5. Lace Doilies "Open Season" (Un-Iverse #57)
Rating: Hard PG-13. It's not graphic, but some of the material IS upsetting, so I'm advising reader discretion for this one. There is a mass shooting portrayed, and sexual assault is discussed. Also present is some strong language, bloody violence, sexual innuendo and humor, drug references, and adult themes. The truth is the wild variations in tone in The Un-Iverse are the franchise's toughest sell. I believe most of the following issue is lighthearted, empowering, and yes, hopeful. And yet a mass shooting is still portrayed, as well as a discussion of rape, and both things are played horrifically rather than for laughs. I think steady readers of this franchise have become accustomed to wild tone shifts from not just issue to issue, but scene to scene. But I DO believe somebody coming to this issue fresh wouldn't tolerate it and I'd actually understand their disgust entirely. Crap like this is why I suggest you need to read the entire saga in order. Not just simp...