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theangrystackrat's review
dark
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.0
swingdingaling's review
2.0
The art is brilliant, but I don’t know what’s going on. Not in a fun way, like Wicked + Divine but in a bummer way like life in general
obnorthrup's review
2.0
Great premise, which should support exploration of some interesting themes (identity and colonization), but the story doesn't really live up to it. I also have a general issue with first volumes that don't present a strong, self-contained story arc, even if the primary intent is to set up a world and introduce characters. As others have said, the color is great.
ninj's review
3.0
Not bad story of a woman who is essentially a slave / indentured servant, taken away from family and friends to a planet which is kinda exuding a psychic energy that all beings are tapping into. There, along with many other different types of aliens, she has to subdue the local wildlife as she undergoes training for this new environment. The art is very vivid and stylish. Dialog was ... patchy. I did not have the soundtrack playing along as I read.
amber_hastings's review
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I appreciate the ambition, and I can say the artwork is stunning to look at, but I had next to no clue what was happening for most of the book. It won awards and has so many great reviews, so maybe there's just something I am missing.
There were glimmers of something good, like when Vep spots two others from her homeland and is rejected by them, but even these moments were hindered by a lack of character depth and world-building. It's like you're expected to suddenly know and understand everything about the worlds and characters you're reading about. This was made especially harder by the artwork. While the artwork was beautiful, I found it hard to engage with. The lack of any clear architectural structures and the colour palette meant it was difficult and challenging to interpret where the characters were at any given moment. I understand that there is an authorial intention behind this, and I really loved the author's note explaining the context, but I should have been able to engage with the visual story without reading the author's explanation.
This just wasn't for me.
There were glimmers of something good, like when Vep spots two others from her homeland and is rejected by them, but even these moments were hindered by a lack of character depth and world-building. It's like you're expected to suddenly know and understand everything about the worlds and characters you're reading about. This was made especially harder by the artwork. While the artwork was beautiful, I found it hard to engage with. The lack of any clear architectural structures and the colour palette meant it was difficult and challenging to interpret where the characters were at any given moment. I understand that there is an authorial intention behind this, and I really loved the author's note explaining the context, but I should have been able to engage with the visual story without reading the author's explanation.
This just wasn't for me.
mnsperkins's review
2.0
This graphic novel reminded me of a Sci-fi Amish serial that I read a year or two ago and I'm not sure why. Maybe it was the fact that they (the governing entity) took people from their home planet to another planet to work. The art was gorgeous! I am not a huge fan of sci-fi because I love things being explained, but I felt a little lost because not everything was explained and I had to go back and re-read pages a couple of times to try to follow to sequence of events.
delicatewatkins's review
1.0
I can't tell you a single thing that happened and I just finished this book.
dominicangirl's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
unareads11's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I’m relatively new to the world of graphic novels despite growing up on comic books. I do enjoy the longer length and more complex storylines of graphic novels! Prism Stalker had the most shocking and bright illustration choices I’ve seen thus far and I LOVED it. Written/illustrated by a Native Hawaiian author, Prism Stalker highlights issues of colonization including the military industrial complex, displacement of indigenous people, tourism industrial complex, language erasure, pillaging of natural resources, and so much more.
I used Libby to access this graphic novel but will be purchasing the comics series to see them in all their glory in print!
I used Libby to access this graphic novel but will be purchasing the comics series to see them in all their glory in print!