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Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Comic Book
Lee C.A., Wendy Xu, Leighton Gray, C. Spike Trotman, Vernon Shaw, Josh Trujillo
3.53 AVERAGE
163 reviews for:
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Comic Book
Lee C.A., Wendy Xu, Leighton Gray, C. Spike Trotman, Vernon Shaw, Josh Trujillo
3.53 AVERAGE
I haven’t been able to play the Dream Daddy game yet, but my oh my have I watched plenty of lets-plays as I think it is one of the cutest and prettiest games. I love the art style and the all the relationships between the dads and kids. Within the graphic novel were 5 stories and each had their own unique brand of cosiness and comfort. Each story brought with it a hug of it’s own. The artwork style reflected the plot points nicely making the whole experience harmonious.
Most of the stories made reference to each dad’s child(ren) and I loved how in some of them the story revolved around the dads and sometimes the children. They make it clear that these relationships are not perfect and all need work and show some of the compromises made.
I have to admit my favourite of all the stories was #1, it was the snuggliest hug and the cutest story ending in a kiss. I really enjoyed the D’N’D inspired one too. Each one has left a little piece of happiness in my heart. Just so cute!
Most of the stories made reference to each dad’s child(ren) and I loved how in some of them the story revolved around the dads and sometimes the children. They make it clear that these relationships are not perfect and all need work and show some of the compromises made.
I have to admit my favourite of all the stories was #1, it was the snuggliest hug and the cutest story ending in a kiss. I really enjoyed the D’N’D inspired one too. Each one has left a little piece of happiness in my heart. Just so cute!
I was obsessed with the Dream Daddy game when it came out - playing all the options, reading all the fan theories, making playlists for each character/pairing... I love that this comic gives us episodic adventures between two or more dads, and I especially like the art changes between the stories. Unfortunately, I found the writing pretty boring and unilluminating. There's so much potential to explore these relationships, but I didn't feel particularly drawn in by any of these efforts. Especially jarring were the two stories that featured Amanda's dad - that's the character players create and control in the game, and so he has no set appearance. In one comic, he's portrayed as a slim, bearded ginger. In another, he's a bald black man. The creator commentary in the back of the book gave me more of an appreciation for the stylistic choices in each issue, but overall I don't feel like I learned anything new, interesting, or worthwhile from reading this collection.
This is a fun companion to the game of the same name. There are a number of separate but equally fun stories in this. Each of the stories has a slightly different feel and art style but they all work together within the volume. This is a nice graphic novel compendium.
I received a free copy in exchange for my honest review
I did enjoy this graphic novel, especially the artwork. However, I definitely did not like all the stories. For me it was very confusing to jump from one story to the next without really having an ending. I just had a really hard time comprehending what was going on. Had the artwork not been this great, I think I would have given it 2/2.5 stars.
I did enjoy this graphic novel, especially the artwork. However, I definitely did not like all the stories. For me it was very confusing to jump from one story to the next without really having an ending. I just had a really hard time comprehending what was going on. Had the artwork not been this great, I think I would have given it 2/2.5 stars.
Thank you to NetGalley and Oni Press for providing an e-ARC of Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator.
While I haven't played Dream Daddy the game, I'm aware of it's popularity as a mobile game. Of course I was very curious about a graphic novel featuring these hot dads in short stories, and I have to say all parties involved delivered very entertaining stories. Readers will get to enjoy five issues which offers each dad time in the spotlight. The artists' styles were quite unique and visually appealing, so I'm sure lovers of the game will truly enjoy this collection.
I was glad to see the introduction from writers Gray and Shaw that gave a brief explanation of the game as well as the graphic novel. This can help readers (like me) who haven't experienced the game firsthand get their feet wet in all of the adorable Dad-ness these stories have to offer in Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator. If I had to pick a favorite story, it's probably a toss-up between "Let the Right Dad In" (despite my meh feelings about vampires) due to the atmosphere and Robert's adorkableness and "Dungeons & Daddies" because seriously, who wouldn't love seeing all of the Dads role-playing?
I highly recommend Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator for teen readers and up.
While I haven't played Dream Daddy the game, I'm aware of it's popularity as a mobile game. Of course I was very curious about a graphic novel featuring these hot dads in short stories, and I have to say all parties involved delivered very entertaining stories. Readers will get to enjoy five issues which offers each dad time in the spotlight. The artists' styles were quite unique and visually appealing, so I'm sure lovers of the game will truly enjoy this collection.
I was glad to see the introduction from writers Gray and Shaw that gave a brief explanation of the game as well as the graphic novel. This can help readers (like me) who haven't experienced the game firsthand get their feet wet in all of the adorable Dad-ness these stories have to offer in Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator. If I had to pick a favorite story, it's probably a toss-up between "Let the Right Dad In" (despite my meh feelings about vampires) due to the atmosphere and Robert's adorkableness and "Dungeons & Daddies" because seriously, who wouldn't love seeing all of the Dads role-playing?
I highly recommend Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator for teen readers and up.
As soon as I saw that this book was available to request on Netgalley, I knew that I had to read it! This is a companion graphic novel to the game Dream Daddy.
Now, a confession - I haven't actually played the game. But I heard so much about it when all my friends were playing it that I felt like I already knew the characters. I would probably recommend playing the game before reading the comics, but I didn't find it too much of an issue.
A lot of the stories don't actually focus on romance, but rather friendships between the dads. The story that illustrated this the best was 'Dungeons and Daddies', where all of the dads get together to play dungeons and dragons. Even though I didn't know their personalities as much as people who have played the game, I thought that each of them was perfectly suited to their character, which was really cool!
Each of the stories had different illustrators and colourists, and I thought that, for the most part, this worked really well. They tended to match the themes/tone of each of the stories. The only one I wasn't a huge fan of was the illustrator for the story 'Fair Deal' because it was a lot more simplistic and used a more traditional comics style. While it worked for the story, it was in pretty big contrast to the rest of the illustration, and felt a bit jarring to me.
Overall I really enjoyed this collection - and it has thoroughly convinced me that I really should actually play the game sometime soon! It is so refreshing to see a game and graphic novel about queer characters that don't end in tragedy.
Now, a confession - I haven't actually played the game. But I heard so much about it when all my friends were playing it that I felt like I already knew the characters. I would probably recommend playing the game before reading the comics, but I didn't find it too much of an issue.
A lot of the stories don't actually focus on romance, but rather friendships between the dads. The story that illustrated this the best was 'Dungeons and Daddies', where all of the dads get together to play dungeons and dragons. Even though I didn't know their personalities as much as people who have played the game, I thought that each of them was perfectly suited to their character, which was really cool!
Each of the stories had different illustrators and colourists, and I thought that, for the most part, this worked really well. They tended to match the themes/tone of each of the stories. The only one I wasn't a huge fan of was the illustrator for the story 'Fair Deal' because it was a lot more simplistic and used a more traditional comics style. While it worked for the story, it was in pretty big contrast to the rest of the illustration, and felt a bit jarring to me.
Overall I really enjoyed this collection - and it has thoroughly convinced me that I really should actually play the game sometime soon! It is so refreshing to see a game and graphic novel about queer characters that don't end in tragedy.
Probably 3.5, considering I haven’t played the game yet.
Originally posted on Just a Lil Lost
Dream Daddy is a comics series based on the acclaimed Game Grumps visual novel video game. The graphic novel consists of five standalone stories told by the co-creators and various indie talents. I found the illustrations fantastic, and the stories were entertaining but I definitely wish I knew at the beginning that it was based on a video game. I was so confused at first, wondering if I was supposed to know these characters already, as the story often seems to drop in with not much intro. I enjoyed the LGBTQ representation in the stories – I’m sure it wouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone else reading it who knew of these characters beforehand though! ★ ★ ☆ (2.5/5 stars)
Dream Daddy is a comics series based on the acclaimed Game Grumps visual novel video game. The graphic novel consists of five standalone stories told by the co-creators and various indie talents. I found the illustrations fantastic, and the stories were entertaining but I definitely wish I knew at the beginning that it was based on a video game. I was so confused at first, wondering if I was supposed to know these characters already, as the story often seems to drop in with not much intro. I enjoyed the LGBTQ representation in the stories – I’m sure it wouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone else reading it who knew of these characters beforehand though! ★ ★ ☆ (2.5/5 stars)
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
If you have already exhausted all dialogue options in Dream Daddy and miss all the humour and wholesome gay/bi dads, try checking out this comic. Or at least that's what I did.
For a Dream Daddy comic anthology, there was surprisingly little romance, but lots of friendly bonding the different dads, which was almost better. After all, we get plenty of romance in the game itself, but do we get Robert stalking Damien because he thinks he's a vampire, or the dads playing D&D together? No, we don't, and that's why this comic exists!
My only complaint is that there wasn't enough Lucien.
If you have already exhausted all dialogue options in Dream Daddy and miss all the humour and wholesome gay/bi dads, try checking out this comic. Or at least that's what I did.
For a Dream Daddy comic anthology, there was surprisingly little romance, but lots of friendly bonding the different dads, which was almost better. After all, we get plenty of romance in the game itself, but do we get Robert stalking Damien because he thinks he's a vampire, or the dads playing D&D together? No, we don't, and that's why this comic exists!
My only complaint is that there wasn't enough Lucien.
Highlights:
-brian calling Hugo dungeon daddy
- the whole of issue 2 with Damien and Robert
-ERNEST AND LUCIEN
-that one panel that just shows hugo's Christmas tree on fire and Ernest smiling
-all of the moments between daisy and the twins
-brian calling Hugo dungeon daddy
- the whole of issue 2 with Damien and Robert
-ERNEST AND LUCIEN
-that one panel that just shows hugo's Christmas tree on fire and Ernest smiling
-all of the moments between daisy and the twins