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yodamom's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome art and story
I love Harry Dresden and seeing him in full color makes him even better. The art work is amazing. I can’t recommend enough.
I love Harry Dresden and seeing him in full color makes him even better. The art work is amazing. I can’t recommend enough.
celtic_oracle's review against another edition
4.0
Wasn't crazy about this at the start, but by the time I hit the middle of the book, I was seriously into it. Love the art in this - especially the depiction of the Baron in his part-human-part-vamp form.
geekwayne's review against another edition
5.0
'Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: War Cry' is a graphic novel story featuring Harry Dresden. The story takes place after the 7th novel in the series, Dead Beat, but don't worry. A brief prologue will catch you up on events if you aren't familiar.
As the story opens, the Red Court (vampires) are at war with the White Council (wizards). Things are going so badly for the wizards that they've even brought loose cannon wizard into the fold and made him a Warden. They've also put three more barely experienced wizards under his charge. They are tasked with protecting a group of scholars in a house in the middle of nowhere. It's a mission doomed to failure, and there are things Harry learns along the way that make the task even more difficult. All they have to do is make it through the night, and hold off a huge army of vampires and their allies. Harry is Harry, though, and when his back is pressed against the wall, he's not afraid to execute the nuclear option.
This was great fun. As a fan of the series, it's great to have a graphic novel written by Jim Butcher because the characters are going to act like the reader knows they should. The art is alos fabulous and serves the story really well. It works as a standalone for those not familiar with the series, but it's a must have for fans of Dresden.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this great graphic novel.
As the story opens, the Red Court (vampires) are at war with the White Council (wizards). Things are going so badly for the wizards that they've even brought loose cannon wizard into the fold and made him a Warden. They've also put three more barely experienced wizards under his charge. They are tasked with protecting a group of scholars in a house in the middle of nowhere. It's a mission doomed to failure, and there are things Harry learns along the way that make the task even more difficult. All they have to do is make it through the night, and hold off a huge army of vampires and their allies. Harry is Harry, though, and when his back is pressed against the wall, he's not afraid to execute the nuclear option.
This was great fun. As a fan of the series, it's great to have a graphic novel written by Jim Butcher because the characters are going to act like the reader knows they should. The art is alos fabulous and serves the story really well. It works as a standalone for those not familiar with the series, but it's a must have for fans of Dresden.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this great graphic novel.
julesanderson's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
kirstensviews's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
alannajane's review against another edition
5.0
I adore Dresden so much! These graphic novels are so well illustrated/coloured and the stories are keeping me going until the next full book ..... Polka never dies!
ogreart's review against another edition
4.0
http://mrbsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2015/02/jim-butchers-dresden-files-war-cry.html
izzy42's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
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? Yes
3.0
schnoebs13's review against another edition
5.0
It’s been a few months now since his appointment and yet, Harry’s pretty sure he’s never going to get used to the title of Warden. When the council sends him and the other North American wardens on a very cramped car trip to the Midwest, something doesn’t feel completely right. Too much secrecy has Harry’s senses on high alter and for good reason. It is going to take everything he has and more to keep these newbies alive and fight off the Red Court’s advances because Harry’s just discovered something and he absolutely refuses to let this get go the way he most definitely can not allow to go.
I loved this so much and the biggest surprise for me in this volume was that we actually got the perspective of someone other than Harry and it makes for a game changer! In the previous book, we saw Harry get introduced to the Wardens but now we really get to see them shine and work like a time. More mysteries surrounding what’s really going on with the Council make the stakes even high and it played out perfectly! I loved Harry’s creativity in this and the exploration of more of the different types of magic. This volume really highlighted Harry’s struggles with his current disability in his hand and explained it in a very interesting approach. That scene really shows how powerful he is even with one hand out of the game. Makes me so excited to get to the next book. I’m definitely going to need to start purchasing these volumes and not renting them from the library because if they rest end up being this good, I desperately need them in my Dresden collection!
I loved this so much and the biggest surprise for me in this volume was that we actually got the perspective of someone other than Harry and it makes for a game changer! In the previous book, we saw Harry get introduced to the Wardens but now we really get to see them shine and work like a time. More mysteries surrounding what’s really going on with the Council make the stakes even high and it played out perfectly! I loved Harry’s creativity in this and the exploration of more of the different types of magic. This volume really highlighted Harry’s struggles with his current disability in his hand and explained it in a very interesting approach. That scene really shows how powerful he is even with one hand out of the game. Makes me so excited to get to the next book. I’m definitely going to need to start purchasing these volumes and not renting them from the library because if they rest end up being this good, I desperately need them in my Dresden collection!
janedoelish's review against another edition
4.0
This was my first Dresden Files comic: I read it after having read virtually every short story and novel already published for this setting, and it made me wonder - does the comic format *add* to it, or does it work better in purely written form?
I think it depends on just how vivid your imagination is.
In my case, it was a mixed bag. I loved the image of the city-devouring Shoggoth: my own mind could not have come up with anything more epic than that. But the Red Court Vampires, while impressively drawn by the artist, did not hold the same horror for me as they did in the novels. The description of their monstrous shape moving under their skin is infinitely more gruesome in my imagination, and no comic version could ever do it justice.
The story was top-notch, and a welcome addition to the Dresden universe. I highly recommend it to fans of the setting.
I think it depends on just how vivid your imagination is.
In my case, it was a mixed bag. I loved the image of the city-devouring Shoggoth: my own mind could not have come up with anything more epic than that. But the Red Court Vampires, while impressively drawn by the artist, did not hold the same horror for me as they did in the novels. The description of their monstrous shape moving under their skin is infinitely more gruesome in my imagination, and no comic version could ever do it justice.
The story was top-notch, and a welcome addition to the Dresden universe. I highly recommend it to fans of the setting.