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hayleysreads's review
challenging
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Particularly like Mouse Guard and Labyrinth
pinoncoffee's review
3.0
These were all short excerpts from longer comics, and I didn’t feel like they stood very well on their own.
dandelionfluff's review
4.0
Really excellent selection, and such a nice hardcover! Archaia knows how to do Free Comics.
ricksilva's review
4.0
Gotta hand it to Archaia. They know how to do Free Comic Book Day right. This is a beautiful full-color hardcover anthology, and yes, it's a freebie.
This book has six stories, some complete short graphic stories and others just teasers. Archaia's deal with the Jim Henson Company is represented with stories set in the world's of Labyrinth and Farscape. The rest of the stories represent Archaia's stable of original creations.
First up is "The Tale of the Axe Trio", an absolutely wonderful Mouse Guard short that tells the tale of three sisters who inherited the fabled Black Axe together, and wielded it as a team. This is a really fun bit of lore for the Mouse Guard universe, and it's the most complete story here.
I also enjoyed the Labyrinth piece, although I must admit to not having seen Labyrinth since, well, probably since the 80s.
Rust was a visual treat, although just a tease in terms of story, and Bolivar was a fun quirky bit of surrealism.
The remaining two stories, Farscape and Will O' The Whisp, got a bit bogged down in the complexity of their respective universes, and these felt more like standard Free Comic Book Day preview fare.
Still, this blows away anything that I've seen any other publishers doing for FCBD, and I found it to be worth a read just for the Mouse Guard story.
This book has six stories, some complete short graphic stories and others just teasers. Archaia's deal with the Jim Henson Company is represented with stories set in the world's of Labyrinth and Farscape. The rest of the stories represent Archaia's stable of original creations.
First up is "The Tale of the Axe Trio", an absolutely wonderful Mouse Guard short that tells the tale of three sisters who inherited the fabled Black Axe together, and wielded it as a team. This is a really fun bit of lore for the Mouse Guard universe, and it's the most complete story here.
I also enjoyed the Labyrinth piece, although I must admit to not having seen Labyrinth since, well, probably since the 80s.
Rust was a visual treat, although just a tease in terms of story, and Bolivar was a fun quirky bit of surrealism.
The remaining two stories, Farscape and Will O' The Whisp, got a bit bogged down in the complexity of their respective universes, and these felt more like standard Free Comic Book Day preview fare.
Still, this blows away anything that I've seen any other publishers doing for FCBD, and I found it to be worth a read just for the Mouse Guard story.
renaesense's review
4.0
I have to hand it to Archaia for producing a hardcover issue for free comic book day. Yes, free.
I picked this up last year in San Francisco when I was over on that side of the globe on student exchange, and squeezed time out to visit a friend in SF coincidentally on free comic book day. Do you care.
Anyway, this little anthology gives you a taste test of six comic series - Mouse Guard, Rust, Labyrinth, Farscape, Bolivar and Will O' The Wisp. I personally really liked what I got of Mouse Guard and Labyrinth, and would definitely check out the series when I get the chance.
Again, props to you Archaia!
I picked this up last year in San Francisco when I was over on that side of the globe on student exchange, and squeezed time out to visit a friend in SF coincidentally on free comic book day. Do you care.
Anyway, this little anthology gives you a taste test of six comic series - Mouse Guard, Rust, Labyrinth, Farscape, Bolivar and Will O' The Wisp. I personally really liked what I got of Mouse Guard and Labyrinth, and would definitely check out the series when I get the chance.
Again, props to you Archaia!
shondaprickett's review
2.0
I don't normally read stuff like this but I couldn't pass up the chance of getting an autographed book so I decided to read something different. Some of the stories were cute, some were bizarre and others I just wanted to get over with. It was hard to jump from one story to the next. At one point I couldn't figure out what story I was in. Overall I guess it's okay for little kids, it's just not the sort of thing I would read again. Thank goodness it was short. All I'm saying.
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