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mehsi's review against another edition
3.0
I received this comic/GN from Netgalley/the publisher in exchange of an honest review.
I was curious about this one, even read a small excerpt online at Webtoons, and then pressed the read now. In this silly, strange, comic we learn of a robot named Roger. And his humans. We see the humans try to make sense of Roger and Roger make sense of them and the world around him. And we see that the humans (Flo/Hugo) well... they need help. XD Which leads to some hilarious things, some murderous threats (and some other dark stuff), and well, the realisation that the internet is a dangerous (and interesting) place. I just had a laugh, because while Roger at times is very emotionless.. he can also be quite scary when the moment is right (like when is called kid, or when people tease him). I had a laugh at the time that he went to school (though poor other Roger).
Plus, there was also some part about the dad/science stuff.. I don't know, while it did bring some change to the story I also feel like it could have done without or maybe just be part of a different book.
And while I did enjoy the comedy parts plenty.. at times it was also bit too much and some jokes just didn't work for me. I think this would have worked better if you read bit by bit, like a webtoon, instead of all of it in one go. It was just too much Roger for me.
I was curious about this one, even read a small excerpt online at Webtoons, and then pressed the read now. In this silly, strange, comic we learn of a robot named Roger. And his humans. We see the humans try to make sense of Roger and Roger make sense of them and the world around him. And we see that the humans (Flo/Hugo) well... they need help. XD Which leads to some hilarious things, some murderous threats (and some other dark stuff), and well, the realisation that the internet is a dangerous (and interesting) place. I just had a laugh, because while Roger at times is very emotionless.. he can also be quite scary when the moment is right (like when is called kid, or when people tease him). I had a laugh at the time that he went to school (though poor other Roger).
Plus, there was also some part about the dad/science stuff.. I don't know, while it did bring some change to the story I also feel like it could have done without or maybe just be part of a different book.
And while I did enjoy the comedy parts plenty.. at times it was also bit too much and some jokes just didn't work for me. I think this would have worked better if you read bit by bit, like a webtoon, instead of all of it in one go. It was just too much Roger for me.
geekwayne's review against another edition
2.0
'Roger and his Humans' by Cyprien with art by Paka is a collections of cartoons about a slacker, his girl, and an escaped military robot that has to fight it's destructive tendencies.
Hugo gets an odd present for his birthday: a robot named Roger. The robot has been stolen from the lab by Hugo's father, and Roger has to adjust to living with Hugo and his girlfriend.
It's a good premise, but it's just not very funny. It's also a bit mean in humor. The lettering in my review copy was pretty muddy. I hope that's improved in the final comic.
Hugo gets an odd present for his birthday: a robot named Roger. The robot has been stolen from the lab by Hugo's father, and Roger has to adjust to living with Hugo and his girlfriend.
It's a good premise, but it's just not very funny. It's also a bit mean in humor. The lettering in my review copy was pretty muddy. I hope that's improved in the final comic.
banana83854's review against another edition
3.0
**ARC provided by NetGalley for honest review**
Roger and his Humans (Script by Cyprien & art by Paka) is a comic style story about an unmotivated young man who suddenly finds a robot in his house and thinks it a birthday gift. This robot, named Roger, is quite capable and does all kinds of things for him and his girlfriend, though he doesn't always know how to behave properly.
This was a decent comedy comic strip-type story although there is a fair bit of crude content, so I would recommend this mainly for an adult audience. Some jokes weren't to my taste, but the art was fine, and it did have a funny story at its heart. It didn't "wow" me, but I had no big problems with it.
Roger and his Humans (Script by Cyprien & art by Paka) is a comic style story about an unmotivated young man who suddenly finds a robot in his house and thinks it a birthday gift. This robot, named Roger, is quite capable and does all kinds of things for him and his girlfriend, though he doesn't always know how to behave properly.
This was a decent comedy comic strip-type story although there is a fair bit of crude content, so I would recommend this mainly for an adult audience. Some jokes weren't to my taste, but the art was fine, and it did have a funny story at its heart. It didn't "wow" me, but I had no big problems with it.
thereadinroom's review against another edition
2.0
This was definitedly not what I was expecting... From the premise of this graphic novel I was wanting to read a simple, funny story about a robot trying to understand what being human was like and fighting against his own nature of hating them. Instead, this is a story about a robot being a robot among humans and very poor side characters.
My biggest problem relies with Hugo, the character who discovers Roger, the robot. He is a man who does not know how to do basic adult things and relies on his girlfriend to do everything for him. He is unemployed and doesn't try to find a job, he spends all day playing videogames and doing nothing else. In the story, this is not treated as a bad thing since he doesn't get reprimanded for it; instead, it is a commonly used comic gag as it is that Florence, his girlfriend, is very upset with the whole situation. They just make fun of her and ridicule her discontent with Hugo's attitude.
They also make some pretty sexist jokes and there are some gross sexual comments that shouldn't have been included.
The ending wasn't good either. The main conflict of the story get's resolved very quicky and in a way that doesn't really make any sense, and I also found it confusing to follow.
I did expect a lot more from this graphic novel and I just walk out of it feeling disappointed.
My biggest problem relies with Hugo, the character who discovers Roger, the robot. He is a man who does not know how to do basic adult things and relies on his girlfriend to do everything for him. He is unemployed and doesn't try to find a job, he spends all day playing videogames and doing nothing else. In the story, this is not treated as a bad thing since he doesn't get reprimanded for it; instead, it is a commonly used comic gag as it is that Florence, his girlfriend, is very upset with the whole situation. They just make fun of her and ridicule her discontent with Hugo's attitude.
They also make some pretty sexist jokes and there are some gross sexual comments that shouldn't have been included.
The ending wasn't good either. The main conflict of the story get's resolved very quicky and in a way that doesn't really make any sense, and I also found it confusing to follow.
I did expect a lot more from this graphic novel and I just walk out of it feeling disappointed.
rachelxg's review against another edition
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
briseis_ashryver's review against another edition
4.0
Real rating : 4.9/5
I really loved this book !! I recommend it to everyone !
Roger was hilarious ^^
I really loved this book !! I recommend it to everyone !
Roger was hilarious ^^
zeynepsbooks's review
3.25
3.25/5
•e-ARC provided by NetGalley and Europe Comics in
exchange for an honest review•
Even though the individual strips are mostly
independent but follow a storyline underneath, still
some of them felt unfinished. Adding to that, a good
part of the strips felt boring or underwhelming. These
made it hard to read a lot in one sitting. My favorites
are the ones including Roger's interactions with the
family cat.
After some point, Roger's interactions at home with
Florence and Hugo felt repetitive and a little boring so I
would prefer to see Roger interacting with the outside
world and other people more.
In the end, it was an okay and somewhat fun read plus
the art style is cute and I would like to give the second
volume a chance (especially since based on the little
blurb at the end it seems more up my alley).
•e-ARC provided by NetGalley and Europe Comics in
exchange for an honest review•
Even though the individual strips are mostly
independent but follow a storyline underneath, still
some of them felt unfinished. Adding to that, a good
part of the strips felt boring or underwhelming. These
made it hard to read a lot in one sitting. My favorites
are the ones including Roger's interactions with the
family cat.
After some point, Roger's interactions at home with
Florence and Hugo felt repetitive and a little boring so I
would prefer to see Roger interacting with the outside
world and other people more.
In the end, it was an okay and somewhat fun read plus
the art style is cute and I would like to give the second
volume a chance (especially since based on the little
blurb at the end it seems more up my alley).
nyxshadow's review against another edition
3.0
Découverte dans Spirou j’ai profité d’un achat du CDI pour lire le tome 1. Le style graphique est particulier, et si on s’y habitue il fait vraiment maladroit (impression que je n’ai pas dans le magazine, peut être parce que ce sont des dessins du tome 2?).
Des choses qui font sourire mais si je ne connaissais pas un peu la suite je n’aurai aucune envie de continuer.
Des choses qui font sourire mais si je ne connaissais pas un peu la suite je n’aurai aucune envie de continuer.
solene_'s review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75