I love Attack on Titan, it is one of the few darker manga that I read. I love how the characters are represented and the woman are not illustrated in disproportions. Also, the women are strong and complex as are the men. They are a dynamic team. the suspense and little hints you get in why there are titans keeps you going. but UHHHHHH Im so far behind........

In honor of New York Comic Con, NoiseTrade invited me to curate a list of comics and sci-fi stories guaranteed to keep you in suspense! Featuring selections by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque,Samuel Sattin, Mariah McCourt, Black Mask, Kodansha Comics, Matthew Petz, Kujaku Joe and more -- you have to check this out!

I read this manga for my grad school graphic novel class. This is my second manga (this past spring I read Orange). That was basically a teenage soap opera. This one was a sci-fi post-apocalyptic nightmare. The Titans are giant, man-eating, humanoid creatures who have taken over the world. Humans are forced to live in a walled area, for their own protection. In the first chapter, a Titan breaks through the wall and eats people. The drawings are in black & white, but still incredibly graphic. There are close-ups of the Titans biting people in half.

I didn't like this one much. I do enjoy post-apocalyptic stories, but this one was basically devoid of hope. I think this series is quite long, so maybe at one point, something hopeful happens.

If my bookshelves weren't already overflowing with impulse buys, this would probably be in my shopping cart, if only to see how many of the endings involve your own death or the deaths of all or most of your friends and comrades. Even a "good" ending in the Attack on Titan world would still suck to some degree.