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posies23's review against another edition
4.0
Writer Martin Powell and artists Thomas Boatwright and Diana Leto all combine forces to create a memorable graphic novel about a group of misfits who come together to save the day against the titular goblin invasion.
This is a moody mix of SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES era Bradbury with hints of INVADERS FROM MARS and some of Powell's own potent storytelling magic.
To tell you too much more will take away from the experience, so suffice to say that if that sounds like something you would enjoy, you should pick it up.
(So why only four stars and not five? My major quibble with the book is that the characters seem underdeveloped. For example, we know little to nothing about where they came from or how they all met. My guess is that this is intentional, and that Powell intends to reveal their backgrounds over time, but, for me, it kept most of the characters a little more distant than I would have liked.)
This is a moody mix of SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES era Bradbury with hints of INVADERS FROM MARS and some of Powell's own potent storytelling magic.
To tell you too much more will take away from the experience, so suffice to say that if that sounds like something you would enjoy, you should pick it up.
(So why only four stars and not five? My major quibble with the book is that the characters seem underdeveloped. For example, we know little to nothing about where they came from or how they all met. My guess is that this is intentional, and that Powell intends to reveal their backgrounds over time, but, for me, it kept most of the characters a little more distant than I would have liked.)
panelparty's review against another edition
4.0
Read for the Book About Halloween prompt in the 2018 Popsugar Challenge.
This probably counts as cheating because its so short, but I could not find a single Halloween book I wanted to read so I went with this one. It's really nothing special or worth recommending, but I gave it 4 stars because its not really trying to be particularly special. It's just a fun little Halloween romp with a cute cast of characters who save the day - and that's all I needed it to be.
Recommended if you like Casper knockoffs, goblin punting, and self-sacrificing skeletons.
This probably counts as cheating because its so short, but I could not find a single Halloween book I wanted to read so I went with this one. It's really nothing special or worth recommending, but I gave it 4 stars because its not really trying to be particularly special. It's just a fun little Halloween romp with a cute cast of characters who save the day - and that's all I needed it to be.
Recommended if you like Casper knockoffs, goblin punting, and self-sacrificing skeletons.
ohnoflora's review against another edition
3.0
Read for the Stan Lee Excelsior Award 2014 - http://www.excelsioraward.co.uk
A lovely idea but didn't quite come off for me. There is something to be said for starting comic books in media res but, actually, I could have done with a bit more background/origin story for this one. The characters felt a little underdeveloped when, in fact, they are all very interesting and I would have enjoyed learning a bit more about them. Maybe this will be corrected in later volumes.
A lovely idea but didn't quite come off for me. There is something to be said for starting comic books in media res but, actually, I could have done with a bit more background/origin story for this one. The characters felt a little underdeveloped when, in fact, they are all very interesting and I would have enjoyed learning a bit more about them. Maybe this will be corrected in later volumes.
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