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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
I saw this comic (Sorry, I wouldn't call it manga, it does use a style that somewhere resembles manga-style, but that is it.) on Netgalley and was curious. I had tried the book version of this series when it came out, and sadly didn't like it (still sad about it, as the idea and blurb sounded awesome and perfect for me). So I was curious if the comic would be better. Sometimes comics lend themselves better for this kind of thing than a normal book does.
Sadly, just like the book, I didn't particularly like it. I am giving it 2 stars because I like the colourful art, the idea is good, I like Evie (and sometimes Mal). But there is just too much that either didn't make sense (why suddenly allow children of villains after so many years of not allowing villains to come out of their prison) or the time just went weirdly (so they just arrive at this school and immediately go for the wand instead of just making a plan and thinking a bit further).
Plus add to that the fact I didn't like the male characters at all. Jay was just bleh, he was boring + he seemed like he couldn't do anything at all. Then we have Carlos who is apparently obsessed with lamps and genies (I guess it runs in the family, though how I don't want to know) and he is the biggest idiot ever. Oh hey, there is the wand, let me just jump right at it. *sighs and rolls her eyes*
The worldbuilding is also confusing. For some reason all the villains (and good guys) are together no matter their original story or time. How did that happen? I mean I can imagine Mal's mom and Evie's Mom being together, but also Jafar? And Cruella? And who knows who else?
Also it is just a tad bit boring that apparently no one is trying to break the mold. Unless that will still happen. But our villain kids are evil. The good kids are good. Really? Can't we have at least one who just wants to be evil, or just wants to be good?
As I said, I like the art. It is a fun style and the character look pretty much how I would expect them to look. :P I just want to know what happened to Jafar, he looks sooooo different.
But yeah, I won't be continuing this series. It just isn't for me. I have at least tried, twice at that.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I saw this comic (Sorry, I wouldn't call it manga, it does use a style that somewhere resembles manga-style, but that is it.) on Netgalley and was curious. I had tried the book version of this series when it came out, and sadly didn't like it (still sad about it, as the idea and blurb sounded awesome and perfect for me). So I was curious if the comic would be better. Sometimes comics lend themselves better for this kind of thing than a normal book does.
Sadly, just like the book, I didn't particularly like it. I am giving it 2 stars because I like the colourful art, the idea is good, I like Evie (and sometimes Mal). But there is just too much that either didn't make sense (why suddenly allow children of villains after so many years of not allowing villains to come out of their prison) or the time just went weirdly (so they just arrive at this school and immediately go for the wand instead of just making a plan and thinking a bit further).
Plus add to that the fact I didn't like the male characters at all. Jay was just bleh, he was boring + he seemed like he couldn't do anything at all. Then we have Carlos who is apparently obsessed with lamps and genies (I guess it runs in the family, though how I don't want to know) and he is the biggest idiot ever. Oh hey, there is the wand, let me just jump right at it. *sighs and rolls her eyes*
The worldbuilding is also confusing. For some reason all the villains (and good guys) are together no matter their original story or time. How did that happen? I mean I can imagine Mal's mom and Evie's Mom being together, but also Jafar? And Cruella? And who knows who else?
Also it is just a tad bit boring that apparently no one is trying to break the mold. Unless that will still happen. But our villain kids are evil. The good kids are good. Really? Can't we have at least one who just wants to be evil, or just wants to be good?
As I said, I like the art. It is a fun style and the character look pretty much how I would expect them to look. :P I just want to know what happened to Jafar, he looks sooooo different.
But yeah, I won't be continuing this series. It just isn't for me. I have at least tried, twice at that.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
funny
fast-paced
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s very cute. It follows the movie which I like. Book 1 is like reading the first part of the movie, (i.e. the beginning) Disney’s Descendants, instead of watching it.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Extremely similar to the movie, I was kind-of expecting more of a prequel than following along with the movie. I really liked the art style though
3,5 / 5
Tempo fa guardai il film della Disney Descendants, lo trovai carino e divertente, volutamente kitsch nei costumi e nelle ambientazioni, probabilmente realizzato con un basso budget. Ciò che me lo rese simpatico fu proprio il fatto che non si prendesse sul serio e che tutto fosse intenzionalmente sopra le righe: dalla Regina malvagia in sovrappeso e, come gli altri cattivi, caricaturale; a Belle non proprio bellissima; alla presa in giro generale, ma con affetto, di tutti i classici Disney.
Naturalmente non mancavano i buoni sentimenti, le canzoni orecchiabili e gli insegnamenti morali (molto significativa la scoperta di Carlos e Jay del gioco di squadra e della condivisione, e la scelta finale di Mal), che ne fanno un prodotto adattissimo ai più giovani, target principale.
La TokyoPop, già editrice dei due bei manga de La Bella e la Bestia, si è proposta di realizzare una trilogia narrante la storia del film, di cui il primo capitolo è già stato pubblicato.
Si tratta di un volume di poco più di 80 pagine, veloce da leggere, e anche abbastanza piacevole. Le tavole sono molto belle, e il fatto che in realtà strizzino poco l'occhio al genere manga non è un difetto.
I colori sono brillanti, il personaggio di Carlos è somigliantissimo alla sua controparte in carne ed ossa, e spesso Evie risulta esteticamente molto più graziosa di Mal.
Il concept è carino: i figli dei "cattivi" delle storie Disney (Mal, figlia dei Malefica; Carlos, di Crudelia De Mon; Evie, della Evil Queen, e Jay, di Jafar), nati su un'isola priva di magia - e di wifi - in cui erano stati esiliati i propri genitori, vengono riammessi nel mondo dei "buoni" su iniziativa di Ben, il figlio della Bella e della Bestia. I nuovi ragazzi, cresciuti nel degrado, non sono abituati ai giochi, alla cioccolata o agli studi, ed arrivano ad Auradon con l'intento di rubare la bacchetta magica della fata Smemorina, e liberare così i propri genitori affinché il male possa regnare sovrano...
La storia segue fedelmente il film anche se, trattandosi solo del primo capitolo, questo volume potrebbe sembrare più che altro una presentazione dei personaggi e dell'ambientazione, e, come tale, risultare poco soddisfacente.
Credo inoltre che in alcuni punti la vicenda potrebbe rivelarsi confusa a chi non avesse guardato il film,a causa di repentini cambi di scena.
La trasposizione di storie dal grande schermo al fumetto è comunque un'idea che mi piace molto, e sono propensa a continuare a seguire la trilogia, e con essa a rivivere le avventure di Mal e compagni.
https://iltesorodicarta.blogspot.it/2017/07/descendants-rotten-to-core-trilogy-book.html
Tempo fa guardai il film della Disney Descendants, lo trovai carino e divertente, volutamente kitsch nei costumi e nelle ambientazioni, probabilmente realizzato con un basso budget. Ciò che me lo rese simpatico fu proprio il fatto che non si prendesse sul serio e che tutto fosse intenzionalmente sopra le righe: dalla Regina malvagia in sovrappeso e, come gli altri cattivi, caricaturale; a Belle non proprio bellissima; alla presa in giro generale, ma con affetto, di tutti i classici Disney.
Naturalmente non mancavano i buoni sentimenti, le canzoni orecchiabili e gli insegnamenti morali (molto significativa la scoperta di Carlos e Jay del gioco di squadra e della condivisione, e la scelta finale di Mal), che ne fanno un prodotto adattissimo ai più giovani, target principale.
La TokyoPop, già editrice dei due bei manga de La Bella e la Bestia, si è proposta di realizzare una trilogia narrante la storia del film, di cui il primo capitolo è già stato pubblicato.
Si tratta di un volume di poco più di 80 pagine, veloce da leggere, e anche abbastanza piacevole. Le tavole sono molto belle, e il fatto che in realtà strizzino poco l'occhio al genere manga non è un difetto.
I colori sono brillanti, il personaggio di Carlos è somigliantissimo alla sua controparte in carne ed ossa, e spesso Evie risulta esteticamente molto più graziosa di Mal.
Il concept è carino: i figli dei "cattivi" delle storie Disney (Mal, figlia dei Malefica; Carlos, di Crudelia De Mon; Evie, della Evil Queen, e Jay, di Jafar), nati su un'isola priva di magia - e di wifi - in cui erano stati esiliati i propri genitori, vengono riammessi nel mondo dei "buoni" su iniziativa di Ben, il figlio della Bella e della Bestia. I nuovi ragazzi, cresciuti nel degrado, non sono abituati ai giochi, alla cioccolata o agli studi, ed arrivano ad Auradon con l'intento di rubare la bacchetta magica della fata Smemorina, e liberare così i propri genitori affinché il male possa regnare sovrano...
La storia segue fedelmente il film anche se, trattandosi solo del primo capitolo, questo volume potrebbe sembrare più che altro una presentazione dei personaggi e dell'ambientazione, e, come tale, risultare poco soddisfacente.
Credo inoltre che in alcuni punti la vicenda potrebbe rivelarsi confusa a chi non avesse guardato il film,a causa di repentini cambi di scena.
La trasposizione di storie dal grande schermo al fumetto è comunque un'idea che mi piace molto, e sono propensa a continuare a seguire la trilogia, e con essa a rivivere le avventure di Mal e compagni.
https://iltesorodicarta.blogspot.it/2017/07/descendants-rotten-to-core-trilogy-book.html
lighthearted
fast-paced
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
When I first saw this manga on NetGalley. It looked promising to me due to the, in my opinion, cover design. However, I was disappointed by it. There are things that fell flat for me. I mean the idea and the concept are great but it was poorly executed. Here are some issues
The artwork: My main issue with the artwork was that it did not offer me much detail. Only the four main characters had tiny little details on their hair, clothes, face etc. Everything and everyone else was dull and boring. The surroundings are mostly ignored. For example, if a main character is talking, you will see only a blank background.
The characters: Personally, I did not connect to the characters. They had personality but they lacked depth. Their only motivation was to strive for evil because that is what their parents told them to do. And for me that is not enough to properly coonect to a character.
The plot: The whole plot revolves around stealing the fairy godmother's wand and that's it. I wanted more depth and subplots. They blindly go on this quest without thinking it trough. I understand that they are evil but why not make explore additional options? They do not have to be "good" but they could, for example, try to rebel against their own parents.
Some other issues I had with this Volume is that everything happened so easily. These "evil" children immediately got accepted into this school that previously only housed "good" characters and the staff does not even suspect that they might do something bad like steal a wand. Then the same teenagers easily break into a museum and the day after nobody notices. How?
I think that a younger audience would enjoy this more than I did because this short adventure might be fun to them but older readers will certaily notice some flaws which might diminish the reading experience.
When I first saw this manga on NetGalley. It looked promising to me due to the, in my opinion, cover design. However, I was disappointed by it. There are things that fell flat for me. I mean the idea and the concept are great but it was poorly executed. Here are some issues
The artwork: My main issue with the artwork was that it did not offer me much detail. Only the four main characters had tiny little details on their hair, clothes, face etc. Everything and everyone else was dull and boring. The surroundings are mostly ignored. For example, if a main character is talking, you will see only a blank background.
The characters: Personally, I did not connect to the characters. They had personality but they lacked depth. Their only motivation was to strive for evil because that is what their parents told them to do. And for me that is not enough to properly coonect to a character.
The plot: The whole plot revolves around stealing the fairy godmother's wand and that's it. I wanted more depth and subplots. They blindly go on this quest without thinking it trough. I understand that they are evil but why not make explore additional options? They do not have to be "good" but they could, for example, try to rebel against their own parents.
Some other issues I had with this Volume is that everything happened so easily. These "evil" children immediately got accepted into this school that previously only housed "good" characters and the staff does not even suspect that they might do something bad like steal a wand. Then the same teenagers easily break into a museum and the day after nobody notices. How?
I think that a younger audience would enjoy this more than I did because this short adventure might be fun to them but older readers will certaily notice some flaws which might diminish the reading experience.