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jubeanny's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
geno's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Este comic es la primera adaptación gráfica que tuvo "Ciudad de Hueso". Igual que futuras instancias, el material funciona bien en este formato, aunque en esta oportunidad, queda por debajo del nivel que esperaba.
Lo primero a mencionar es que la adaptación comienza muy cercana al libro, tratando de no omitir nada y hasta tomando líneas de diálogo. Es un lindo guiño, pero se vuelve insostenible enseguida.
Respecto al arte, las portadas son muy atractivas, con un estilo acuarelado que le queda bien, pero la calidad de las ilustraciones internas es despareja. Muchas de las expresiones son exageradas y parece que están siempre enojados o gritando, no hay sutilezas.
Uno de mis problemas principales con el arte es que todos los personajes pasan por blancos (voy a suponer que a Magnus lo quisieron plantear como asiático y no se nota) y a su vez, parecen mayores de lo que deberían ser. Está bien que vemos a pocos adultos, pero no hay diferencia estética entre Jace o Luke.
Para la parte 6 cambian el estilo un poco más oscuro, que no ayuda a la historia. Es bueno que hayan regresado a la ilustración original para la parte 7.
Una queja personal es la ropa. No es que esté mal, pero todos usan lo mismo en diferentes colores. Eso hace que cuando Clary comenta que "no se viste como Isabelle" se vea raro porque... están vestidas igual, con jean y musculosa. O cuando Simon menciona que Jace parece un gótico, pero lucen lo mismo y ni siquiera se encuentre de negro. Son frases que vienen textuales del libro y que no se transmitieron bien al papel.
Volviendo a la historia, el ritmo es raro, arranca tratando de adaptar todas las escenas posibles, pero de pronto empiezan a saltear algunas. Lo que no sería un problema si no fuera que los personajes hacen referencia a las partes que no sucedieron en página y no dan contexto, asumen que uno conoce lo que pasó.
En general, aunque es una interesante adaptación. Es una pena que la hayan cancelado sin llegar al final o al menos darle un cierre.
Y esta queja es para la versión digital, pero muchos de los globos de diálogo apuntaban a la persona incorrecta haciendo que se pierda el ritmo de lectura.
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This graphic novel it's the first adaptation of "City of Bones" to this medium.
As with other iterations, the original source works really well as a comic. This adaptation uses dialogue lines directly from the book so, if you already read it, it's a nice nod.
Regarding the art, I really liked the covers with the watercolor style. They are intriguing. But the illustration's style inside the book it's not my cup of tea, some expressions are overdone and it looks like everyone is mad or screaming all the time.
Part 6 of the compilation has a new artist that really lowers the quality trying to be edgier.
My main issue was with the character design, all of them pass as white (which is a problem in Magnus's case) and they all seem to be the same age, which ends with about teen MCs looking like ground-ups.
If I'm going to be nitpicky, the fashion style looks weird too, all of them are wearing the same in different colors. The art gets better in the last part but it's a little too late.
One of the things that didn't quite work for me was using the book for dialogues but not matching it with the art. For example, Simon mentions that Jace is a "goth boy" because it's a line from the book but he is not wearing black so it makes no sense.
Concerning the plot, it has some pacing issues, especially near the end. In general, there are missing scenes, that it's OK to remove but then the characters mention those scenes and expect the reader to understand what's going on.
Overall, it works only if you are familiar with the source material. And it's a shame the publisher did not allow it to finish the run.
Lo primero a mencionar es que la adaptación comienza muy cercana al libro, tratando de no omitir nada y hasta tomando líneas de diálogo. Es un lindo guiño, pero se vuelve insostenible enseguida.
Respecto al arte, las portadas son muy atractivas, con un estilo acuarelado que le queda bien, pero la calidad de las ilustraciones internas es despareja. Muchas de las expresiones son exageradas y parece que están siempre enojados o gritando, no hay sutilezas.
Uno de mis problemas principales con el arte es que todos los personajes pasan por blancos (voy a suponer que a Magnus lo quisieron plantear como asiático y no se nota) y a su vez, parecen mayores de lo que deberían ser. Está bien que vemos a pocos adultos, pero no hay diferencia estética entre Jace o Luke.
Para la parte 6 cambian el estilo un poco más oscuro, que no ayuda a la historia. Es bueno que hayan regresado a la ilustración original para la parte 7.
Una queja personal es la ropa. No es que esté mal, pero todos usan lo mismo en diferentes colores. Eso hace que cuando Clary comenta que "no se viste como Isabelle" se vea raro porque... están vestidas igual, con jean y musculosa. O cuando Simon menciona que Jace parece un gótico, pero lucen lo mismo y ni siquiera se encuentre de negro. Son frases que vienen textuales del libro y que no se transmitieron bien al papel.
Volviendo a la historia, el ritmo es raro, arranca tratando de adaptar todas las escenas posibles, pero de pronto empiezan a saltear algunas. Lo que no sería un problema si no fuera que los personajes hacen referencia a las partes que no sucedieron en página y no dan contexto, asumen que uno conoce lo que pasó.
En general, aunque es una interesante adaptación. Es una pena que la hayan cancelado sin llegar al final o al menos darle un cierre.
Y esta queja es para la versión digital, pero muchos de los globos de diálogo apuntaban a la persona incorrecta haciendo que se pierda el ritmo de lectura.
---
This graphic novel it's the first adaptation of "City of Bones" to this medium.
As with other iterations, the original source works really well as a comic. This adaptation uses dialogue lines directly from the book so, if you already read it, it's a nice nod.
Regarding the art, I really liked the covers with the watercolor style. They are intriguing. But the illustration's style inside the book it's not my cup of tea, some expressions are overdone and it looks like everyone is mad or screaming all the time.
Part 6 of the compilation has a new artist that really lowers the quality trying to be edgier.
My main issue was with the character design, all of them pass as white (which is a problem in Magnus's case) and they all seem to be the same age, which ends with about teen MCs looking like ground-ups.
If I'm going to be nitpicky, the fashion style looks weird too, all of them are wearing the same in different colors. The art gets better in the last part but it's a little too late.
One of the things that didn't quite work for me was using the book for dialogues but not matching it with the art. For example, Simon mentions that Jace is a "goth boy" because it's a line from the book but he is not wearing black so it makes no sense.
Concerning the plot, it has some pacing issues, especially near the end. In general, there are missing scenes, that it's OK to remove but then the characters mention those scenes and expect the reader to understand what's going on.
Overall, it works only if you are familiar with the source material. And it's a shame the publisher did not allow it to finish the run.
manglitter's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars
I get them, I started the first one, so, now I have to finish all the issues because I'm curious.
I get them, I started the first one, so, now I have to finish all the issues because I'm curious.
slowreader7f3b1's review
1.0
So, I read the Dark Artifices first, which I understand to have been written almost 10 years after the TMI series, but I find DA to be far superior.
Regarding the 1-star rating: This book presents both anti-Semitic and anti-gender-confirming-dress comments as "humor". I'm reading the second book now, only because I'm assuming the author learned from their mistakes, since I didn't see any of that in the later Dark Artifices series--in fact, without spoiling, the tolerance seems to have grown by leaps and bounds. Still, it felt like a slap to spot both kinds of comments presented as "good natured fun" in this book:
-Simon remarks that he was being funny when he was spitballing about how to offend Jewish vampires, and says something to the effect of "write a check for [low sum]" a direct nod to the anti-Semitic stereotype that Jewish people love cash.
-Later in the book, Clarissa makes a joke at the expense of individuals who wear gender-confirming dress, as if that is a bad thing. She invokes the outdated word "transvestite" with what we the readers are supposed to take as a detestable quality, apparently as bad as a "cat molester". Fucking hell.
My recommendation: Go straight to the DA series, not only is it brilliantly written, it is much more in tune with the times.
Regarding the 1-star rating: This book presents both anti-Semitic and anti-gender-confirming-dress comments as "humor". I'm reading the second book now, only because I'm assuming the author learned from their mistakes, since I didn't see any of that in the later Dark Artifices series--in fact, without spoiling, the tolerance seems to have grown by leaps and bounds. Still, it felt like a slap to spot both kinds of comments presented as "good natured fun" in this book:
-Simon remarks that he was being funny when he was spitballing about how to offend Jewish vampires, and says something to the effect of "write a check for [low sum]" a direct nod to the anti-Semitic stereotype that Jewish people love cash.
-Later in the book, Clarissa makes a joke at the expense of individuals who wear gender-confirming dress, as if that is a bad thing. She invokes the outdated word "transvestite" with what we the readers are supposed to take as a detestable quality, apparently as bad as a "cat molester". Fucking hell.
My recommendation: Go straight to the DA series, not only is it brilliantly written, it is much more in tune with the times.
leahmichelle_13's review
5.0
WHY DID IT TAKE ME SO LONG TO READ THIS SERIES? I've tried a few times, but I really need to be in the right mood to read a series like this - there's loads of books, they're big and chunky and you really need to be in the right headspace but I *loved* it this time! It was fantastic, and it's so relaxing to read a book for the sake of reading it, I've been dying to read it for weeks, since I got it and it was SO worth waiting for! Can I get to Lady Midnight by May, ready for Lord of Shadows? Only 8 books to read...