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The Property of Hate #1
The Property of Hate Volume 1
"Would you like to be a Hero?" It's what many dream of, and what one young girl is offered when she is woken by a mysterious stranger with a television for a head. In the middle of the night, she is whisked away into a world of fantastical metaphor, where emotions take physical form and the inanimate comes alive. Surrounded by a cast of whimsical characters and unnamed dangers, and guided by the stranger RGB, who has terrifying secrets of his own, she must find it within herself to choose her own path amid the destiny that has been chosen for her.
Begin reading at Sarah Jolley's website (www.thepropertyofhate.com)
Begin reading at Sarah Jolley's website (www.thepropertyofhate.com)
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Published January 1, 2018
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6 books28 followersSarah Jolley is a cartoonist currently based in Greater Manchester.
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Displaying 1 - 18 of 18 reviews
May 16, 2020
The most amazingly unique webcomic I've read to date. Even now, I don't know if I understand it, but it's strange and wonderful and good. Mysteries appear and disappear, if you only look closely enough to catch them. Every detail is planned. The art, the characters, the story, and the world itself are simply delightful (and of course we mustn't leave out the wordplay!).
September 22, 2016
Reminds me rather of the Phantom Tollbooth. This is good.
January 7, 2021
I read a lot of comics and graphic novels. THIS is the best there is. The story, the mystery, the dialogue, the illustration, even the word boxes. It’s simply the best, better than all the rest.
June 25, 2025
the property of hate is one of the most seminal pieces of media in my life.
i realized i could review it here and just wanted to document my thoughts on this comic which i have been reading for almost ten years. this piece of work has significantly shaped how i view the creative process, empathy, and emotions. modmad/sarah jolley understands narrative structure so well and is able to subvert genre traditions and character archetypes to keep them familiar, yet fresh. every update is still exciting and worth waiting for, just to see the creative things that mod does with the story, the typography, the panel layouts, and more!
these characters mean a lot to me, particularly hero, who was one of the few characters i felt represented by growing up (south asian/bengali, boyish-looking, full of curiousity, likes bugs)! i have felt so privileged to be able to enjoy this story and share it with the people i care for. the author was very polite when we spoke briefly over email and i really respect them and sincerely wish them joy, prosperity, and good health!
i'm so excited to see where the story goes and i hope i can continue to follow along for the next decade, or however long!
i realized i could review it here and just wanted to document my thoughts on this comic which i have been reading for almost ten years. this piece of work has significantly shaped how i view the creative process, empathy, and emotions. modmad/sarah jolley understands narrative structure so well and is able to subvert genre traditions and character archetypes to keep them familiar, yet fresh. every update is still exciting and worth waiting for, just to see the creative things that mod does with the story, the typography, the panel layouts, and more!
these characters mean a lot to me, particularly hero, who was one of the few characters i felt represented by growing up (south asian/bengali, boyish-looking, full of curiousity, likes bugs)! i have felt so privileged to be able to enjoy this story and share it with the people i care for. the author was very polite when we spoke briefly over email and i really respect them and sincerely wish them joy, prosperity, and good health!
i'm so excited to see where the story goes and i hope i can continue to follow along for the next decade, or however long!
April 24, 2025
By this is the best book series I've ever read in my life. This is so god damn good I've genuinely had dreams about it. The art is just scrumptious, not to meantime the BEAUTY THAT IS THE CHARACTER DESIGNS, the writing is delicious and I've genuinely never been so attached to anything this much in my life. Sarah Jolley needs to win something for this. I know that this project has like lasted 11 years but It is just to good. They upload frequently new pages so there's always something to come home to at the end of the week and it's always just an actual piece of art or rather a genuine masterpiece. DAMN THIS IS SO GOOD. If you haven't read it already, please for the love of god do it. It'll literally change your life (not exaggerating).
May 14, 2020
Much like romantically apocalyptic I found this web comic via fanart & cosplay. In this comic you follow a little girl who’s wisked away to the land of dreams & make believe led by a mysterious tv head named RGB. The comic art is very unique & vibrant. the use of the visual medium is pushed to make a truly beautiful immersion. I like how they describe emotions with physical manifestations it’s very abstract yet realistic in the depictions. I like the running theme of change as well. The comic much like romantically apocalyptic is still on going, so I guess now I have to wait for updates ),:
May 27, 2025
Alright, I read the entire story online, so I don't know how much is in each volume, so my review on the entirety of the series is just going to go here.
I love this series. I was properly intrigued from the get-go, and while I spent a lot of reading it wondering what even is happening, I still enjoyed every moment.
The art is exquisite, the characters fascinating, and the story whimsical (albeit with sinister undertones), and I will be very enthusiastic whenever there is more story to read.
Five out of five stars.
I love this series. I was properly intrigued from the get-go, and while I spent a lot of reading it wondering what even is happening, I still enjoyed every moment.
The art is exquisite, the characters fascinating, and the story whimsical (albeit with sinister undertones), and I will be very enthusiastic whenever there is more story to read.
Five out of five stars.
November 10, 2017
This is honestly one of the best graphic novels/comics out there. It's so vibrant and imaginative and wild and it keeps you on the edge of your seat and there's so much CHARM!
Everyone should read it and support the artist.
Everyone should read it and support the artist.
January 19, 2019
I just binge read all of The Property of Hate that is available online. It's a quick, fun read, with a very adorable Hero and an interesting 'Monster' guide. Assock is possibly my favourite character at the moment. The artwork is lovely.
December 5, 2022
I have been following this webcomic since its earliest. The characters and their designs are incredibly endearing and changeable and extremely thought through. Really cannot recommend this webcomic enough (and you can read it for free! on the authors website! right now!)
August 29, 2020
adorable and beautiful to the eyes. It could do with more structure and consistency but otherwise enjoyable.
December 5, 2023
“You don’t look like a monster.”
“That’s how you can tell.”
“That’s how you can tell.”
May 29, 2024
Amazing story all around. Characters are fun and unique, world building is confusing but fascinating, and since Jolley is an experienced animator, the art is incredible!
October 6, 2017
Tentative rating. Very odd little webcomic, still in progress.
October 4, 2016
What a lovely little web-comic! Now technically this is a live series, so I haven't TRULY finished it, but I've read all that is available at this point. We meet wonderful characters (my favorite is Assok) with delightful art. However there's something sinister going on in this world that RGB and the Hero are just barely keeping ahead of--or not quite able to catch up with. Where the series has stopped at this point has left me with far more questions than answers, but I get the feeling that Jolley has something concrete here and just drops us morsels of information at her own pace. This is to quite commendable because the characters and art keep the story moving in it's own regard while the backstory slowly creeps into full picture. In some ways it reminded me of The Tim Tebow CFL Chronicles but maybe that's just because it was an internet read that I devoured in one day when I was supposed to be doing homework....
September 29, 2015
Ingredients: one adorable little girl in green boots; one coward with a telly for a head and a mysteriously angsty past; oodles of artistic/storytelling talent; a rainstorm of wonderfully subtle wit; and one sock thing. Mix thoroughly and bake for two years. The result: pure magic.
"Do you want to be a Hero?" It is not certain what most people, upon being asked this question by a man with a telly for a head, would have done... but our protagonist's "yes" delivers us with one of the most fantastic adventures ever set to paper. It is so fantastic that you won't even notice that you still, after almost two hundred pages, know basically zero concrete facts about it. (RGB, I'm looking at you.)
Among the best bits of storytelling I've ever read in my life. If I could write characters this compelling I would probably be drinking champagne right now.
"Do you want to be a Hero?" It is not certain what most people, upon being asked this question by a man with a telly for a head, would have done... but our protagonist's "yes" delivers us with one of the most fantastic adventures ever set to paper. It is so fantastic that you won't even notice that you still, after almost two hundred pages, know basically zero concrete facts about it. (RGB, I'm looking at you.)
Among the best bits of storytelling I've ever read in my life. If I could write characters this compelling I would probably be drinking champagne right now.
July 26, 2018
This is a weird one. (Also, still in progress -- see link.)
A little girl is asleep in an upper bunk when she's asked whether she wants to be a hero by a figure with a TV for a head. She nods, and goes off with him. Up some smoke to a doorway and a very strange land. Lies, ideas, trees made of stuff, the question of the sun, fears and many other embodied and outlandish dangers. More like The Phantom Tollbooth than Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass, but not really like either of them.
A little girl is asleep in an upper bunk when she's asked whether she wants to be a hero by a figure with a TV for a head. She nods, and goes off with him. Up some smoke to a doorway and a very strange land. Lies, ideas, trees made of stuff, the question of the sun, fears and many other embodied and outlandish dangers. More like The Phantom Tollbooth than Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass, but not really like either of them.
November 25, 2016
I follow the online comic and I purchased the first physical copt and can't wait for the second volume to release!
Beautiful art. Beautiful writing. Beautiful characters.
I'm emotionally attached to the characters and can't wait to see where they're going.
Beautiful art. Beautiful writing. Beautiful characters.
I'm emotionally attached to the characters and can't wait to see where they're going.
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