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mogojojo1013's review
5.0
A boy disappears suddenly in the woods leaving his father, mother, and older brother to try and find him. A year later a grown man shows up in the same forest. War-torn and talking about a fantasy land full of magic creatures. His DNA and fingerprints match the little boy who had disappeared, but how is that possible?
This graphic novel is pretty intense, with very graphic scenes of violence. There is a lot of emotional turmoil as well, the family dealing with the disappearance of their son or brother. The story moves back and forth in time between the point of view of young Mikey after his disappearance, and older Mikey when he shows up again a year later. A great fantasy graphic novel and an interesting beginning for a series!
This graphic novel is pretty intense, with very graphic scenes of violence. There is a lot of emotional turmoil as well, the family dealing with the disappearance of their son or brother. The story moves back and forth in time between the point of view of young Mikey after his disappearance, and older Mikey when he shows up again a year later. A great fantasy graphic novel and an interesting beginning for a series!
geekwayne's review
4.0
'Birthright' takes a family tragedy and adds a bizarre fantasy twist to it. The art is gorgeous, and it's a great setup for this ongoing series.
The book starts on a beautiful fall day. Mikey and his dad are playing catch while Mikey's mom and brother are busy getting his birthday party together. When little Mike disappears into the woods, the family is set on a course of self-destruction. Mike's dad Aaron soon finds himself the prime suspect in the disappearance. The marriage breaks up and Aaron heads toward despair with only his remaining son, Brennan, to care for him.
Until one day the police call with a strange break in the case. A grown man is in interrogation, and he knows about Mike. He knows quite a lot about him as it turns out because it might be him. Back from a land where time flows differently with a lot of strange weapons and stories to tell. Before long, Brennan, Aaron and this stranger are on the run searching for some folks who may be wizards in hiding that need to be destroyed. Mike learned to be a warrior and sent on a quest to kill the evil in the land he found himself in. But is he telling the truth? Is his mission for good or for evil?
It's a unique twist on a fantasy plot, the child who disappears, and has a fantastic adventure and returns home a child. Except in this case, the adventure doesn't look that wonderful and the child doesn't retain his childhood. The plot and art by Joshua Williamson and Andrei Bressan are good. The color is striking in this book and I look forward to reading further adventures in this series.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Image Comics, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
The book starts on a beautiful fall day. Mikey and his dad are playing catch while Mikey's mom and brother are busy getting his birthday party together. When little Mike disappears into the woods, the family is set on a course of self-destruction. Mike's dad Aaron soon finds himself the prime suspect in the disappearance. The marriage breaks up and Aaron heads toward despair with only his remaining son, Brennan, to care for him.
Until one day the police call with a strange break in the case. A grown man is in interrogation, and he knows about Mike. He knows quite a lot about him as it turns out because it might be him. Back from a land where time flows differently with a lot of strange weapons and stories to tell. Before long, Brennan, Aaron and this stranger are on the run searching for some folks who may be wizards in hiding that need to be destroyed. Mike learned to be a warrior and sent on a quest to kill the evil in the land he found himself in. But is he telling the truth? Is his mission for good or for evil?
It's a unique twist on a fantasy plot, the child who disappears, and has a fantastic adventure and returns home a child. Except in this case, the adventure doesn't look that wonderful and the child doesn't retain his childhood. The plot and art by Joshua Williamson and Andrei Bressan are good. The color is striking in this book and I look forward to reading further adventures in this series.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Image Comics, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
thebeardrew's review
4.0
I've been reading a bunch of comics recently to figure out if I like them or not. This is the first really good one so far.
duparker's review
3.0
There are some pretty commonalities between this and a lot of fantasy, but there are some nice twists, and a unique flavor.
as_in_crazy's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent story accompanied by art to match. Such a promising premise I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.
jhouses's review against another edition
3.0
Leído hasta el nº 13. Una historia de fantasía interesante y bien llevada desde su premisa.
shane_tiernan's review against another edition
4.0
This was cool and I liked the artwork. They used a twist on the "guy comes back to Earth and has to save the world" plot and that has left on edge, wondering how everything will be resolved.