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lellowturtle's review against another edition
5.0
I read the entirety of season 9 and season 10 in a day. It's true to the show, and it's a fabulous continuation.
reading_cat's review against another edition
4.0
Watched 8 seasons of Charmed in 2 weeks, so what's more natural than diving headfirst into the graphic novel continuation of the series?
Season 9 picks up 18 months after the end of the show, with a bunch of new toddlers and of course new (and old) enemies. Honestly, the toddler part, I would have liked to see how it developed (i mean the pregnancy and stuff) but anyway.
I particularly love the artwork of the covers, because it most closely resembles the actual actors and actresses of the show.
Season 9 picks up 18 months after the end of the show, with a bunch of new toddlers and of course new (and old) enemies. Honestly, the toddler part, I would have liked to see how it developed (i mean the pregnancy and stuff) but anyway.
I particularly love the artwork of the covers, because it most closely resembles the actual actors and actresses of the show.
reading_cat's review against another edition
4.0
The second volume of Charmed Season 9, with the villain introduced in the previous installment, but way more action-packed. Some interesting information about Prue was also provided and can't wait to see how they handle this in the next volumes.
reading_cat's review against another edition
4.0
Okay, many revelations happened in this one. Quite an exciting graphic novel. However, that ending! Total cliffhanger.
justmevictoria's review against another edition
4.0
Originally published on My Books Are Me
4.5 Stars
As a major Charmed fan, I was so excited when I found out that the series had continued on in comic book form. I've had the book sitting on my shelf for ages and finally got round to picking it up and marathoning it with the first three volumes of season nine. It's just been like switching on the TV and watching the episodes and characters I've always known and loved!
Picking up where the season 8 finale gave a glimpse at, this volume is a bind up of the first seven comics of season 9. It follows the sisters living a relatively normal life, raising their magical children. Phoebe is still writing for the Bay Mirror. Paige is spending her time on her charges, and teaching at Magic School. Piper is working her way towards owning her own restaurant. And Leo is teaching at Magic School. Everything is going swimmingly until they attend the funeral of Brittany, the innocent they saved from the demon Javna, and their innocent as the Charmed Ones. They soon realise that the Underworld is on the move and a new power is rising up, attempting to destroy the Charmed Ones once and for all - what's new? They protect all of their innocents and call on the powers of all White Magic in order to stop the new Source of all Evil.
As soon as I opened this book, I was instantly hooked. The characters felt familiar, exactly how I remember them from the show (which I haven't watched for a while) and the storylines flowed how they would have on the show. The writing and the art had me feeling as if I were actually watching a whole new season, and it was great to be back in the presence of these characters.
On several occasions I laughed out loud, because I could totally imagine the characters I'd grown up with on the show acting and saying everything that was happening. Paul has managed to capture the essence of the show, the characters and their world within these comics and continue their story on. I loved the continuity and that the stories made sure to include the history of the series, rather than just creating a new story.
Having already read this book a couple of years ago, the drama did fall a little flat this time around on me, but I still really enjoyed it and can see it setting up the rest of season nine.
I highly recommend this book for Charmed fans as it's a wonderful way to continue the series. You will instantly connect with the characters and feel like you'd never said goodbye.
4.5 Stars
As a major Charmed fan, I was so excited when I found out that the series had continued on in comic book form. I've had the book sitting on my shelf for ages and finally got round to picking it up and marathoning it with the first three volumes of season nine. It's just been like switching on the TV and watching the episodes and characters I've always known and loved!
Picking up where the season 8 finale gave a glimpse at, this volume is a bind up of the first seven comics of season 9. It follows the sisters living a relatively normal life, raising their magical children. Phoebe is still writing for the Bay Mirror. Paige is spending her time on her charges, and teaching at Magic School. Piper is working her way towards owning her own restaurant. And Leo is teaching at Magic School. Everything is going swimmingly until they attend the funeral of Brittany, the innocent they saved from the demon Javna, and their innocent as the Charmed Ones. They soon realise that the Underworld is on the move and a new power is rising up, attempting to destroy the Charmed Ones once and for all - what's new? They protect all of their innocents and call on the powers of all White Magic in order to stop the new Source of all Evil.
As soon as I opened this book, I was instantly hooked. The characters felt familiar, exactly how I remember them from the show (which I haven't watched for a while) and the storylines flowed how they would have on the show. The writing and the art had me feeling as if I were actually watching a whole new season, and it was great to be back in the presence of these characters.
On several occasions I laughed out loud, because I could totally imagine the characters I'd grown up with on the show acting and saying everything that was happening. Paul has managed to capture the essence of the show, the characters and their world within these comics and continue their story on. I loved the continuity and that the stories made sure to include the history of the series, rather than just creating a new story.
Having already read this book a couple of years ago, the drama did fall a little flat this time around on me, but I still really enjoyed it and can see it setting up the rest of season nine.
I highly recommend this book for Charmed fans as it's a wonderful way to continue the series. You will instantly connect with the characters and feel like you'd never said goodbye.
justmevictoria's review against another edition
5.0
Originally published on My Books Are Me
This series just keeps getting better and better! The art in this is so beautiful and I love how the graphics combine both the features of the various actors from the show with the artist's own spin, making this graphic novel series both connected and separated from the TV series. I just can't get enough!
You'd think with the Source of all Evil dead for the umpteenth time the Charmed Ones would be able to live a peaceful life. How wrong you are. A new source of underworld power is on the rise, but this one is unlike anything they've ever seen before. Phoebe comes face to face with the Cal Greene, the man she once saw herself killing in the future, and she must discover whether he has changed in this future. Paige and Henry adopt an orphaned baby boy, naming him Henry Junior. Piper discovers that Melinda has Whitelighter abilities despite the fact that Leo had had his wings clipped before she had been conceived. Leo is offered in wings back by the new Elders in order to protect the Charmed Ones from the return of the Darklighter Rennek. And two old faces return, both on their own, very separate, paths in order to help the Charmed Ones. But all this pales in comparison to the battle that they face, a battle which requires calling on the entire Warren line.
This volume was epic! The twists and turns in the story I was not expecting but I loved where the story went. I again really enjoyed the pieces of Charmed history that were woven into the story and how it all fitted together perfectly.
The artwork continues to be amazing, especially for the battle scenes. The battle scenes in particular were written in such a way that I would actually love to see how they would play out on the silver screen. Again, I laughed out loud in several parts throughout the book because the characters are, as I said in my previous review, exactly how I remember and know them. Nothing has changed with the entire series, it's just being told through a new medium.
I really enjoyed how the story played out and I'm excited to see where it goes from here, especially considering the cliffhanger we are left on - I did not see that coming at all!
Again, this volume just felt like coming home and I can't wait to power through the rest of season nine and ten. Please go pick these graphic novels up because, if you are a Charmed fan, you won't regret it!
This series just keeps getting better and better! The art in this is so beautiful and I love how the graphics combine both the features of the various actors from the show with the artist's own spin, making this graphic novel series both connected and separated from the TV series. I just can't get enough!
You'd think with the Source of all Evil dead for the umpteenth time the Charmed Ones would be able to live a peaceful life. How wrong you are. A new source of underworld power is on the rise, but this one is unlike anything they've ever seen before. Phoebe comes face to face with the Cal Greene, the man she once saw herself killing in the future, and she must discover whether he has changed in this future. Paige and Henry adopt an orphaned baby boy, naming him Henry Junior. Piper discovers that Melinda has Whitelighter abilities despite the fact that Leo had had his wings clipped before she had been conceived. Leo is offered in wings back by the new Elders in order to protect the Charmed Ones from the return of the Darklighter Rennek. And two old faces return, both on their own, very separate, paths in order to help the Charmed Ones. But all this pales in comparison to the battle that they face, a battle which requires calling on the entire Warren line.
This volume was epic! The twists and turns in the story I was not expecting but I loved where the story went. I again really enjoyed the pieces of Charmed history that were woven into the story and how it all fitted together perfectly.
The artwork continues to be amazing, especially for the battle scenes. The battle scenes in particular were written in such a way that I would actually love to see how they would play out on the silver screen. Again, I laughed out loud in several parts throughout the book because the characters are, as I said in my previous review, exactly how I remember and know them. Nothing has changed with the entire series, it's just being told through a new medium.
I really enjoyed how the story played out and I'm excited to see where it goes from here, especially considering the cliffhanger we are left on - I did not see that coming at all!
Again, this volume just felt like coming home and I can't wait to power through the rest of season nine and ten. Please go pick these graphic novels up because, if you are a Charmed fan, you won't regret it!
justmevictoria's review against another edition
5.0
Originally published on My Books Are Me
I can't get enough of these graphic novels! I love being back with the sisters and continuing their story. I love the return of some amazing characters, and I hope we get to see more of them in the future volumes!
Volume 3 follows Cole trying to move on by helping Patty and Grams with an important task, which eventually leads to mayhem for the Power of Three. However, the balance is soon set right and sisters are reunited. Meanwhile, Piper opens her new restaurant, Halliwells, despite the setback of Wyatt's 'help'. Phoebe helps Coop find his family, which turns out to be not only a lot more easier than she thought, but also has repercussions for the family. Paige has to stop the court from taking Henry Jnr away from her after his real father is tracked down. Leo discovers what his new powers mean and has to learn how to live with them. And we finally learn about what the afterlife held for Prue.
I feel like I'm just getting repetitive with these reviews because I just don't know what else to say that expressed how much I enjoy these books and that you seriously need to read them!
Words cannot describe how in love I am with this series! I'm enjoying the storylines and where the plot is going, and I especially love the glimpses we are given of the Charmed Ones back in the day. The more I read, the more I really want to go and marathon the show!
The artwork continues to be amazing and everything that happens still lives up to the series we all know and love. I really enjoy having Cole back - it's was always get to have him pop back on the show, so I do hope he sticks around.
Seriously, Charmed fans need to go out and pick up these graphic novels because they are amazing! This was such a brilliant way to continue the series and let the characters live on.
I can't get enough of these graphic novels! I love being back with the sisters and continuing their story. I love the return of some amazing characters, and I hope we get to see more of them in the future volumes!
Volume 3 follows Cole trying to move on by helping Patty and Grams with an important task, which eventually leads to mayhem for the Power of Three. However, the balance is soon set right and sisters are reunited. Meanwhile, Piper opens her new restaurant, Halliwells, despite the setback of Wyatt's 'help'. Phoebe helps Coop find his family, which turns out to be not only a lot more easier than she thought, but also has repercussions for the family. Paige has to stop the court from taking Henry Jnr away from her after his real father is tracked down. Leo discovers what his new powers mean and has to learn how to live with them. And we finally learn about what the afterlife held for Prue.
I feel like I'm just getting repetitive with these reviews because I just don't know what else to say that expressed how much I enjoy these books and that you seriously need to read them!
Words cannot describe how in love I am with this series! I'm enjoying the storylines and where the plot is going, and I especially love the glimpses we are given of the Charmed Ones back in the day. The more I read, the more I really want to go and marathon the show!
The artwork continues to be amazing and everything that happens still lives up to the series we all know and love. I really enjoy having Cole back - it's was always get to have him pop back on the show, so I do hope he sticks around.
Seriously, Charmed fans need to go out and pick up these graphic novels because they are amazing! This was such a brilliant way to continue the series and let the characters live on.
a_h_haga's review against another edition
4.0
3.5/5
I'm a long standing fan of the TV-show and re-watch it almost every year. This year, I learned of the comics that stand as the official season 9 and 10 of the series.
I've been putting of even thinking about reading them, as one of the problems I ended up having with the show were the endless prophesies, and I learned there would be a twist in season 10 that made me groan.
But, stuck in bed as I am and wanting to watch the show again, I took a chance and bought the first volume of Season 9. (It seem to be out of production, though, but they have it on kindle, so I bought it there and read it on my computer to get the colors.)
Now, I have a bit of mixed feelings.
Mostly, they managed to capture the characters and feel of the show. I found the story interesting but overused until the twist toward the end.
So, I am interested in reading the rest of the season, but if that stay true through the next volumes, time will have to tell.
I had some trouble with the art-style, though, finding it kind of generic and flat, and at times really hard to tell the difference between the characters. This was something I was prepared for, though, as I'd seen a few pages by searching on google.
I was also a little annoyed at the fact that in 18 months, all the girls had become pregnant and birthed another girl. Why did they have to rush it like that? That story-line could easily have gone during the season, as it did with Piper in the main show. But, alas, breeding seems to be the best sign that everything is alright and that a woman is happy, which is a cliche, but used here...
I'm a long standing fan of the TV-show and re-watch it almost every year. This year, I learned of the comics that stand as the official season 9 and 10 of the series.
I've been putting of even thinking about reading them, as one of the problems I ended up having with the show were the endless prophesies, and I learned there would be a twist in season 10 that made me groan.
But, stuck in bed as I am and wanting to watch the show again, I took a chance and bought the first volume of Season 9. (It seem to be out of production, though, but they have it on kindle, so I bought it there and read it on my computer to get the colors.)
Now, I have a bit of mixed feelings.
Mostly, they managed to capture the characters and feel of the show. I found the story interesting but overused until the twist toward the end.
So, I am interested in reading the rest of the season, but if that stay true through the next volumes, time will have to tell.
I had some trouble with the art-style, though, finding it kind of generic and flat, and at times really hard to tell the difference between the characters. This was something I was prepared for, though, as I'd seen a few pages by searching on google.
I was also a little annoyed at the fact that in 18 months, all the girls had become pregnant and birthed another girl. Why did they have to rush it like that? That story-line could easily have gone during the season, as it did with Piper in the main show. But, alas, breeding seems to be the best sign that everything is alright and that a woman is happy, which is a cliche, but used here...
a_h_haga's review against another edition
4.0
I was happy to see how this volume evolved from the previous one. I thought the art was better and the story was growing.
It still had the feel of Charmed, and the story reflected on one if my main problems with the show: all the prophecies. I'm glad they did as they did in this story.
I'm not such a big fan of the whole Prue thing going on, though. I knew it was coming, but hoped it wouldn't be before S 10, but oh well. Maybe it's not so bad...
It still had the feel of Charmed, and the story reflected on one if my main problems with the show: all the prophecies. I'm glad they did as they did in this story.
I'm not such a big fan of the whole Prue thing going on, though. I knew it was coming, but hoped it wouldn't be before S 10, but oh well. Maybe it's not so bad...
a_h_haga's review against another edition
4.0
3.5/5
So I've been dreading the Prue—arc since way before I bought this comic. It was as bad as I feared, but got a little better toward the end.
Other than that, this volume didn't have a lot main story like the other volumes have been having, and there were some parts I found rather boring.
Even if I do appreciate the constant nods to the show
So I've been dreading the Prue—arc since way before I bought this comic. It was as bad as I feared, but got a little better toward the end.
Other than that, this volume didn't have a lot main story like the other volumes have been having, and there were some parts I found rather boring.
Even if I do appreciate the constant nods to the show