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geekwayne's review
3.0
'Raven, Vol. 1: Nemesis' with story and art by Mathieu Lauffray is a graphic novel about a fearless young pirate.
Raven has courage, but also is capable of great error. In this volume, he is searching for treasure and finds himself in the midst of cannibals, shipwrecked people and vengeful former crew. It appears hopeless, but Raven seems to stay one step ahead of the game.
I liked this swashbuckling story. Raven is an interesting character and I'd like to find out where this story goes. The art is also good too.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Raven has courage, but also is capable of great error. In this volume, he is searching for treasure and finds himself in the midst of cannibals, shipwrecked people and vengeful former crew. It appears hopeless, but Raven seems to stay one step ahead of the game.
I liked this swashbuckling story. Raven is an interesting character and I'd like to find out where this story goes. The art is also good too.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
allysadventuresinbooks's review against another edition
4.0
A fun swashbuckling pirate tale! Read it in a morning for a bit of fun and was surprised by the ending that left me wanting more. The main antagonist is cool, she is brutal!!
rachelsread's review
2.0
An unlucky pirate, hidden treasure, and a femme fatale. What could possibly go wrong?
Raven: Némésis is Mathieu Lauffray’s first official comic book. Published in 2020, it’s the first in the Raven series. Lauffray is a well-known artist in the graphic novel world, most noticeably for Star Wars (Dark Horse) and Long John Silver.
This inaugural volume tells the story of Raven, a fearless pirate who seems to curse everyone around him. It has adventure, revenge, the high seas, the infamous island of Tortuga and a formidable lady pirate throughout.
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Raven: Némésis is Mathieu Lauffray’s first official comic book. Published in 2020, it’s the first in the Raven series. Lauffray is a well-known artist in the graphic novel world, most noticeably for Star Wars (Dark Horse) and Long John Silver.
This inaugural volume tells the story of Raven, a fearless pirate who seems to curse everyone around him. It has adventure, revenge, the high seas, the infamous island of Tortuga and a formidable lady pirate throughout.
Finish reading this review and many others here!
emeraldreviews's review
4.0
A swashbuckling adventure full of piracy, treasure hunting, fighting and boozing! What more is there to say! The first entry ‘Nemesis’ pits the bad luck creating pirate Raven against a pirate captain named Darksee in a race to a fabled treasure.
This is my first venture into anything published by Europe Comics and I was not disappointed. This is also my first read of anything by Mathieu Lauffray, I can safely say that I wish I had done so sooner. Mathieu has a great ability to keep me reading which I know may seem like the base minimum but with some writers, I struggle in terms of desperately wanting to carry on reading. Mathieu has written a great first entry into the Raven series, setting up a few superb characters, great rivalries and most importantly an engrossing story.
The art in the story oozes pirate style, I’m aware that sounds very strange but if you read it, you’ll understand what I mean, there’s a sort of roughness to the artwork that makes me feel like i’m reading a story written on an old treasure map or something, it’s very fitting!
I’m really looking forward to the next installment and reading more from the great Mathieu Lauffray and Europe Comics.
Drink up me hearties yo ho!
“That stuck-up harpy and her lapdogs will be stuck here for weeks. That gives me plenty of time.” - Raven
This is my first venture into anything published by Europe Comics and I was not disappointed. This is also my first read of anything by Mathieu Lauffray, I can safely say that I wish I had done so sooner. Mathieu has a great ability to keep me reading which I know may seem like the base minimum but with some writers, I struggle in terms of desperately wanting to carry on reading. Mathieu has written a great first entry into the Raven series, setting up a few superb characters, great rivalries and most importantly an engrossing story.
The art in the story oozes pirate style, I’m aware that sounds very strange but if you read it, you’ll understand what I mean, there’s a sort of roughness to the artwork that makes me feel like i’m reading a story written on an old treasure map or something, it’s very fitting!
I’m really looking forward to the next installment and reading more from the great Mathieu Lauffray and Europe Comics.
Drink up me hearties yo ho!
“That stuck-up harpy and her lapdogs will be stuck here for weeks. That gives me plenty of time.” - Raven
wallflower_bee's review against another edition
5.0
Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC to read. Honestly have always loved pirates and this was exactly what I needed! Also the art is S T U N N I N G. So excited to continue on with this story.
melgonvyn's review
4.0
Get ready to set sail on a thrilling treasure hunt through the Caribbean.
A really fun adventure told alongside amazing artwork. Definitely reminds me of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, for the setting obviously, but also for the tale of a Pirate (Raven/Jack Sparrow) who lives the moment and gets himself into (and out of) tricky situations.
Loved the male protagonist Raven as much as the female antagonist Lady Darksee, and am curious to see how their stories intertwine in the next volumes of the series!
I really felt a french bande dessinée vibe reading through this, and only realized at the end that it was in fact originally published in french... I wished I had read the original, but at least the art remains the same regardless of language.
Special thanks go to the netgalley team and the publishers for providing this ARC. I appreciate the opportunity to read it in exchange for an honest review.
A really fun adventure told alongside amazing artwork. Definitely reminds me of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, for the setting obviously, but also for the tale of a Pirate (Raven/Jack Sparrow) who lives the moment and gets himself into (and out of) tricky situations.
Loved the male protagonist Raven as much as the female antagonist Lady Darksee, and am curious to see how their stories intertwine in the next volumes of the series!
I really felt a french bande dessinée vibe reading through this, and only realized at the end that it was in fact originally published in french... I wished I had read the original, but at least the art remains the same regardless of language.
Special thanks go to the netgalley team and the publishers for providing this ARC. I appreciate the opportunity to read it in exchange for an honest review.
zabacitanovine's review against another edition
2.0
For me, this book was hard to read an follow. The colors were exploding all around the place making it hard to focus on the story, and the story itself seemed to have a hard time deciding on what it wants to be and follow.
I liked the classic format of this comic, something that takes me back to my childhood and reading my Dad's childhood comics in the attic. It's hard to explain, but apart from that nostalgic feeling, I liked nothing about this piece.
A big thank you to Europe Comics and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I liked the classic format of this comic, something that takes me back to my childhood and reading my Dad's childhood comics in the attic. It's hard to explain, but apart from that nostalgic feeling, I liked nothing about this piece.
A big thank you to Europe Comics and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
idleemma's review
2.0
* Thank you to Europe Comics and NetGalley for the free ARC in exchange for an honest review.*
Raven, a pirate known for his bad luck, chances on a map to a legendary treasure and so begins a race to get to it on a volcanic island filled with vicious natives before Darksee, a legendary and ruthless pirate captain, can.
I wish I could give this pirate tale a good review but in the end ‘it was fine’ probably best sums up my experience of this first volume. It wasn’t so bad that I gave up on it but I’m not sure it was good enough to entice me to continue reading.
The story is a very typical pirate story of a search for a mythical treasure. It’s fine. It’s nothing amazing but a solid base for a pirate story and I’m fine with predictable stories usually if the characters stand out and can make it something special.
Unfortunately that wasn’t the case here. I love interesting characters but I didn’t really find them here. A lot of characters pop up briefly in this first volume and most of them are bland and indistinguishable from one another. It doesn’t improve much for the main characters. I found Raven to be forgettable in appearance and somewhat hollow while Darksee showed promise but fell short of the mark (I thought one scene towards the end where she offers to 'free another woman from her shackles' by having her sexually assaulted to show how ruthless a pirate she is was trying too hard and entirely unnecessary). Maybe these characters will improve in future volumes but just taking into consideration this first volume, I would have liked more character depth and complexity to be shown to make up for the simple narrative.
The art style was nice enough however and did fit the pirate narrative well.
Raven, a pirate known for his bad luck, chances on a map to a legendary treasure and so begins a race to get to it on a volcanic island filled with vicious natives before Darksee, a legendary and ruthless pirate captain, can.
I wish I could give this pirate tale a good review but in the end ‘it was fine’ probably best sums up my experience of this first volume. It wasn’t so bad that I gave up on it but I’m not sure it was good enough to entice me to continue reading.
The story is a very typical pirate story of a search for a mythical treasure. It’s fine. It’s nothing amazing but a solid base for a pirate story and I’m fine with predictable stories usually if the characters stand out and can make it something special.
Unfortunately that wasn’t the case here. I love interesting characters but I didn’t really find them here. A lot of characters pop up briefly in this first volume and most of them are bland and indistinguishable from one another. It doesn’t improve much for the main characters. I found Raven to be forgettable in appearance and somewhat hollow while Darksee showed promise but fell short of the mark (I thought one scene towards the end where she offers to 'free another woman from her shackles' by having her sexually assaulted to show how ruthless a pirate she is was trying too hard and entirely unnecessary). Maybe these characters will improve in future volumes but just taking into consideration this first volume, I would have liked more character depth and complexity to be shown to make up for the simple narrative.
The art style was nice enough however and did fit the pirate narrative well.
readwithethel's review against another edition
3.0
Sympathique, a voir la suite
Mots Clés: bande-dessinée, pirates, aventure, fiction historique
J’ai d’abord été attiré par la couverture de cette bande-dessinée, tellement bleue et prometteuse. De plus, j’aime bien les histoires de pirates. Finalement, j’ai bien aimé ma lecture mais ce n’est pas un coup de cœur pour l’instant.
J’aime bien l’idée que Raven, notre pirate, est connu pour porter malchance à ceux qui voyagent avec lui. Par contre, je n’aime pas trop ce personnage pour l’instant, mais je pense que cela pourrait changer dans les volumes suivants donc je vais lui laisser sa chance. En effet, Raven est plutôt un anti-héros au charactère bien têtu. En tout cas, les dessins sont très sympathiques avec de jolies couleurs.
Je recommande à ceux qui recherchent de l’action et des pirates.
3/5
Merci Netgalley pour cette eCopie en échange de mon honnête opinion
Mots Clés: bande-dessinée, pirates, aventure, fiction historique
J’ai d’abord été attiré par la couverture de cette bande-dessinée, tellement bleue et prometteuse. De plus, j’aime bien les histoires de pirates. Finalement, j’ai bien aimé ma lecture mais ce n’est pas un coup de cœur pour l’instant.
J’aime bien l’idée que Raven, notre pirate, est connu pour porter malchance à ceux qui voyagent avec lui. Par contre, je n’aime pas trop ce personnage pour l’instant, mais je pense que cela pourrait changer dans les volumes suivants donc je vais lui laisser sa chance. En effet, Raven est plutôt un anti-héros au charactère bien têtu. En tout cas, les dessins sont très sympathiques avec de jolies couleurs.
Je recommande à ceux qui recherchent de l’action et des pirates.
3/5
Merci Netgalley pour cette eCopie en échange de mon honnête opinion