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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
Fever Moon is a graphic novel set in the Fever series world. It takes places as a side story during the Shadowfever (the last book) time. It was a quick read, but I will say that art was beautiful. I read of couple of graphic novels and sometimes the art looks good for the bigger panels or the cover, but when you get into the story and the smaller panels the characters lose their features a little, but here you can tell every panel was given so much care and detail. I really wonderful work. The character essentially being brought to life were very good. Mac was pretty much as she's described in the books, and Barrons, even though not exactly what I personally picture, was pretty close, maybe just a hair off for me. But he was prety close to perfect. Dani almost looked too old for her age of 14. But she was still nicely drawn.
I would recommend this to anyone who's read the Fever series. It's a nice little side adventure with Mac and Barrons.
I would recommend this to anyone who's read the Fever series. It's a nice little side adventure with Mac and Barrons.
Meh. I should have vetted this better, apparently. 5 pages in, and there's two different women with boobs as big as their heads, defying gravity and shirt seams, and one of the women already has a rape back story explained. Not my thing.
Well this was my first and most likely only graphic novel. I was so in love with the fever series there was no way I was passing this up, graphic novel or not! It was a fun read and it gave me my "fever fix" to keep me happy until Dani's book comes out. Also, for the record Barrons is WAY hotter in my mind. :)
Bien aimé, mais sans plus, possiblement surtout parce que c'est situé dans cet univers que j'aime d'amour. Je ne suis pas certaine que je suis super fan des dessins. MON Barrons me convient mieux, je pense!
This was okay. Not like the most excellent story, but it did help remind me what the prior fever series was like, so I can kind of get a feeling for what it was. It’s been years since I read the first five books in the series, but I don’t think it fits in the #5.5 spot. I’m pretty sure it would be between maybe book 4 and book 5?
Ugh, this had so many issues. Just ignore the storyline because that is not even an issue here. The artwork is the issue. Holy crap is it atrocious. It is especially terrible if you have read other graphic novels and can compare the artwork, say to that in a series like Saga. The artwork choices were horrid, between the way the women look and the sex scenes it felt far too focused on sex. Yes, the books do have a sexual element but the good ones in the series hold much more. Mac looks like she was drawn to be a porn star and all the males look like victims of botched plastic surgery. And WTF IS WRONG WITH BARRONS? This is the guy that is supposed to essentially be sex walking? Really? No thanks. And then there is Dani, I mean whaaaat? Why does she look like a redheaded Mac? She is supposed to be awkward and not yet physically developed, so why does she look like Mac porn star 2.0? I am so utterly annoyed and confused at the same time.
And on another artwork note: if that is what Barrons looks like in his "creature" form, why the fuck would Mac not have known it was him at the end of book 4? I mean REALLY? For fuck's sake, she would have known easily.
I do not recommend this as either an addition to this series or as a graphic novel in general.
And on another artwork note: if that is what Barrons looks like in his "creature" form, why the fuck would Mac not have known it was him at the end of book 4? I mean REALLY? For fuck's sake, she would have known easily.
I do not recommend this as either an addition to this series or as a graphic novel in general.
Review also seen on Open Book Society
‘There were times I hated taking on this series. There were times I relished it. Days I felt cursed by it, other days I felt blessed by it. I haven’t always liked the characters, nor have I agreed with many of the things they’ve done. In the end all I can say is this: The story came to me. I told it. And I’m glad I did.’- Karen Marie Moning, Fever Moon, Behind the Scenes of the Fever Series.
The greatest thing about Karen Marie Moning is her love/hate relationship with the Fever Series. She has that canny ability of letting the characters roam free; they control her and they control the story. She has an enviable courageous talent.
Moning also adores her fans/readers. She is quite literally the gift that keeps on giving. She heard us shout for more and she delivered.
So, when I first heard about the Fever Series being turned into a graphic novel, I was excited but I wasn’t surprised; it seemed like a natural progression. Of course Moning is not the first novelist to explore the medium and she won’t be the last. But, I applaud all artists who are able to let another set of hands interpret what is/was so deeply personal and intimate. It really must be just as scary as parents watching their children walk through the school doors for the first time. Or, you know… an author seeing their book on the shelves for the first time.
I am not a very seasoned reader of the graphic novel genre so I’m not going to draw comparisons with the Frank Millers and Alan Moores, but as a companion to the growing world of Fever, this new addition stands strong against the rest.
The story opens with a prologue. Mac stands, hands on hips, atop the burning streets of Dublin and says: “My name is MacKayla Lane. It’s just a typical night in Dublin since the walls fell.” Although I fear sounding trite; Mac’s entrance is majestic. From the outset she carves out her own Mac shaped hole in the graphic novel genre. But more importantly she is the same MacKayla Lane that we have grown to love from the novels, except she’s Technicolor!
For new readers there is enough back story to enjoy Fever Moon as a standalone and for die-hard fans it is quite simply shiversome to see scenes from the Fever Series brought to life. The first ‘off screen’ utterance of “Ms. Lane” may or may not have induced the squeal heard around the world.
One small gripe would be that it is slightly unclear where Fever Moon fits into Fever world canon. Hazarding a guess, I would say that it is set two-thirds of the way through Shadowfever, the Sinsar Dubh it still causing chaos, Jack and Rainie are still in their glass house, The Fear Dorcha has already made an appearance in Mac’s life and Mac knows things about Barrons that she didn’t know in Dreamfever. I found it a little distracting trying to figure out the timeline.
Well-versed Moning fans will recognise The Fear Dorcha from Shadowfever. Mac’s first meeting with him was short, but definitely not sweet. For a man with no face he leaves a lasting impression and what a brilliant adversary for the graphic novel setting. If there ever was a character, other than the Sinsar Dubh, that needed to be seen to be believed it would be The Fear Dorcha.
Illustrator, the late Al Rio, has done a spectacular job. All the main players: Mac, Barrons, Dani, V’lane, Rowena, Inspector Jayne, etc all look exactly how I imagined them. This may be a testament to Moning’s continued involvement in the creation of the book as well as her aforementioned familial connection to her characters. However, huge respect is owed to Illustrators Rio and Cliff Richards, who completed the final chapter after Rio’s death. As well as Adapter David Lawrence, Colorists Katrina Mae Hao and Rainier Beredo, Inkers Julia Pinto, Joe Pimentel and Dan Borgones and Letterer Zachary R. Matheny. All collaborators are responsible for making Fever Moon a great success.
This whole process was quite clearly a labor of love for Moning:
‘I was ignorant of the many steps and amount of time it would take to get this book onto the shelves. […] If I’d known in the beginning what I know now, I might have never agreed to take it on. Looking back, I’m glad I didn’t know. Exhilarating and exhausting, Fever Moon ended up being more than I’d hoped for.’
And thanks to Moning’s ‘ignorance’ the Fever Series breathes life into another genre, opens itself up to a new audience and allows fans to experience Fever like they never have before.
‘There were times I hated taking on this series. There were times I relished it. Days I felt cursed by it, other days I felt blessed by it. I haven’t always liked the characters, nor have I agreed with many of the things they’ve done. In the end all I can say is this: The story came to me. I told it. And I’m glad I did.’- Karen Marie Moning, Fever Moon, Behind the Scenes of the Fever Series.
The greatest thing about Karen Marie Moning is her love/hate relationship with the Fever Series. She has that canny ability of letting the characters roam free; they control her and they control the story. She has an enviable courageous talent.
Moning also adores her fans/readers. She is quite literally the gift that keeps on giving. She heard us shout for more and she delivered.
So, when I first heard about the Fever Series being turned into a graphic novel, I was excited but I wasn’t surprised; it seemed like a natural progression. Of course Moning is not the first novelist to explore the medium and she won’t be the last. But, I applaud all artists who are able to let another set of hands interpret what is/was so deeply personal and intimate. It really must be just as scary as parents watching their children walk through the school doors for the first time. Or, you know… an author seeing their book on the shelves for the first time.
I am not a very seasoned reader of the graphic novel genre so I’m not going to draw comparisons with the Frank Millers and Alan Moores, but as a companion to the growing world of Fever, this new addition stands strong against the rest.
The story opens with a prologue. Mac stands, hands on hips, atop the burning streets of Dublin and says: “My name is MacKayla Lane. It’s just a typical night in Dublin since the walls fell.” Although I fear sounding trite; Mac’s entrance is majestic. From the outset she carves out her own Mac shaped hole in the graphic novel genre. But more importantly she is the same MacKayla Lane that we have grown to love from the novels, except she’s Technicolor!
For new readers there is enough back story to enjoy Fever Moon as a standalone and for die-hard fans it is quite simply shiversome to see scenes from the Fever Series brought to life. The first ‘off screen’ utterance of “Ms. Lane” may or may not have induced the squeal heard around the world.
One small gripe would be that it is slightly unclear where Fever Moon fits into Fever world canon. Hazarding a guess, I would say that it is set two-thirds of the way through Shadowfever, the Sinsar Dubh it still causing chaos, Jack and Rainie are still in their glass house, The Fear Dorcha has already made an appearance in Mac’s life and Mac knows things about Barrons that she didn’t know in Dreamfever. I found it a little distracting trying to figure out the timeline.
Well-versed Moning fans will recognise The Fear Dorcha from Shadowfever. Mac’s first meeting with him was short, but definitely not sweet. For a man with no face he leaves a lasting impression and what a brilliant adversary for the graphic novel setting. If there ever was a character, other than the Sinsar Dubh, that needed to be seen to be believed it would be The Fear Dorcha.
Illustrator, the late Al Rio, has done a spectacular job. All the main players: Mac, Barrons, Dani, V’lane, Rowena, Inspector Jayne, etc all look exactly how I imagined them. This may be a testament to Moning’s continued involvement in the creation of the book as well as her aforementioned familial connection to her characters. However, huge respect is owed to Illustrators Rio and Cliff Richards, who completed the final chapter after Rio’s death. As well as Adapter David Lawrence, Colorists Katrina Mae Hao and Rainier Beredo, Inkers Julia Pinto, Joe Pimentel and Dan Borgones and Letterer Zachary R. Matheny. All collaborators are responsible for making Fever Moon a great success.
This whole process was quite clearly a labor of love for Moning:
‘I was ignorant of the many steps and amount of time it would take to get this book onto the shelves. […] If I’d known in the beginning what I know now, I might have never agreed to take it on. Looking back, I’m glad I didn’t know. Exhilarating and exhausting, Fever Moon ended up being more than I’d hoped for.’
And thanks to Moning’s ‘ignorance’ the Fever Series breathes life into another genre, opens itself up to a new audience and allows fans to experience Fever like they never have before.
Ok...what can I say? I love this series, and while I am not a huge fan of graphic novels, I will devour anything related to Mac and Barrons. It was nice to see the characters brought to life and the artwork was fantastic. I also enjoyed the authors note on how the series came to be. This book definitely got me longing for Dani's book this fall and wishing away the time so it will arrive.
Story was usual Moning brilliance, but the art looked like it came straight from early 90s Saturday Morning Cartoons: everyone is ridiculously "attractive" with so many more muscles than humans normally have, they're all built like He-Man and She-Hulk (yes, She-Hulk, even She-Ra has fewer muscles than the ladies in this GN). The story was good but I kept laughing at the art.