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Junior Braves of the Apocalypse Vol. 1, Volume 1: A Brave Is Brave by Greg Smith, Michael Tanner
duskvstweak's review against another edition
3.0
I might have liked this if not for the art. The limited colors, the sketchy design that made it hard to tell characters apart, they all made it hard to read and enjoy. I'd recommend this, but it wasn't for me.
devannm's review
3.0
I received an ARC copy of this book from NetGalley
This is more of a 2.5 but I'm rounding it up to 3 stars because it's really not a bad book, it's more of a case of 'it's not you it's me'. I'm not the biggest fan of zombie stuff to start with so an author has to do something really out of the box with it to impress me and this story pretty much just fell into all the familiar 'horrible people you meet trying to survive the zombie apocalypse' tropes that we've seen a million times before [cannibals, trigger-happy rednecks, etc]. It was slightly interesting to see the story told from a younger point of view, but really the only kid I even liked was Johnny and overall it wasn't enough to make me want to continue with this series in the future. Also the entire book is in black and white which I really don't care for. It also makes it kind of hard for me personally to tell some characters apart since for me hair / clothing color is a large part of that. If you just REALLY love zombie stuff then you will probably like this, but I was just kind of meh over it.
This is more of a 2.5 but I'm rounding it up to 3 stars because it's really not a bad book, it's more of a case of 'it's not you it's me'. I'm not the biggest fan of zombie stuff to start with so an author has to do something really out of the box with it to impress me and this story pretty much just fell into all the familiar 'horrible people you meet trying to survive the zombie apocalypse' tropes that we've seen a million times before [cannibals, trigger-happy rednecks, etc]. It was slightly interesting to see the story told from a younger point of view, but really the only kid I even liked was Johnny and overall it wasn't enough to make me want to continue with this series in the future. Also the entire book is in black and white which I really don't care for. It also makes it kind of hard for me personally to tell some characters apart since for me hair / clothing color is a large part of that. If you just REALLY love zombie stuff then you will probably like this, but I was just kind of meh over it.
silvershine's review
3.0
Some interesting action and accurate portrayals of the after effects of an apocalypse, but even by the end of the book I was having a hard time keeping track of the characters. The color pallette was a. It off-putting and made the illustrations difficult for me to follow.
billcoffin's review against another edition
2.0
Never quite lives up to its own premise, and the artwork feels misplaced.
geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
'Junior Braves of the Apocalypse Vol. 1' by Greg Smith with illustrations by Zach Lehner is a book I've seen at comic conventions, and looked through, but never read.
A troop of Junior Braves from Tribe 65 go on a campout in the mountains. When they return home, their town has been destroyed and is overrun by mutants. They do their best to get away, and with the help of some grownups are safe for a while, but even these adults seem to have something wrong with them. Can the boys find safety?
My first problem was the art. It's a bit vague in places and I was mixing some of the characters up. They just weren't distinct enough. My other problem was that even though most of the town has turned to mutants, there are only crazy adults left. There are no other kids or adults that can be trusted. Maybe this will change in future volumes.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
A troop of Junior Braves from Tribe 65 go on a campout in the mountains. When they return home, their town has been destroyed and is overrun by mutants. They do their best to get away, and with the help of some grownups are safe for a while, but even these adults seem to have something wrong with them. Can the boys find safety?
My first problem was the art. It's a bit vague in places and I was mixing some of the characters up. They just weren't distinct enough. My other problem was that even though most of the town has turned to mutants, there are only crazy adults left. There are no other kids or adults that can be trusted. Maybe this will change in future volumes.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
ljrinaldi's review
3.0
Basically, zombies and boy scouts. As one other reviewer said, Lumberjanes for Boys, with zombies thrown in.
If you like zombies, you'll like this. If you are like me, and just want them to end, the zombies, I mean, then you will be looking for something, anything to follow in the story.
What I did like about it, was how the boy who was Native American was just disgusted with the "Junior Braves" atmosphere of the whole thing.
And it was sort of cute how they used their boy scout like training to get through the hazards that came up with the zombies.
But, that is it. Zombies and more zombies.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
If you like zombies, you'll like this. If you are like me, and just want them to end, the zombies, I mean, then you will be looking for something, anything to follow in the story.
What I did like about it, was how the boy who was Native American was just disgusted with the "Junior Braves" atmosphere of the whole thing.
And it was sort of cute how they used their boy scout like training to get through the hazards that came up with the zombies.
But, that is it. Zombies and more zombies.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
tbirckhead's review
3.0
This was most enjoyable, especially for fans of Lumberjanes, My Boyfriend Is a Monster and the Walking Dead Series. I think the characters are very relative and interesting. By the end you want to know what happened and if they can find anyone they know that is sane. Grades 7 and up.