Apocalypse Live

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Before you read this story, in order to know what is going on, you need to first be at least somewhat familiar with "Planetary Human" by the same author. You can, of course, read it without knowing anything, but it won't make much sense, and you might find the ending not satisfying at all.
Also, this review will contain minor spoilers in the character section.
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Story:
The story itself left me in a constant state between weirdly hooked and creeped out for reasons I can't tell even after I finished reading.
There is nothing too special about it, but something about the nature of online webcomics makes them ... strangely addictive in a sense that you just keep reading like you would scrolling through Twitter or reddit.
That is to say, some elements of "Apocalypse Live" play with common fears people might not even realise they have. Which is one reason this series worked for me.
At the same time, it sometimes moves too fast for its own good, leaving the reader wondering what on earth is happening.
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Characters:
Tbh, I'm still a little confused as to who is who at the end. The only characters I could remember were those I knew from "Planetary Human" because they already been established before. Hui Woo, the protagonist here, is easy enough to follow. Although it becomes somewhat messy towards the end, regarding his whereabouts.
The side characters though? Yeah, they unfortunately all got mixed up in my head since you know nothing about them before the events start and learn nothing as the plot unfolds.
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Art:
Is okay-ish. Maybe the main reason why it's hard to tell characters apart sometimes.
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Tl;dr:
I wouldn't necessarily say you can't recommend this to others.
You might get a strange enjoyment out if it, like I did, randomly stumbling upon the author and his weirdly fascinating ideas. But you also might think the whole series is stupid. It really depends on how willing you are to go with the flow of something that doesn't make much sense to you for quite a while.