Reviews

Code Monkey Save World by Greg Pak, Jessica Kholinne, Jonathan Coulton, Takeshi Miyazawa

thopolok's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

dfmjr's review

4.0

Backed this on kickstarter. Fun to see the end result.

daniellemarie's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

valjeanval's review

4.0

This comic is a delight for Coulton fans. Greg Pak did a wonderful job weaving together a fantastic cast of characters and telling a story which passes the Bechdel test with flying colors, zigs every time you expect it to zag, and gets a lot of songs stuck in your head.

In short, this comic really put the rock in the house.

jessejane306's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

noysh's review

3.0

This was actually pretty good. With a comic where the high concept is 'tell a story using as many characters from Jonathan Coulton songs as possible', there are a lot of ways this could have been a mess. And it was a bit of a mess, but a fun mess with a largely coherent plot.

speculativebecky's review

4.0

A fun story full of JoCo references.

athenabinghamauthor's review

5.0

Possibly my favorite thing in this comic is the portrayal of women. Both main females are of color, which is awesome! They both kick butt.

The main villain reminds me of Transmetropolitan's Spider Jerusalem (at least in looks. The art is gorgeous, and the inside jokes are a plenty.

I really feel like this comic stays true to the intention of JoCo, probably because he collaborated on it. Lovely.

kurtpankau's review

3.0

Eh, it's fine. There's far more fan-service than story, but it's well-drawn and fairly amusing.