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xeavoldg's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
2.0
heypretty52's review
4.0
Picking up Edward's story two generations after the events of Burton's classic film, Leth's tale shows us how Edward spends his time and who he may soon encounter. I'm very excited to see where Leth takes this story.
sammymantha's review
4.0
Loved the art style, especially the fact that Edward's actual text/speech is different from everyone else's. The story was also interesting. I'd certainly pick up a second volume of this.
ericarobyn's review
4.0
In this graphic novel, we follow Megan, the teenage granddaughter of Kim Boggs. One day, Megan goes into storage and finds a box of her grandmothers things, among them, her grandmothers diary. In the diary Megan reads about Edward, which backs up the stories that she remembers her grandmother telling her when she was a little girl. Determined to see if Edward was real, Megan goes to the castle on the hill. When she meets Edward, he tells her that he has made a mistake, which is causing quite a stir in the town. Edward and Megan then work together to try to fix things.
First of all, I have to say that I LOVED that this graphic novel picked up with a quote right from the very end of the movie! What a lovely touch that was! It actually made me a little teary.
Overall, the plot was simple and straightforward. I found it interesting, but it didn’t totally captivate me. I enjoyed the characters and I am definitely looking forward to learning more about them in the next volume.
The artwork has a lovely strangeness to it, and the color palette created the perfect tone for each of the panels!
I would definitely recommend this to any Edward Scissorhands fan! Though I would caution readers that this collection lives in the teen section, so just keep that in mind when it comes to tone, characters, and other such things.
First of all, I have to say that I LOVED that this graphic novel picked up with a quote right from the very end of the movie! What a lovely touch that was! It actually made me a little teary.
Overall, the plot was simple and straightforward. I found it interesting, but it didn’t totally captivate me. I enjoyed the characters and I am definitely looking forward to learning more about them in the next volume.
The artwork has a lovely strangeness to it, and the color palette created the perfect tone for each of the panels!
I would definitely recommend this to any Edward Scissorhands fan! Though I would caution readers that this collection lives in the teen section, so just keep that in mind when it comes to tone, characters, and other such things.
nikinonsense's review
5.0
Fantastic artwork. It really captured the Tim Burton style while still retaining some originality. It reminded me a lot of the Beetlejuice cartoon and other early 90's Nickelodeon animation so it gave me a sense of nostalgia. I think the best part of the artwork was the facial expressions.
The dialogue made it easy to hear character voices and it seemed like I was watching a cartoon rather than reading a comic. I really enjoyed it and would recommend to anyone who enjoyed the movie or the Tim Burton style in general.
The dialogue made it easy to hear character voices and it seemed like I was watching a cartoon rather than reading a comic. I really enjoyed it and would recommend to anyone who enjoyed the movie or the Tim Burton style in general.
aprileclecticbookworm's review
3.0
3.5? I think they tried to keep the art Tim Burton but the people were drawn more cartoonish than darkly whimsical. The story was simple but not bad. Fans might be disappointed that Kim has passed on and it’s her granddaughter instead but Edward is unchanged. It was a good first volume.
readingrobin's review
4.0
As I am someone who is always down for an over-the-top cartoony style, this comic was like candy to me. I'm not the biggest fan of Edward Scissorhands, but I appreciate it, its style, and the theme of being an outsider in a very suburban world.
Drew Rausch draws Edward very well, the character's face always coming off as sweet and gentle, even with those sharp digits. Drew also draws for the webcomic My Blacks Don't Match, a similarly spooky comic of which I am also a fan.
The story does kind of make sense as a sequel and follows the steps and patterns one would expect, but still in a satisfying way. Edward Scissorhands purists (God, do those exist?) may find some things to gripe about, as fans always do, but I'm completely content with this volume.
Drew Rausch draws Edward very well, the character's face always coming off as sweet and gentle, even with those sharp digits. Drew also draws for the webcomic My Blacks Don't Match, a similarly spooky comic of which I am also a fan.
The story does kind of make sense as a sequel and follows the steps and patterns one would expect, but still in a satisfying way. Edward Scissorhands purists (God, do those exist?) may find some things to gripe about, as fans always do, but I'm completely content with this volume.