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geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
'Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Down Town' is an original Harry Dresden story told in graphic novel form and like it's predecessors, it's a pretty good addition to the universe.
Harry finds himself with a new apprentice named Molly Carpenter. She might be more powerful than Harry in some ways, but she shares some of his riskier habits. That may come in handy since there is a rogue wizard running around Chicago. A couple strange murders has Harry on the case and even possibly in alliance with one of the last people he wants to ally himself with. That ally might also come in handy because Harry and company find themselves in Undertown, a particularly dangerous place.
The stories are good, the art is good. I'm a fan of Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden and these are a great addition to the series. I feel like the art in this one fell off a bit, but I still liked it and recommend it for fellow fans.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Dynamite Entertainment, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Harry finds himself with a new apprentice named Molly Carpenter. She might be more powerful than Harry in some ways, but she shares some of his riskier habits. That may come in handy since there is a rogue wizard running around Chicago. A couple strange murders has Harry on the case and even possibly in alliance with one of the last people he wants to ally himself with. That ally might also come in handy because Harry and company find themselves in Undertown, a particularly dangerous place.
The stories are good, the art is good. I'm a fan of Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden and these are a great addition to the series. I feel like the art in this one fell off a bit, but I still liked it and recommend it for fellow fans.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Dynamite Entertainment, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
kirstensviews's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
erincataldi's review against another edition
4.0
Great artistry and fun new story from Jim Butcher. I liked this graphic novel much better than the first one I read, mainly because some more of my favorite characters were in this one: Molly, Mouse, Marcone, his sexy vampire brother. They were all illustrated pretty close to how I figured them in my head and they talked and acted just like they do in the novels. A fun short little story with illustrations to back it up. I need to read all the graphic novels in this series!
erinld2005's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Dynamite Entertainment for allowing me to read and review an ebook copy of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Down Town.
Just in case you don't know yet, I LOVE The Dresden Files series! It is one of my favorite series of all time. The 16th book in the series (Peace Talks) is going to be released in 2016. Despite having 15 books in the series so far, the series is still going strong. That is mind blowing! I find it hard for a series to continue on this long and the quality not go downhill. Let me give you a prime example, the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton. I love the early Anita Blake books so damn much, but that series just went cuckoo. Anita's character was lost, she completely turned into someone else, and the series became too focused on sex instead of the plot. Well I digress, the point is that I commend any author who can keep a series running and not compromise the quality.
Jim Butcher's writing is always on point. The plot is always interesting and I never know where it will go. Down Town takes place sometime between the events of White Night (book 9) and Small Favor (book 10). Molly is still his new apprentice and together they investigate to end the work of a crazy sorcerer. I do recommend that you read the books up to this point before reading the graphic novel. I don't think you would miss very much, but I do think it is better having read the books first.
The story was pretty good and Harry Dresden is a sarcastic badass as always...
BUT I think what I liked best though, was seeing Molly. I haven't read a Dresden graphic novel yet with her in it. I have to say I loved the artwork on her. Overall the artwork was fantastic, but Molly looked kick ass. She was really cool looking and similar to how I pictured her.
Well I know I haven't said much about the actual STORY, but I can't say much else without giving away spoilers. So just go read it! You know you want to. :)
I recommend Down Town for Dresden Files fans that have read at least the first 10 novels, wizard lovers, fans of badassery, and fans of sarcastic humor.
http://angelerin.blogspot.com/2015/09/jim-butchers-dresden-files-down-town.html
Just in case you don't know yet, I LOVE The Dresden Files series! It is one of my favorite series of all time. The 16th book in the series (Peace Talks) is going to be released in 2016. Despite having 15 books in the series so far, the series is still going strong. That is mind blowing! I find it hard for a series to continue on this long and the quality not go downhill. Let me give you a prime example, the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton. I love the early Anita Blake books so damn much, but that series just went cuckoo. Anita's character was lost, she completely turned into someone else, and the series became too focused on sex instead of the plot. Well I digress, the point is that I commend any author who can keep a series running and not compromise the quality.
Jim Butcher's writing is always on point. The plot is always interesting and I never know where it will go. Down Town takes place sometime between the events of White Night (book 9) and Small Favor (book 10). Molly is still his new apprentice and together they investigate to end the work of a crazy sorcerer. I do recommend that you read the books up to this point before reading the graphic novel. I don't think you would miss very much, but I do think it is better having read the books first.
The story was pretty good and Harry Dresden is a sarcastic badass as always...
BUT I think what I liked best though, was seeing Molly. I haven't read a Dresden graphic novel yet with her in it. I have to say I loved the artwork on her. Overall the artwork was fantastic, but Molly looked kick ass. She was really cool looking and similar to how I pictured her.
Well I know I haven't said much about the actual STORY, but I can't say much else without giving away spoilers. So just go read it! You know you want to. :)
I recommend Down Town for Dresden Files fans that have read at least the first 10 novels, wizard lovers, fans of badassery, and fans of sarcastic humor.
http://angelerin.blogspot.com/2015/09/jim-butchers-dresden-files-down-town.html
azurite's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
schnoebs13's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Second Read:
My feels for this haven’t changed since the first time reading it. Nothing impressive and doesn’t seem to have much purpose.
First Read: 3.0⭐️
I think my biggest issue with this story is that we never got a clear motive as to why the sorcerer was doing what he was and saying Chicago was his domain to protect. It seemed like it was just an opportunity to work along side Marcone in a story while also showing how Molly has been improving her skills. Overall, not my favorite really and I don’t feel like I really added anything to Marco plot of the Dresden files like the other short stories and graphic novels have in the past.
My feels for this haven’t changed since the first time reading it. Nothing impressive and doesn’t seem to have much purpose.
First Read: 3.0⭐️
I think my biggest issue with this story is that we never got a clear motive as to why the sorcerer was doing what he was and saying Chicago was his domain to protect. It seemed like it was just an opportunity to work along side Marcone in a story while also showing how Molly has been improving her skills. Overall, not my favorite really and I don’t feel like I really added anything to Marco plot of the Dresden files like the other short stories and graphic novels have in the past.
tyrelljh's review against another edition
5.0
I don't quite understand the mediocre reviews for this graphic novel because it was INCREDIBLE; my favorite one so far. The art and plot were A+ quality.
I've always been interested in the undertown since it was first mentioned quite some time ago in the series. I hope to see more of undertown in the future.
This was the first of Jim Butcher's works where I feel like Harry and Molly are starting to truly develop a friendship. This was an absolute must read for Dresden Files fans!
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
3.0
An okay fill-in story in the Dresden mythos. Nothing all that special or interesting but well enough written and drawn. Molly and Harry were basically fine and Molly had a bigger role as an apprentice then typical which was nice. Cooperation with Marcone, yeah whatever. 3.5 of 5.