Flawed Volume 1

by Chuck Brown, Prenzy (Artist)

Welcome to the city of Setham. The home of Gem Ezz, a psychiatrist who plays god with her patients. By day she listens to their problems. By night she removes the evil in their lives with brutal and sometimes deadly force. When she crosses a sect of twisted billionaires she is in for the fight of her life. She has to bring down the sect and face the trauma of her violent past. Collects FLAWED #1-6

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

144 pages, Paperback

First published May 23, 2023

About the author

Chuck Brown has written The Punisher and Black Panther comics for Marvel. He is the writer and co-creator of Rotten Apple for Dark Horse Comics, and co-creator of Bitter Root at Image Comics.

Reviews

[Krystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the first issue of this so much but the rest kinda flopped a little sadly.

Really interesting story idea, but there was so much here that just wasn't expanded on. I'd love to see more history and just learn more about the main characters.

There's a supernatural element that really intrigued me, but I do feel it was under-utilised.

Same deal with the characters - really interesting people here but they're not given the chance to really break free and become memorable.

I would have enjoyed this as like an opening into a much more epic series, so I'll be paying attention if they do more further down the track.

[Matthew Ward · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting thriller/horror/crime story that had me wishing there was more backstory and a little more substance to the plot other than “we don’t know what it is, but it’s here.” Kept me entertained through the read though.

[Yolanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

So underrated man. Loved it.

[Alan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brown executes the concept so well that if he decides to continue the story with these characters I will be back.

The basic premise is a good one. Gem is a psychiatrist by day, and at night she violently (more often than not) removes the people who are causing her patient's pain. I mean its not ethical, but it could be called a permanent solution.

As an aside when Motown Comics existed there was a like title. Brown should receive extra points though for the diversity of his cast and having a woman as the lead. Points for the mental health text pieces at the end of each digital issue.

As the series progresses the reader gets to find out how corrupt the city of Sethem is possibly more corrupt than Vanity or Gotham (which is saying a lot). Brown does a good job of developing the story and introducing the cast, and he ratchets up the pace and violence as the tale progresses.

Yeah, things probably hit absurd levels, but I found this a fun, enjoyable read.

[Dominic Paoletti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very fun and quick read. The characters were enjoyable. Batman meets Squid Games meets any detective show. The ending was a little abrupt and I wish there was more story to dive into

[Kiarra · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book wasn't for me, but it wasn't a bad book. I think there was a lot of interesting ideas and thoughts in (and around) this that weren't really fleshed out in the actual work. Maybe it would have been further developed in other volumes, but on its own, it doesn't quite feel fully thought out.