MM Reviews: Doll

Title: Doll

Colours are often used to represent something or someone when it comes to their audience and purpose. Red is a colour associated with poppies and blood, but it's also something that is associated with a villainous character that we all hate to love: The Joker. Cloaked in a purple suit, he's unmistakable with his green hair and white face, though the red that stretches from ear to ear is a stark bright feature on his face.

Being set in Gotham city, Doll explores the life of Nettie Chance, adoptive sister of Takatoshi Hirai who is confined to Arkham Asylum. It's through him that The Joker comes into play, and it's through The Joker that Batman appears within the story. Each character links in with Nettie at one point or another, allowing the reader to find out more about the protagonist of the story.

Nettie appears to be a tough girl as she lives in the darker part of Gotham city, squatting in any place she can for a night's sleep, but that façade is shattered as we progress through the twenty two chapters of the story and witness the interactions she has with all the different characters, ranging from The Joker to Bruce Wayne.

The description and portrayal of the characters are something that little motorkitty; is doing brilliantly, allowing the reader to engage with the story and sympathise with the characters. Doll is incredible so far and is something that I encourage people to check out, even if you're not a part of the fandom it's set in.