ago. And, more importantly, find the witch who massacred her family.
The story is told largely from Lila’s point view. The tale begins as Lila is hunting down a witch she senses somewhere in the area. We are dropped immediately into the action, getting to see Lila at work to find and defeat witches. It is only later that we learn of her past, how she was made into a doll, and why one of her companions is a ghost.
While the formatting isn’t difficult, it can be a difficult series to get into. The main character of Zombie Tramp is featured heavily within this volume. The two characters are very much opposites, and I enjoyed their interactions. However, I generally dislike when graphic novels rely heavily on crossovers from other series, even when they are set in the same world. Zombie Tramp can a very polarizing character. Personally, I like her, but she alone could be a turn off to many readers.
I am intrigued by Lila’s history as a witch hunter and her life in the 1600s. I liked the flashback sections, and I wanted to learn more about her, her past, and the things that haunt her. Sections about her learning about the modern world were fun as well. But we didn’t get too much of that. Most of the volume is Lila and company arguing with Zombie Tramp.
The two students whose experimentation resulted in Lila – Emily and Ivan – are interesting in their own right. Ivan is a ghost, though he was alive at the time of Lila’s creation. This isn’t something I’ve seen at the beginning of the volume, the details of which are explained towards the end of the volume. He is crass and a bit of a perv – the sort of standard fare that’s seen everywhere. I found myself more drawn to Emily, an extremely smart woman who’s calm, collected, and in STEM. We need more characters like her.
Honestly, unless you are a reader of Zombie Tramp I’m not positive this is a series for you. If I hadn’t already read several issues of Zombie Tramp I wouldn’t have been as interested in the plot as I was nor would I have understood Zombie Tramp as a character or her views. We aren’t given any time to just learn about Dollface and who she is. She’s presented in relation to Zombie Tramp, who is a very polarizing character herself. This alone can and has turned off many readers. This graphic novel, especially as the first volume in the series, would have been stronger had the main character been given time to establish on her own without the overbearing presence of Zombie Tramp.
This is not a series that shies away from blood or gore. Characters are crass, especially Zombie Tramp. If these are things you don’t like, then do be warned if you plan on reading this.
One of things I love the most about this series is the art. Bright, bold colors are used throughout the volume. Dollface is a bright character rendered in bright colors. She’s the sort of candy haired protagonist more often found in manga, which definitely drew me to her originally.
Dollface Vol 1 by Dan Mendoza and Bryan Seaton was a graphic novel that had an interesting main character whose charm and background was largely overshadowed by Zombie Tramp. I already own the second volume of Dollface, so I will be reading that sometime soon. However, I can’t say with much certainty that I’m going to be reading many more volumes in this series.
This review was originally found on Looking Glass Reads.
My husband and I both read Zombie Tramp, a graphic novel by Dan Mendoza. So it was only natural that we pick up Dollface Vol 1 by Dan Mendoza and Bryan Seaton.
Dollface is a new series featuring Lila, a 3-D printed doll which houses the soul of a 17th century witch hunter. Lila is a doll, a soul that occupies a plastic body. She is the result of an experiment done by two MIT students, Emily and Ivan. Now with a second chance at life she can continue the witch hunting work she started so long ago. And, more importantly, find the witch who massacred her family.
The story is told largely from Lila’s point view. The tale begins as Lila is hunting down a witch she senses somewhere in the area. We are dropped immediately into the action, getting to see Lila at work to find and defeat witches. It is only later that we learn of her past, how she was made into a doll, and why one of her companions is a ghost.
While the formatting isn’t difficult, it can be a difficult series to get into. The main character of Zombie Tramp is featured heavily within this volume. The two characters are very much opposites, and I enjoyed their interactions. However, I generally dislike when graphic novels rely heavily on crossovers from other series, even when they are set in the same world. Zombie Tramp can a very polarizing character. Personally, I like her, but she alone could be a turn off to many readers.
I am intrigued by Lila’s history as a witch hunter and her life in the 1600s. I liked the flashback sections, and I wanted to learn more about her, her past, and the things that haunt her. Sections about her learning about the modern world were fun as well. But we didn’t get too much of that. Most of the volume is Lila and company arguing with Zombie Tramp.
The two students whose experimentation resulted in Lila – Emily and Ivan – are interesting in their own right. Ivan is a ghost, though he was alive at the time of Lila’s creation. This isn’t something I’ve seen at the beginning of the volume, the details of which are explained towards the end of the volume. He is crass and a bit of a perv – the sort of standard fare that’s seen everywhere. I found myself more drawn to Emily, an extremely smart woman who’s calm, collected, and in STEM. We need more characters like her.
Honestly, unless you are a reader of Zombie Tramp I’m not positive this is a series for you. If I hadn’t already read several issues of Zombie Tramp I wouldn’t have been as interested in the plot as I was nor would I have understood Zombie Tramp as a character or her views. We aren’t given any time to just learn about Dollface and who she is. She’s presented in relation to Zombie Tramp, who is a very polarizing character herself. This alone can and has turned off many readers. This graphic novel, especially as the first volume in the series, would have been stronger had the main character been given time to establish on her own without the overbearing presence of Zombie Tramp.
This is not a series that shies away from blood or gore. Characters are crass, especially Zombie Tramp. If these are things you don’t like, then do be warned if you plan on reading this.
One of things I love the most about this series is the art. Bright, bold colors are used throughout the volume. Dollface is a bright character rendered in bright colors. She’s the sort of candy haired protagonist more often found in manga, which definitely drew me to her originally.
Dollface Vol 1 by Dan Mendoza and Bryan Seaton was a graphic novel that had an interesting main character whose charm and background was largely overshadowed by Zombie Tramp. I already own the second volume of Dollface, so I will be reading that sometime soon. However, I can’t say with much certainty that I’m going to be reading many more volumes in this series.
This review was originally found on Looking Glass Reads.
April 20, 2018
Quick read but the storyline & art leave a lot to be desired. Well, if you're not a pre-teen that is.
September 6, 2017
Cycki. Polowania na czarownice. Cycki. Hakerzy. Cycki. Teraz już mniej więcej wiecie, o czym jest Dollface. To kolejna pulpowa propozycja od Action Labu (wydającego Voracious). Pierwszy tom zbiera razem cztery zeszyty przygód nawiedzonej lovedoll i dwójki nerdów z MIT. Tytułowa lalka, Lila, to tak naprawdę córka sławnego łowcy wiedźm z XVII wieku, która umarła w trakcie nieudanego rytuału. Jej dusza weszła w plastikowe, ponętne ciałko zyskując szansę przeprowadzenia vendetty za zamordowaną przez czcicielki Rogatego Pana rodzinę.
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