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The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

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  • Author：Ram V.
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Summary

Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality， which means the avatar of Death is out of a job… or is she？

Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality。 As a result， the avatar of Death is cast down to Earth to live a mortal life in Mumbai as twenty-something Laila Starr。 Struggling with her newfound mortality， Laila has found a way to be placed in the time and place where the creator of immortality will be born。 Will Laila take her chance to stop mankind from permanently altering the cycle of life， or will death really become a thing of the past？ A powerful new graphic novel from award-winning writer Ram V （These Savage Shores， Swamp Thing） and Filipe Andrade （Captain Marvel） that explores the fine line between living and dying through the lens of magical realism。 Collects The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #1-5。

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Reviews

Elyssa Pollio ，

This was great graphic novel， I loved the little references to Hindu gods at the beginning and the more philosophical concepts it tackled。

Bhumika ，

I think it was one of the most insightful and ethereal pieces of art I have ever read。

Noortje Schuurs ，

stunning art， stunning colors， stunning story

Alberto Aquino ，

The Many Deaths of Laila StarrYou know what’s one of the worst calls to get？ The One from your boss asking you to come upstairs。 In this comic， even death has a boss， and when she gets called into his office， she’s given some bad news。A baby boy has just been born and he is destined to invent immortality。“Yes， Death， I’m afraid we’re letting you go。”Death has had this job for all of eternity， Well now she is being sent to earth to live as a mortal。Just before she’s sent， she manages to convince The Many Deaths of Laila StarrYou know what’s one of the worst calls to get？ The One from your boss asking you to come upstairs。 In this comic， even death has a boss， and when she gets called into his office， she’s given some bad news。A baby boy has just been born and he is destined to invent immortality。“Yes， Death， I’m afraid we’re letting you go。”Death has had this job for all of eternity， Well now she is being sent to earth to live as a mortal。Just before she’s sent， she manages to convince her boss’s secretary to have her close to where that baby will be。 Almost immediately after she appears on earth， she finds the baby and has only one goal in mind。 She’s going to kill that baby。As she holds the baby， and wonders how such a tiny thing will one day destroy she’s ever worked for， she learns it’s name。 Darius。She looks him in his eyes and she can’t do it。 She’s only been human a few minutes， but she’s already learning what humanity is like。This comic by Ram V blew me away。 It is profoundly deep and heart wrenching。 We follow Darius and Death as they learn about the impact of loss on people。 What is life without death？ Or what is Death， with life？This miniseries only had five issue， but I found myself getting emotional numerous times。 The artwork was gorgeous and I loved that Ram V brought his Indian roots into this book。 I loved this comic and HIGHLy recommend it。- @AlbertLovesComics 。。。more

Matthew Noe ，

This was beautiful

Josh ，

Love the art and the story。

Amanda [Novel Addiction] ，

Another random pick up from the library， and yet another time I'm glad I did。 Very good read。。。 I did not expect the ending。 Another random pick up from the library， and yet another time I'm glad I did。 Very good read。。。 I did not expect the ending。 。。。more

Eddie ，

Absolutely remarkable story， the art is so beautiful and fluid， especially the usage of bright colors here。 But that story is something else， super important message， about life， and mostly about death。 It's a creative narrative too， never hammers any hard subject but just let's it unfold naturally and each chapter is so creatively done。 Absolutely remarkable story， the art is so beautiful and fluid， especially the usage of bright colors here。 But that story is something else， super important message， about life， and mostly about death。 It's a creative narrative too， never hammers any hard subject but just let's it unfold naturally and each chapter is so creatively done。 。。。more

Nic Green ，

Death is fired due to corporate restructuring and is sent to earth to live out her life as a mortal。 Death struggles in this new form as she has never been on the other end of the scythe and with the help of a friend she is able to come back at different points in Darius Shah’s life。 A beautiful story I was pleasantly surprised and would recommend to friends。

Aurora ，

It was pretty， and a good story。

Lenny ，

The Many Deaths of Laila Starr feels like a folktale， as the goddess of death is “laid off” in anticipation of the man who will create immortality。 This premise felt questionable but it’s worth entertaining for the story。 It’s dreamy， beautifully illustrated and exquisitely colored。 The focus on death naturally turns into a meditation on mortality， and death。 Sometimes the book felt too lofty - the narration of a cigarette was a bit of a stretch for me， even though I got the metaphor - but it wa The Many Deaths of Laila Starr feels like a folktale， as the goddess of death is “laid off” in anticipation of the man who will create immortality。 This premise felt questionable but it’s worth entertaining for the story。 It’s dreamy， beautifully illustrated and exquisitely colored。 The focus on death naturally turns into a meditation on mortality， and death。 Sometimes the book felt too lofty - the narration of a cigarette was a bit of a stretch for me， even though I got the metaphor - but it was a beautiful and worthy read。 。。。more

Carly ，

“It’s what happens when things die。 They go away， but you don’t realize all the parts of you that they were holding up until after。 And then the days that follow， the possibilities of what could’ve been begin to fall away。 Leaving you with less， each time – more precious， to be savored。“

Rich ，

Fantastic。 Beautiful artwork， gods and mythology， reincarnations and doggies。 And an uplifting story of death…

Rose_Ban ，

Beautiful art， Beautiful Story， made me cry。 Stories about death always do。

Emily ，

Hmm， kind of disappointing。 After a strong start， the story stagnates， the message is weak， and the ending is underwhelming。 The ideas are interesting， the artwork is distinctive with beautiful coloring， and the cultural details are lovely。 The Many Deaths of Laila Starr reads a bit like a parable， lacking a certain dynamism and feeling overall underdeveloped。 2。5 starsTW: death， cancer， racism/colorism/classism， possible suicide， fire， drowning✨I read this title for the Magical Readathon: Orili Hmm， kind of disappointing。 After a strong start， the story stagnates， the message is weak， and the ending is underwhelming。 The ideas are interesting， the artwork is distinctive with beautiful coloring， and the cultural details are lovely。 The Many Deaths of Laila Starr reads a bit like a parable， lacking a certain dynamism and feeling overall underdeveloped。 2。5 starsTW: death， cancer， racism/colorism/classism， possible suicide， fire， drowning✨I read this title for the Magical Readathon: Orilium！✨Spring Equinox: Lore 。。。more

Panfilosofo ，

A masterpiece in the whole extension of the word。 I MUST buy it。

Emily ，

Much more thought provoking than I was expecting。 Illustration and color are SUPERB。 Love the story and themes of life and death。 Beautiful。

Ulvi ，

Story about life， death， immortality and everything in between。 Liked the artwork a lot！

Stephanie Alyson ，

Beautiful - both the story and the art。 Moving， powerful， deep， encouraging。 I almost want to just read it again。 Loved this one and I am so glad the IRCB challenge got me to read it this year。

Lukasz ，

2。5/5I loved the art and the premise （Death gets fired， then angry， decides to kill a child who will "invent" immortality）。 Sadly， a lot of it felt like a filler selling cheap truths。 2。5/5I loved the art and the premise （Death gets fired， then angry， decides to kill a child who will "invent" immortality）。 Sadly， a lot of it felt like a filler selling cheap truths。 。。。more

Kris ，

With brevity uncommon to the medium， The Many Deaths of Laila Starr is an exceptionally written tale that I still find myself thinking about。 Ample food for thought， beautiful illustrations and character art。 I would recommend to any of my friends who enjoy introspection and are comfortable considering somber subjects。 I read this individually as comics at the time， but would recommend in either format。

Sam Quixote ，

Death is fired after being told a boy called Darius has been born who will grow up to unlock the secret for humans to live forever - no more death， no more Death。 Corporate downsizing for the non-corporeal！ Until Death is also made mortal， filling the body of a recently-deceased young lady called Laila Starr。 Now stuck on Earth with the rest of us schmucks， Death/Laila hatches a plan to get her job back: kill Darius… The Many Deaths of Laila Starr has a fun premise - a sorta Indian take on a Pra Death is fired after being told a boy called Darius has been born who will grow up to unlock the secret for humans to live forever - no more death， no more Death。 Corporate downsizing for the non-corporeal！ Until Death is also made mortal， filling the body of a recently-deceased young lady called Laila Starr。 Now stuck on Earth with the rest of us schmucks， Death/Laila hatches a plan to get her job back: kill Darius… 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。 The tone is like that of a child’s fable （ie。 Death is never rendered as scary， inanimate objects and animals talk， etc。） and the story choices reflect the format。 So it’s never explained why if Death is “fired”， how come people continue to die - how important could she have been if death happens without her actively reaping the dead？ Or how Death keeps coming back in the same body of Laila Starr instead of reincarnating in a different body instead？ Or the convenience of how， at each incarnation， Death happens to meet Darius， and at spaced intervals too， arbitrarily different each time but enough to encapsulate a lifetime。 The answer to all of those questions is because that’s the plot。 The first issue is fairly solid but， once Death immediately decides to about-face on the plan， the story meanders pointlessly until the very end。 It’s unexciting reading for the most part and， without giving anything away about that finale， it’s unsatisfying and dripping with vapid New Age sentiment。 I wasn’t taken with Filipe Andrade’s goopy， funhouse-mirror-style art though I liked the colourfulness of the comic overall。 Indian mysticism is nothing if not colourful and I liked that reflected in the visuals。 And， even if Ram V’s writing continues to leave me unimpressed， his observation of why funerals are so ritualised because it’s the one aspect of death we have control over， is a pretty smart one （unless he’s just repeating something someone else said）。 The Many Deaths of Laila Starr was mostly uninteresting reading with little happening story-wise and a lot of pseudo-spiritualist pontificating。 Basically it’s a comic that Paulo Coelho fans will love！ 。。。more

Kelli Trei ，

Beautiful。

Nat ，

Alrighty so i started this book because it was in a gods and monsters loot bag surprise books。 I usually don’t read many graphic novels anymore but I am glad I gave this a chance。 I lost my grandma recently due to cancer and this book has made me process her death a lot better with showing me death through the gods point of view and life through Darius’s point of view。 （Two main characters） I love this book， wished it was longer！ The characters were really well created the story at first was bor Alrighty so i started this book because it was in a gods and monsters loot bag surprise books。 I usually don’t read many graphic novels anymore but I am glad I gave this a chance。 I lost my grandma recently due to cancer and this book has made me process her death a lot better with showing me death through the gods point of view and life through Darius’s point of view。 （Two main characters） I love this book， wished it was longer！ The characters were really well created the story at first was boring but started getting really good！ 。。。more

Corbin Bleu ，

that was a slay

Jumper ，

4。5-5

Wasif Noor ，

অনেকদিন পর একটা ভালো কমিক্স পড়লাম， যেটার গল্পটাও অন্যরকম， art টাও অন্যরকম।

Chase Hoerrner ，

Similar to Daytripper， which is one of the highest compliments I can give。 Absolutely loved this。

Andy ，

Fantastic book， great art and colour pallet

Jennifer ，

I thought I would like this， that it would probably be a 4 star， but I didn’t know how strong it would hit me at the end。 As a whole it was emotional and beautiful。 The whole story was well written and wrapped up so good。

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