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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
This wasn't a new story, but I enjoyed the comedy in it and Howard Porter and Dale Eaglesham's art enough to continue reading.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3 Stars!
I’m going to put this bluntly - this book is batshit crazy. Like really weird. And to be fair, I was expecting it to be weird. Just not this weird.
I watched so much Scooby Doo in my childhood and I love stories set in the apocalypse, so I figured why not? I still can’t decide whether it was a good idea or not.
Let’s make one thing perfectly clear - this is not the Mystery Inc. that you may be familiar with. At the beginning of the book, they are by no means a team. Fred and Daphne know each other, Shaggy and Scooby are pals, Shaggy works for Velma, and that’s it really. I wouldn’t necessarily mind that, because a new origins story could be great fun. There was just one problem - almost all of them were made unlikeable or unnecessary. Who even knows what Fred and Scooby we’re doing, they were sort of just there. Velma and Daphne, whilst they did have some tender moments, were thoroughly unlikeable - I feel like this was intentional, but it did make things difficult to get through.
There is an issue in the back of this volume that essentially gives Velma’s backstory, and I realise that it was supposed to make her seem more sympathetic, but honestly it just made me dislike her even more.
This next point isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but I think it’s important to know - it’s very text-heavy. Surprisingly so, actually. And whilst this allows for a lot of detail to be added to the story, it did make it a bit of a slog to get through.
I feel like I’ve been quite negative in this review, but it’s honestly not a terrible book - it’s just a bit average, but it definitely gets extra points for being incredibly weird.
Overall: a weird but interesting origins story that suffers from unlikeable characters.
I’m going to put this bluntly - this book is batshit crazy. Like really weird. And to be fair, I was expecting it to be weird. Just not this weird.
I watched so much Scooby Doo in my childhood and I love stories set in the apocalypse, so I figured why not? I still can’t decide whether it was a good idea or not.
Let’s make one thing perfectly clear - this is not the Mystery Inc. that you may be familiar with. At the beginning of the book, they are by no means a team. Fred and Daphne know each other, Shaggy and Scooby are pals, Shaggy works for Velma, and that’s it really. I wouldn’t necessarily mind that, because a new origins story could be great fun. There was just one problem - almost all of them were made unlikeable or unnecessary. Who even knows what Fred and Scooby we’re doing, they were sort of just there. Velma and Daphne, whilst they did have some tender moments, were thoroughly unlikeable - I feel like this was intentional, but it did make things difficult to get through.
There is an issue in the back of this volume that essentially gives Velma’s backstory, and I realise that it was supposed to make her seem more sympathetic, but honestly it just made me dislike her even more.
This next point isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but I think it’s important to know - it’s very text-heavy. Surprisingly so, actually. And whilst this allows for a lot of detail to be added to the story, it did make it a bit of a slog to get through.
I feel like I’ve been quite negative in this review, but it’s honestly not a terrible book - it’s just a bit average, but it definitely gets extra points for being incredibly weird.
Overall: a weird but interesting origins story that suffers from unlikeable characters.
picked this up a couple years ago and i finally got around to reading it and thought it was pretty cool!!
i liked the new take on each character’s personalities, appearances & the whole end of the world aspect, i can’t wait to read the rest of the series!!
i liked the new take on each character’s personalities, appearances & the whole end of the world aspect, i can’t wait to read the rest of the series!!
If Velma and Daphne weren't fighting the entire book, it would have been more enjoyable. Still, it's pretty fun.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Yes, this isn't out yet, however the 6 issues that this one is comprised of are all out.
When I spotted this I just fell in love. I love Scooby Doo, have watched all the shows, the movies, the specials, even the live action. I have read several books/graphic novels about Scooby and the gang. Yes, I am a big big fan. So you can imagine that I just had to try this one out. Scooby Doo in a different setting? Apocalypse? Monsters? Real ones at that (and not like as it is in most Scooby series that the monsters are just humans)? Yes, yes and yes please!
The characters are slightly different. Velma, Shaggy and Scooby know each other because they work/are at the same place. They do know of Daphne and Fred, but mostly because of the fact that Daphne is making her own TV show. Until this event they weren't a team. Well, even after all the crap that happened they weren't that much of a team. Yes, Daphne, Fred, Scooby, and Shaggy are a team, but Velma is a bit of an outsider. She does get grudgingly accepted, but most still don't trust her because of her involvement with the apocalypse situation. Which is totally logic.
Even if they are slightly different they are still so much the same. Daphne is definitely the most changed though. She is less ditzy, and more focused. But you can still see it is Daphne. Fred is still Fred, always in love with Daphne, and quite a bit of an idiot at times. Shaggy still eats everything and isn't always the smartest. Scooby, well he is now a bit of a cyberdog, but still totally awesome, even more awesome if I have to say because he does some kick-ass things in here. Velma, well even though I hated her (while I normally like her) she is still smart, still anti-social, still awkward.
I love how even though this is a new version of the Scooby Gang they still wear the same-ish clothes. Shaggy still wears jeans and a green shirt. Fred has his ascot and white shirt + dress pants. Daphne still loves purple and still has an orange scarf. Velma, well Velma just wears the same stuff she always does. And Scoob, is just Scoob, just now with some fancy thing over his eye. :P
I did love that the relationships between characters was still pretty much set. I liked seeing things like Shaggy being interested in Velma come back. :)
I did like that in this one Scooby's speech thing was explained. I loved that they added that, and also added why he was so sweet and kind. It is just perfect.
We get a bit of a backstory on Velma and how the project came to what it is. But sorry, even after that I still can't like her. Especially when she clearly says she is lying.
Which is kind of odd for me, as I normally love Velma. But apparently in this version I just want to throttle her and throw her in front of some monsters.
The monsters are definitely creepy, and I am curious to see what our gang will be doing now. How will they survive. They got some epic weapons at least, especially Daphne, and I just loved seeing her blast some monster ass, even if it took her a bit to actually do it. Which I can imagine, those monsters were human not that long ago. :(
There was a lot of talking, and that was a bit annoying, I would rather have a bit more action and mystery. Now I sometimes got a bit bored with it all. Yes, I know the monsters are out there, yes, we get that x and y, and z happened. Really, just get on with it.
And yes, this might sound silly, but I am giving this book 0.5 stars less than I wanted to. Why? Because they introduced the worst character in the franchise back again. Scrappy Doo. Aka, why is he still not dead, erased, gone, exterminated from this planet and franchise? I hated him in every Scooby series. He was rotten puppy. He was a bad puppy. He was terrible to Scooby, and also to various other characters. :|
The art is pretty good, though at times the eyes are a bit weird (the whole eye is coloured in instead of just the iris). But mostly I am definitely liking the art and how it looks.
But I am definitely a fan of this comic, and I will definitely be reading further issues/volumes. I want to know how it will go, and what our gang will do to fight the monsters and save the world!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com
When I spotted this I just fell in love. I love Scooby Doo, have watched all the shows, the movies, the specials, even the live action. I have read several books/graphic novels about Scooby and the gang. Yes, I am a big big fan. So you can imagine that I just had to try this one out. Scooby Doo in a different setting? Apocalypse? Monsters? Real ones at that (and not like as it is in most Scooby series that the monsters are just humans)? Yes, yes and yes please!
The characters are slightly different. Velma, Shaggy and Scooby know each other because they work/are at the same place. They do know of Daphne and Fred, but mostly because of the fact that Daphne is making her own TV show. Until this event they weren't a team. Well, even after all the crap that happened they weren't that much of a team. Yes, Daphne, Fred, Scooby, and Shaggy are a team, but Velma is a bit of an outsider. She does get grudgingly accepted, but most still don't trust her because of her involvement with the apocalypse situation. Which is totally logic.
Even if they are slightly different they are still so much the same. Daphne is definitely the most changed though. She is less ditzy, and more focused. But you can still see it is Daphne. Fred is still Fred, always in love with Daphne, and quite a bit of an idiot at times. Shaggy still eats everything and isn't always the smartest. Scooby, well he is now a bit of a cyberdog, but still totally awesome, even more awesome if I have to say because he does some kick-ass things in here. Velma, well even though I hated her (while I normally like her) she is still smart, still anti-social, still awkward.
I love how even though this is a new version of the Scooby Gang they still wear the same-ish clothes. Shaggy still wears jeans and a green shirt. Fred has his ascot and white shirt + dress pants. Daphne still loves purple and still has an orange scarf. Velma, well Velma just wears the same stuff she always does. And Scoob, is just Scoob, just now with some fancy thing over his eye. :P
I did love that the relationships between characters was still pretty much set. I liked seeing things like Shaggy being interested in Velma come back. :)
I did like that in this one Scooby's speech thing was explained. I loved that they added that, and also added why he was so sweet and kind. It is just perfect.
We get a bit of a backstory on Velma and how the project came to what it is. But sorry, even after that I still can't like her. Especially when she clearly says she is lying.
Which is kind of odd for me, as I normally love Velma. But apparently in this version I just want to throttle her and throw her in front of some monsters.
The monsters are definitely creepy, and I am curious to see what our gang will be doing now. How will they survive. They got some epic weapons at least, especially Daphne, and I just loved seeing her blast some monster ass, even if it took her a bit to actually do it. Which I can imagine, those monsters were human not that long ago. :(
There was a lot of talking, and that was a bit annoying, I would rather have a bit more action and mystery. Now I sometimes got a bit bored with it all. Yes, I know the monsters are out there, yes, we get that x and y, and z happened. Really, just get on with it.
And yes, this might sound silly, but I am giving this book 0.5 stars less than I wanted to. Why? Because they introduced the worst character in the franchise back again. Scrappy Doo. Aka, why is he still not dead, erased, gone, exterminated from this planet and franchise? I hated him in every Scooby series. He was rotten puppy. He was a bad puppy. He was terrible to Scooby, and also to various other characters. :|
The art is pretty good, though at times the eyes are a bit weird (the whole eye is coloured in instead of just the iris). But mostly I am definitely liking the art and how it looks.
But I am definitely a fan of this comic, and I will definitely be reading further issues/volumes. I want to know how it will go, and what our gang will do to fight the monsters and save the world!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com
Childhood nostalgia meets monster apocalypse. Love love love this book. The story is masterful. The art is fantastic. Can’t wait to read the next volume.
This book went hard and I REALLY want Daphne's amazing purple cargo pants
A dark, dramatic, action-packed reimagining of Scooby and the gang, wherein an apocalypse is scientifically triggered on earth and the group comes together to find out what's going on and (hopefully) stop it! I especially loved the classic pen-and-ink, colored, immensely detailed illustrations.