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5elementknitr's review against another edition
4.0
Introduction has the author explaining this started as a screenplay, but ended up as this graphic novel.
The reason given for not making it a movie was cost.
I think with the exponential leaps in technology in the seven years since publication, I wonder if they could make it now?
This is a wonderfully fun romp of a graphic novel!
The reason given for not making it a movie was cost.
I think with the exponential leaps in technology in the seven years since publication, I wonder if they could make it now?
This is a wonderfully fun romp of a graphic novel!
rouver's review against another edition
3.0
I picked this up solely because it was written by Christopher Moore. It's not one of his typical stories, but you can find his humor in there. The illustrations are fine, although the women all have huge, perky hooters. I suppose that could be considered a plus....
Aliens have come to conquer earth & send their shock troops to do some major damage, which they do. We follow two different groups of human survivors: one in New York, the other in Ocean World in Florida.
It's a fun little read. If you have nothing better to do, throw it on your list.
Aliens have come to conquer earth & send their shock troops to do some major damage, which they do. We follow two different groups of human survivors: one in New York, the other in Ocean World in Florida.
It's a fun little read. If you have nothing better to do, throw it on your list.
trike's review against another edition
4.0
I bought this purely on the strength of Christopher Moore's name on the cover and I wasn't disappointed. It's well thought out with unexpected bits and some funny moments. The idea of dragons invading Earth from outer space is goofy, but Moore and fellow writer Ian Corson actually manage to make it sound reasonable by the end. The art is good and all-in-all it's quite enjoyable.
wildeaboutbooks's review against another edition
2.0
As Costner has his "Waterworld", so too does Moore have his "Griff". (To be fair, I've never made it all the way through "Waterworld"- maybe it turns out to be an awesome movie towards the end...). I adore Christopher Moore, but this book was a bore. (hee hee) I don't actually pick up many, er almost any, graphic novels so I don't have much of a base for comparison. I just couldn't get into the story and I felt confused about what was going on when the storyline kept switching back and forth between two different sets of main characters. It's not that I can't do the literary multi-tasking thing, but it just happened so darn quickly and often that I got a little annoyed. Granted, I did giggle a few times. But that's because Moore is an entertainment superstar of the Elton John variety- it's best not to listen to him on a continual basis, but there's very little else that can compare with the random occurrence of "Bennie and the Jets". It's smashingly good in small doses.
And as Moore wrote in the foreword, "I should probably say up front that this is a little different than one of my books, but if you are confused, here's a good guide to go by: If you like what you're reading, I probably wrote it, but if you don't, then Ian probably wrote it. If you like the art, then it's all Jennyson Rosero, but if you don't like it, that is not any of our faults because people are douche bags. Many people. Not all. But you know, most. Which is why we destroyed the world. Have fun."
And as Moore wrote in the foreword, "I should probably say up front that this is a little different than one of my books, but if you are confused, here's a good guide to go by: If you like what you're reading, I probably wrote it, but if you don't, then Ian probably wrote it. If you like the art, then it's all Jennyson Rosero, but if you don't like it, that is not any of our faults because people are douche bags. Many people. Not all. But you know, most. Which is why we destroyed the world. Have fun."
nevtelen's review against another edition
1.0
Glad I picked this up in the library instead of buying it. I like Moore's novels, but, ugh, this did not work at all. Give it a pass.
blurhima's review against another edition
2.0
I liked it, but the pacing was way off and that just didn't work for me. The timing was was horrible and I never really had a sense of how much time had passed at different points in the story.
munchin's review against another edition
2.0
Poor storytelling. Interesting idea with Crappy execution. Something seemed almost lazy about it.
sireno8's review against another edition
3.0
I'm a huge Christopher Moore fan and have always felt like he should do a graphic novel. SO I was surprised that I didn't like this as much as I thought I would. I mean, I liked it. It's a fun story, with the trademark oddball Moore characters and their customarily hilarious "repartee". But seeing it laid out in graphic form made me wish that i was reading it as a traditional novel so i could fill in my own blanks. Also, we'd get more of the character's backstories, but mostly we'd get more Moore. So although this was fun, I'm looking forward to my next Moore NOVEL.
apatrick's review against another edition
3.0
I like Christopher Moore's books better. I didn't always understand what was supposed to be going on with the plot, but I don't read many graphic novels, so maybe the problem is that I don't understand the artwork conventions.
cj_jones's review against another edition
2.0
Really wanted to like this one. Tried. It's Christopher Moore, and I'm a fan of his novels. But the only character who stood out was the one who worked at Sea World, and it's because she's dressed in a wetsuit. It sometimes feels like I'm only seeing every other panel, because things jump ahead quickly and erratically. I think the concept's got potential. Maybe when people get bored of trying to make a Dirty Job movie, they can consider making this.