Review of Insomnium #7 Long Live the Queen

Regret is a burden only the self can excise.

Gin has been told time and time again that her sister's death wasn't her fault, but until she truly believes that, her future will hold naught but vacuous penance. And if the Monarch has her way, Gin might not even have that...

Gin's tale of remorse is sincere and affecting, touching on topics of grief, blame, and love with such honesty that it is nigh impossible not to feel her pain. Long Live the Queen is simply the most relatable chapter in the Insomnium series yet.

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Review of Insomnium #6 Ego Altered

It's time for Nel, Rev, and Gin to confront the conflict that drove them to Nowhere in the first place. To acknowledge and own their past actions and inactions. To move on to a brighter future.

Or should that be 'brighter always'? The passage of time in Nowhere is always so confusing...

Spelunking the various Seattles provides intriguing and salient commentary on many political and ethical quandaries we see today. That Ego Altered explores such potentialities without disrupting its gripping narrative pace is testament to Zachary's skill at storytelling, and social commentary.

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Review of Insomnium #5 Know Thyself

Ever have that feeling that you forgot something, and no matter how hard you try, you just can't recall it?

Nel and Rev... Why does that sound incomplete? And how does Rev have a holographic computer when his Seattle had never invented holographic technology?

Something is definitely amiss, and it's starting to literally eat away at Nel and Rev's very existence...

You know it's a good story when you start verbally cheering for the protagonists. With a distinctly Matrix-esque vibe, Know Thyself earns such praise for its constantly compelling narrative and endearing bonds between characters. Tremendous.

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Review of Insomnium #4 Sugar Over the Devil

What happened to the Voxls? Were they killed? Erased? Or did they escape? And why can no one remember them?

The Usurper knows the answer, but he prefers to show rather than tell...

Balancing a clever - and hilarious - homage to pop culture with the deepest glimpse yet into Nowhere's dark depths, Sugar under the Devil delivers smiles, scowls, and one heck of an unsettling ending.

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Review of Insomnium #3 Trial by Water

Conundrum! How do you beat a legal system run by nigh omniscient jellyfish when you're charged with *feeling* too much?

Answer: Find a beer-swigging alligator with a penchant for black eyes and boxing...

Presenting legal proceedings in an engaging and intriguing light is no mean feat, but Trial by Water pulls it off effortlessly. Tension and tumult propel this underwater adventure towards another tantalising conclusion.

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Review of Insomnium #2 Unnatural Desire

The Wanderer knows of an exit, they say. An exit from Nowhere. But beware! For he feeds on emotion, and his palace of depravity knows nothing of restraint...

A blisteringly paced adventure through a den of debauchery, Unnatural Desire provokes and evokes with equal abandon, culminating with a realisation too oft-ignored: normal is what we make it. A beautifully bombastic read.

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Review of Insomnium #1 Asleep

Ever wished for a fresh start? A clean slate? A new world where the golden paths of all-possibility lay at your feet?

Nowhere is not that place.

Nel's hometown of Seattle might have been a post-decadent dog pile, but at least it didn't have talking fish, alligator guards, and slendermen sentinels around every corner.

And what's this about a metaxia?

 

A riveting introduction to a realm of fantastical weirdness. Asleep builds fast and fluidly, with a parade of potentialities for future installments to expand upon. Intrigue awaits!

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