I didn't read the original sleepy hollow story, but I know enough of it to enjoy this retelling.
a YA retelling takeing place in the modern world, withI didn't read the original sleepy hollow story, but I know enough of it to enjoy this retelling.
a YA retelling takeing place in the modern world, with a gang of teenagers trying to solve a supernatural mystery connected to the town's history and myths amid all the crazy halloween stuff. the romances were cute and the art was beautiful and the characters were lovable. the villain was predicatable and the stakes weren't high enough, but i was reading for the vibes!...more
this gives me the same vibes as "tea dragon society" series. we follow a witch, a werewolf, witchy grandmothers, evil coven, forest spirits, and more ithis gives me the same vibes as "tea dragon society" series. we follow a witch, a werewolf, witchy grandmothers, evil coven, forest spirits, and more in this adorable story about two teenagers finding themselves and having the courage to let go of the past....more
ummm, how can this comic be this perfect? give me another 10 volumes please!!! we follow the antics of olive and her cat henry, who she wakes up one daummm, how can this comic be this perfect? give me another 10 volumes please!!! we follow the antics of olive and her cat henry, who she wakes up one day to find has become a full-sized human with a cat body, and she dresses him in the cutests clothes (the clothes in this series are just too adorable). it was funny seeing her cat having more success in social life, work, saving money, and other things more than her....more
cult of the lamb has become already one of my top video games, and the artist behind it has become one of my favorite artists. the mix of horror and gcult of the lamb has become already one of my top video games, and the artist behind it has become one of my favorite artists. the mix of horror and gore and cutesy adorableness is just genius. if you haven't played the game, this will be a nice intro to that world. if you have played the game, this will shed some light on some events and dig deeper into the forming of the cult. i really can't wait for more volumes!!...more
a corgi saves the universe, because why not? colorful, fun, with a lot of humor and some interesting world-building that makes a coherent graphic novea corgi saves the universe, because why not? colorful, fun, with a lot of humor and some interesting world-building that makes a coherent graphic novel and it could be a standalone without the need for further books to explain anything....more
I was already hooked on the art style and the colors from the first pages, but the story itself was so wholesome and sweet. a fashion designer helps aI was already hooked on the art style and the colors from the first pages, but the story itself was so wholesome and sweet. a fashion designer helps a prince to live his best life by designing some of the prettiest dresses i've seen, and it focuses on young love and acceptance....more
this truly feels like a teenager's diary, with all the angst and emo feelings, as it deals with some heavy topics in high school like suicide, bullyinthis truly feels like a teenager's diary, with all the angst and emo feelings, as it deals with some heavy topics in high school like suicide, bullying, first love and crushes, and new friendships. its only problem is that it was too short!...more
so much fun and a lot of the gore you wouldl expect from the daily lives of dinosaurs. the art is beautiful and expressive and it really made such an aso much fun and a lot of the gore you wouldl expect from the daily lives of dinosaurs. the art is beautiful and expressive and it really made such an amazing story without using a single word...more
I was thinking of how to write a review about this, and I can't express how emotional I felt.
It's about friendship, finding your people, loneliness, mI was thinking of how to write a review about this, and I can't express how emotional I felt.
It's about friendship, finding your people, loneliness, making your voice heard, hanging on to your passion even if someone makes fun of it, standing firm and finding solace and power in those you love.
I had high hopes for the comics to be better than the film, but it wasn't that much improved??
The story was okay, and the characters portrayl was boriI had high hopes for the comics to be better than the film, but it wasn't that much improved??
The story was okay, and the characters portrayl was boring, and the mystery wasn't intriguing. I didn't find myself compelled enough to read a second volume. such a shame....more
This was so messed up and disturbing, that you can't look at pinocchio the same way again.
it's a very adult retelling of the wholesome story of pinoccThis was so messed up and disturbing, that you can't look at pinocchio the same way again.
it's a very adult retelling of the wholesome story of pinocchio, and in this story: he is a robot boy built by a man hoping to sell his invention to the military, but pinocchio makes a mess and starts his journey like he did in the original story, but with the added infestation of a cockroach called jiminy.
the art is amazing and breathtaking, and it follows a lot of the beats of the original story in a creative way, so i really liked that about it. i was also suprised by the way this author decided to add his disturbing twist to some other stories as well, like snow white.
i'm really interested to read more by this author...more
I had so much high hopes for this, but unfortunately it fell flat.
the art was beautiful especially the contrast between the black and white real life I had so much high hopes for this, but unfortunately it fell flat.
the art was beautiful especially the contrast between the black and white real life (?) and the colorful illusions or dreams. we follow a park caretaker who seems to be the only one able to see weird spectres in the park and thinks he's the only one able to protect people from them, and these creatures are somehow connected to H.P. Lovecraft.
but sadly, i wasn't interested in anything happening ...more
I related way too much to vera'ss struggle as a young russian girl trying to fit in and make friends.
once again, vera takes inspiration from her life I related way too much to vera'ss struggle as a young russian girl trying to fit in and make friends.
once again, vera takes inspiration from her life in her graphic novels, but this one doesn't have any fantastical elements. it's just following her at age 9 when she was struggling to make friends and finds a chance to go to camp and maybe finally have friends. i loved the lessons she learned.
also love her art style. she takes one color and makes it her entire palette, and somehow it works very well. this had humor, great lessons, realistic depictions, and great overall feeling....more
andy weir shouldn't be allowed to write female characters. this was very meh. the concept itself isn't new and could've been better, so he really needeandy weir shouldn't be allowed to write female characters. this was very meh. the concept itself isn't new and could've been better, so he really needed to stick the landing with the writing, and that wasn't the case. (i've heard of other novels with the same idea: bringing together alice and wendy and dorothy)
on the other hand, sarah andersen's drawings are always adorable....more
this was so so dark and sarcastic and had a lot of dark humor
the author goes back to her childhood and younger days, most importantly her relationshipthis was so so dark and sarcastic and had a lot of dark humor
the author goes back to her childhood and younger days, most importantly her relationship with her father and the complicated dynamics of their family. bit by bit, she reveals the complicated character of her father through snippets of her own life with him, and also of what she knows about hif life before marrying and having her.
there's a ton of literary references, since her father is a lit teacher, and she draws a lot of parallels between her father and the authors and books he chose to read. there's a huge discussion of sexuality: her own and her father's and how these secrets were one of the things that destroyed the facade of their family.
it was such a heavy read, the writing was sharp, and the graphic novel was done in different blue tones to match the vibe of the story. it felt raw and honest and brutal and self-scathing a lot of the time. its also a very adult read...more
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