Many Deaths of Laila Starr

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This is what I have learned in all my years, Laila Starr. We are strong, all mortal things. We live because we truly desire to. Do you understand? Each heartbeat, every breath— is a rejection of death». The premise is very interesting and unique as it’s about the God of Death being fired as someone who invents immortality is born. I found the writing to be excellent and there is a flex of their strength and confidence in their writing skills in some issues where you’ll have side characters such as; a cigarette box narrating some of the events and for these bits to be massive highlights of the book overall. I also enjoyed the story being told and the themes that can be extracted including the moral of it, too. Death is the scariest concept to me and I think of frequently on a daily basis so parts of this book made me very depressed and miserable. However, the ending was really beneficial for coming to terms with your mortality which I appreciated as I’d be a waterworks mess if not. (Not a bad thing as I like sad art, just describing my thoughts and feelings about this book). I think when you read a lot of something, lets say a comic series or comics in general, you get to a point where you have to step out of the inertia of it all and start looking for comics that at the very least have a purpose for existing beyond simply continuing the machine of serialized comics, and most I find do not so when the ones that pop up do they should be recognized.

The Many Deaths of Laila Starr has a fun premise - a sorta Indian take on a Pratchett/Gaiman’s Good Omens-style story - that turns out to be quite dull thanks to a lot of overly-simplistic storytelling. Unfortunately, it was just ok for me. The artwork was not my thing and really brought down my enjoyment. We were also introduced to several characters where I never felt like we got to know them. Told with the tone of a fairy tale or fable, this story strikes me as something Neil Gaiman could have written, though he might have side-stepped the chapter narrated by a cigarette. And he probably would not have side-stepped the advancements or changes in the world that should be evident in a timeline that runs all the way up through the 2080s.

And now I have finished it and I'm overwhelmed with how truly beautiful this story was. Rubbery alien bodies be damned, this was PERFECT 🖤🖤🖤 Publication Dates [ ] Last Issue [ ] The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #2: 19 May 2021 Current Issue [ ] The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #3: 16 Jun 2021 Next Issue [ ] The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #4: 21 Jul 2021 Status [ ] This story begins with setting the premise perfectly. As Laila (death) starts to live in human body, she gets indulged in pleasure of mortal life. Because she was death, now she can also see ghosts, spirits and even hear the crows which makes her life more unique. We also get to know life of Darius in various stages. Laila meets him many times, sometimes without knowing him. The most interesting thing about each issue is that each time Laila meets Darius, two incidents happens and the way they happen was so interesting to see. All in all if you’d like to read something that discusses mortality or uses Hinduism in a fun way similar to how Greek and Norse mythology are used in today’s popular culture, then this is a great book. It’s a really good read. It starts with the goddess of death removed from her job and sent down to earth for her to find a man named Darius who finds the cure to death..Immortality. And bonded with a mortal named Laila Starr we follow her journey as she meets this man at various points of his life and I love how each issue she dies and after many years is resurrected by Pranah (God of Life) but meets Darius and how he blames her when they meet in his adult self but right in the end, the convo they have and the revelations that happen change them and the story comes full circle and its one of the most beautiful endings ever.

Ram V brings another rich layer of humanity to the story—and in the process further humanizes the divine…This is not just a story about life and death. It, like life itself, is an experience.” —ComicBook.com I'm ugly crying so badly I can't even properly type a review. This series gave me goosebumps from start to finish, and it's so well-written, and the artwork is simply stunning, and the characters are all so well-built, I feel like it's going to be a while before I find such a beautiful story again. The art is oddly disconcerting, with rubbery bodies and very cool settings. But the colors are SUBLIME. Also, we have an Eastern pantheon of gods? Love!! Struggling with her new-found mortality, Laila has found a way to be placed in the time and place where the creator of immortality will be born… The pacing of the book is incredibly tight. Each chapter feels like a complete story. And the ending was surprising but it didn't feel like a cheap twist.

No, Munmun! No, it’s not! Things are meant to die. That was my job and I was very good at it, you see? Plus, I’m glad it represented Hinduism well and Indian culture in a authentic fashion as it’s not a common occurrence in western media. (It’s nice to be seen, especially if it’s executed with the highest merits as opposed to diversity for the sake of it). This is since, I feel brown people often get left behind in the discourse of social justice as there is a tiered hierarchy involved within social justice issues. Hermoso libro, de comienzo a fin. Te hace reir, te hace llorar, te hace querer leer poesía. Te encariñas con los protagonistas a pesar de que solo uno de los dos puede ganar. Cada capítulo es una joya en sí, incluyendo uno desde el punto de vista de un cigarrillo (!) Who is to say exactly how things end? If there is one thing we have learned, it is that life's endings are bereft of answers. [...] Perhaps it is enough to remember at story's end the miracle that it was simply yo have lived. Estos cómics son una obra maestra. Son hermosos y te dejan con una sensación de lo hermosa que es la vida y los pequeños momentos que la hacen lo que es.