Eat the Rich #5

Eat the Rich #5

by Sarah Gailey, Pius Bak (Illustrator)

'TIL DEATH DO US PART! Astor finally proposes but the cost of marrying into the 1% is too terrible for Joey to even contemplate. Too bad saying no isn't an option if she wants to get out of Crestfall Bluffs in one piece! With the horrible truth fully revealed, can Joey escape a proposal much too rich for her blood, or will she get eaten alive by the secrets of the rich and powerful?

Genres: Comics, Horror, Graphic Novels Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Queer, LGBT

24 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 22, 2021

Reviews

[Mery ✨]

3/5

The end was very rushed but it was great nevertheless.

[Oneirosophos]

Ladies. Gentlemen.

You have eaten well.

Good art, interesting concept, TERRIBLE EXECUTION!!!

[Nikki]

This idea that, in the end, we all fall victims to our own vices and that there is not breaking the wheel, just making it turn the other way, is a satisfying and yet trapping ending. I did not really see it going that way, I had a different line going through my head. Nevertheless, I loved every moment of this story, this short and sadistic representation of our world.
I do highly recommend this whole series if you have 45-60 minutes to spare of your life and you want to spend it questioning the world.

[Angie]

The title of this graphic novel was what made me read it in the first place but unfortunately the plot and the art style didn’t really appeal to me.

[Riezeme]

3.5/5
Honestly,can they adopt me?💀
Mommy joey and mommy petal. Oh god I'm so shocked they just turned the fucking tables.
I wish it wasn't as rushed but heck yeah. I loved it. Giving them a taste of their own medicine.
What i wonder tho. These people needed what the rich provided aka money,care etc. Who will provide that? A lot of things seems so be very vague. But nevertheless i loved the concept.

[cass]

Well damn.. what a series. Loved the ending, I hope there’s more to come at some point, would love to see the continuation of the story.
The artwork was great and the writing was pretty good too but for me the stand out was the storyline. It was a pretty original take on the whole ‘rich cannibals’ trope for a comic book.
I would love to see this made into a tv series or mini series.

[Heather]

I wanted so much more from that climax, damn.

[Royce]

Cool and fucked up but the ending felt so abrupt.

[Seher]

woah

There are many things you could have expected, but you couldn’t have seen this series ending like this!

LOVE IT SO MUCH

[Jenny]

This review is for the whole series and the fifth issue. This issue is really good as it has a lot of action and a pretty gruesome ending but also makes sense of the symbolism even further and has poetic justice to it.
As a whole, though, I found the love triangle unbelievable and disappointing as I was expecting Joey and Petal to be friends and allies, not to end up together. I also felt like the series could’ve been 3 issues and not 5. The first issue could be as, 2 and 3 could’ve been consolidated, and 4 and 5 could’ve been one book. The middle stretches out too much, and the ending feels very abrupt. We also never find out why Astor is eating less, smoking more, and disappearing, which are major questions in issue 4, and I think the character is treated unfairly, which makes Joey’s sudden conversion to lesbianism feel like a gimmick rather than a genuine attraction. Like, we want Joey with Petal because Astor is a jerk, but throughout the series, he wasn’t at all. Overall, I like the concept of this series, but I wish it was crafted differently as a whole, and I wish that the Joey/Petal/Astor thing was handled completely differently from the start.

[Lydia R]

AAAAHHHH! I loved the ending! One could say it was... killer! :)

Was it rushed? Yes.
Was it gay? Hell yea.
Was it disgusting and horrifying? Hell the fuck yes.

Overall, the series is really good. It's a quick read with nice artwork, interesting moral dilemmas, and a crap ton of blood. Would highly recommend.

[Anny Barros]

was this super rushed? yes. do i care about it? not really. did i LOVED that they actually fucking eat the rich? abso-fucking-lutely!

[Nell .]

A concept I'll always love but this series felt really rushed with minimal character development.

At least it was queer tough!

[Robert]

I've enjoyed this run, but I had a feeling I wouldn't like the ending. I didn't.

Things are perfectly set up to continue this. That is good.

A main character is gone (I think. Perhaps not). Ultimately, the way the story is set to continue ultimately fails. It'll be interesting how they can fight this. It should be interesting and bloody. :)

Not surprised as to who came to the rescue.

Is it me or is the art different in this issue?

[Raquel Sandoval]

So i rate the whole thing a 3.75~4 because as much as I like the message and the finale of eating the rich I also feel it fell a little flat. I wanted more to the characters that showed reluctance and regret that you could see in very few scenes. Idk its good just wanted a bit more depth. 5 issues was too little imo.

[Isabel Costa]

uma das melhores bandas desenhadas que já li, tenho muita pena em ser tão curta. excelente crítica à desigualdade de classes, onde os ricos literalmente se alimentam das pessoas mais vulneráveis, que se sujeitam a tal devido à ilusão de escolha. personagem preferida: petal.

[celia]

the way i scream cackled at this ending. what a DELICIOUS conclusion!!!

[Amber]

Son of a bitch, they pulled this story off!!!

[H.K.]

Ahhh what a great ending!

[E.R. Griffin]

A dark and twisted ending for a dark and twisted story. I loved it.

[Ame]

Aw, yay!

[Kim]

The ending was a bit abrupt. It really should have had a few more issues.

[Juan Fernando Acosta]

El título es autoexplicativo. No sé si me gusta que el discurso quede tan en la superficie, pero que se trate la consciencia de clase de esa manera, sí me agrada.
En fin, quién tiene hambre?

[joaninha]

we love queer gals taking down the patriarchy and capitalism

[Keri Between Pages]

Ummmm that was an abrupt ending. The issue was going so well and it felt like they just rushed the ending.

[Melissa Mikos]

Absolutely brilliant!

I could not put it down. I read the entire series in an hour or less. Please read this! If you don't you only hunger for it. 😉

[Sanaa]

Fully support the murder wives

[Christa Van]

Don't read when hungry.

[Chickpea]

that was a little bit too rushed, but petal and joey together make up for it well enough. like the idea behind the conclusion and the tradition reversal. great read!!

[Ptit Ysr]

Girl turned gay .