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bookwomble's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I was prepared to love this adaptation of Wells's classic sci-fi body-horror, and the artwork and colouring is wonderful. However, trying to squeeze the body of Wells's novel into two standard comic books required too many amputations, and sadly the end result was poorly stitched together. Fully 50 pages of the collected hardback was flayed of its coloured-and-lettered hide and pared down to its pencilled bones, presented as an extra, juicy morsel, but couldn't bandage over the gutting of the narrative, and added to my relief at having borrowed not bought it. The final panel was a cut above, though, with a neat Darwinian allusion.
Low pick, but bears repeating that the artwork is fantastic.
Low pick, but bears repeating that the artwork is fantastic.
moreau's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
really great adaptation! love love love ellie, shes adorable and has more personality than edward. the way montgomery is drawn reminds me of my grandpa which i liked. also loved shepherd, the fact the saint bernard man is left out of all the other adaptations makes me sad because hes an important character, he kinda reminded me of jim howick in this for some reason?? the ending is also really sweet. honestly my favourite parts might be the little chats between the authors at the end of each issue because i really agreed with their perspectives on the original novel. it really is sad all the movies suck because the material for something great is there and i think this proves that! you can be a little bit unfaithful, fuck around, modernize it or whatever and make it a fun and unique thing because it is a pretty bland book honestly, this comic adds a lot of life to it and the illustrations are gorgeous
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Animal death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Alcoholism
cpersin's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Body horror, and Animal death
tobin_elliott's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is just a gorgeous adaptation, with the bulk of the heavy lifting down to Gabriel Rodriguez's absolutely stunning artwork. Seriously, this guy just seems to get better and better.
The story is somewhat truncated from the original, and Rodriguez and Adams do take some liberties with the plot, but I can't say I didn't love the new ending, because it's well done, and the adjustment of the gender for Prendick was also handled very well.
If I have any complaint whatsoever, is I would have like to have seen it spread across a full three issues. I think the story could have had a bit more time to breathe.
But, overall, there's just so much to love here.
The story is somewhat truncated from the original, and Rodriguez and Adams do take some liberties with the plot, but I can't say I didn't love the new ending, because it's well done, and the adjustment of the gender for Prendick was also handled very well.
If I have any complaint whatsoever, is I would have like to have seen it spread across a full three issues. I think the story could have had a bit more time to breathe.
But, overall, there's just so much to love here.
stefant's review
2.0
Writing/Adaptation: 1/5
Art: 5/5
The only thing that saves this book is the superb artwork by Gabriel Rodriguez. The story itself and the shortness of it (out of the whole book, half of it is the actual story while the other half is a collection of sketches by Rodriguez) was just shallow and totally uni dimensional. What got me through reading this was the art, hands down.
Art: 5/5
The only thing that saves this book is the superb artwork by Gabriel Rodriguez. The story itself and the shortness of it (out of the whole book, half of it is the actual story while the other half is a collection of sketches by Rodriguez) was just shallow and totally uni dimensional. What got me through reading this was the art, hands down.
effys's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I've been wanting to read the island of Dr moreau for a very long time but I never get around to it. I will eventually read the actual book but this felt like a nice stepping stone on the way there
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