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Icarus (The Longest Fall, #1) by Keith R.A. DeCandido, Kris Siuda, Athila Fabbio, Gregory A. Wilson
ilnadurn's review against another edition
3.0
This was a pretty solid comic! I enjoyed the angular art style and the different creatures. I would be interested to read more volumes in the future, especially to see more about the world this is set in. As with most first volumes, it was quite introductory and didn't go too deeply into the world-building or characterizations, but sets up the plot.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest opinion via NetGalley.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest opinion via NetGalley.
emeraldreviews's review against another edition
4.0
Paraphrasing from Jellinek, Entrances, I tell you. That writer knew how to make an entrance. Gregory A. Wilson takes us on a fiery ride through an alternate telling of the Icarus myth from the times of ancient Greece. Packing it full of magic and monsters, we are carried into the world of Vol, journeying with a winged mystery man, a man who is essentially a scavenger and a demon dog with horns…
Being a lover of greek mythology I was drawn to the name of the comic, then I read the plot. I was initially quite worried, the myths themselves are so beautifully presented, I was worried that any variation on it would be harmful to the majesty of the original. I was wrong. Gregory has developed an intriguing, modernised, dystopian like version of the story of Icarus and I am ecstatic about being on this journey with him.
The beautifully crafted art is a joy to behold. Áthila Fabbio has done an extraordinary job of conveying the story through imagery, bringing the characters to life and perfectly displaying the words of Gregory through character features and emotional displays.
It was a great pleasure reading this story that was reminiscent of a lord of the rings type rag tag group of unlikely heroes on a journey to stop the bad guy. A fantastic nod to the original mythology, Gregory, Áthila and co deliver a fast paced, twisty and action packed opening to what is now, for me, an eagerly awaited series ‘The Longest Fall’.
“Entrances, I tell you. That kid sure knew how to make an entrance!” - Jellinek
Being a lover of greek mythology I was drawn to the name of the comic, then I read the plot. I was initially quite worried, the myths themselves are so beautifully presented, I was worried that any variation on it would be harmful to the majesty of the original. I was wrong. Gregory has developed an intriguing, modernised, dystopian like version of the story of Icarus and I am ecstatic about being on this journey with him.
The beautifully crafted art is a joy to behold. Áthila Fabbio has done an extraordinary job of conveying the story through imagery, bringing the characters to life and perfectly displaying the words of Gregory through character features and emotional displays.
It was a great pleasure reading this story that was reminiscent of a lord of the rings type rag tag group of unlikely heroes on a journey to stop the bad guy. A fantastic nod to the original mythology, Gregory, Áthila and co deliver a fast paced, twisty and action packed opening to what is now, for me, an eagerly awaited series ‘The Longest Fall’.
“Entrances, I tell you. That kid sure knew how to make an entrance!” - Jellinek
tortorreads's review against another edition
3.0
Rating: 3/5
I received this eARC from Netgalley for my honest review
Icarus is a graphic novel about two unlikely heroes: a winged young man who falls into a dormant volcano with no memory of anything but his name, and a flamepetal prospector down on his luck (and everything else). Together, they must discover the secret of Icarus’ identity if they are to save their worlds from those who want his powers for themselves. We are proud to present this story of wonder, of friendship, and of a battle to overcome tyranny, with creatures who discover that what unites them at the core is more important than what divides them on the surface.
Overall a great Graphic Novel, it is a retelling of Greek mythology. With this being the first vol. There wasn’t a lot of character development, it was definitely plot development and I would be happy to be able to read the 2nd volume when it comes out. The art was amazing and really brought the world to life. I really enjoyed the two artists of this Vol, Matt Slay and Mark Dos Santos did an amazing job making sure that their art portrayed the world and compliant the words written.
I really liked the instant bond that Icarus and Jellinek had right away, it reminded me of a fatherly bond, and Rig is to die for! He is the best sidekick character ever.
I want to Thank NetGalley for my eARC and Gregory Wilson
I received this eARC from Netgalley for my honest review
Icarus is a graphic novel about two unlikely heroes: a winged young man who falls into a dormant volcano with no memory of anything but his name, and a flamepetal prospector down on his luck (and everything else). Together, they must discover the secret of Icarus’ identity if they are to save their worlds from those who want his powers for themselves. We are proud to present this story of wonder, of friendship, and of a battle to overcome tyranny, with creatures who discover that what unites them at the core is more important than what divides them on the surface.
Overall a great Graphic Novel, it is a retelling of Greek mythology. With this being the first vol. There wasn’t a lot of character development, it was definitely plot development and I would be happy to be able to read the 2nd volume when it comes out. The art was amazing and really brought the world to life. I really enjoyed the two artists of this Vol, Matt Slay and Mark Dos Santos did an amazing job making sure that their art portrayed the world and compliant the words written.
I really liked the instant bond that Icarus and Jellinek had right away, it reminded me of a fatherly bond, and Rig is to die for! He is the best sidekick character ever.
I want to Thank NetGalley for my eARC and Gregory Wilson
kristinasshelves's review against another edition
3.0
This was a decent start to a graphic novel series, but I'm not sure its for me and will likely not continue. Icarus finds himself in what appears to be hell and starts a quest with Jellink, who appears to be a demon. I wished there had been more included about the lore surrounding Icarus, because I find that story fascinating. If you're interested in fantasy adventure stories, I think you'd enjoy this!
I received an advanced reader copy of this title as a PDF from the publisher and Netgalley for review, all opinions are my own.
I received an advanced reader copy of this title as a PDF from the publisher and Netgalley for review, all opinions are my own.
camilla_perotti's review against another edition
3.0
"Icarus" has been one of my first graphic novel, and my feeling towards it are a bit of love and hate.
First of all, I thought the title and the cover were a bit misleading: I thought I was going to read a modern take on the Greek mythological story of Icarus, the son of Daedalus, the designer of the minotaur’s labyrinth. After being locked in the labyrinth together with his son by Minos, as punishment for having given the famous ball of string to Ariadne, Daedalus molds wings in wax for him and his son to escape from the island. Unfortunately, Icarus flies to close to the sun, his wings melt and he dies, falling into the sea. Do not despair, I am not spoiling anything here: the only things in common between the protagonist of the graphic novel and the Greek myth are his name, a pair of wings, and a long fall.
Secondly, I thought the story was too short, or at least the plot had not developed much yet by the end of the novel. I do not know if this is something common among graphic novels, because, as I said, I am a bit of a neophyte. The plot, was, however, very promising and it surely got me hooked on the next chapter of "The Longest Fall" series. I feel like I barely got to know and understand the structure of the society on this weird barren and hot planet where lava pools are a pretty common thing, and now I just want to know more about the actual adventure that Jellinek, Icarus and a the dog/solar Rig are starting together.
Finally, the artwork is simply magnificent. I could stare at some pages for what felt like forever: some amazing watercolor landscape views had almost a cinematic feeling.
I would like to thank Atthis Arts and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for this honest review.
First of all, I thought the title and the cover were a bit misleading: I thought I was going to read a modern take on the Greek mythological story of Icarus, the son of Daedalus, the designer of the minotaur’s labyrinth. After being locked in the labyrinth together with his son by Minos, as punishment for having given the famous ball of string to Ariadne, Daedalus molds wings in wax for him and his son to escape from the island. Unfortunately, Icarus flies to close to the sun, his wings melt and he dies, falling into the sea. Do not despair, I am not spoiling anything here: the only things in common between the protagonist of the graphic novel and the Greek myth are his name, a pair of wings, and a long fall.
Secondly, I thought the story was too short, or at least the plot had not developed much yet by the end of the novel. I do not know if this is something common among graphic novels, because, as I said, I am a bit of a neophyte. The plot, was, however, very promising and it surely got me hooked on the next chapter of "The Longest Fall" series. I feel like I barely got to know and understand the structure of the society on this weird barren and hot planet where lava pools are a pretty common thing, and now I just want to know more about the actual adventure that Jellinek, Icarus and a the dog/solar Rig are starting together.
Finally, the artwork is simply magnificent. I could stare at some pages for what felt like forever: some amazing watercolor landscape views had almost a cinematic feeling.
I would like to thank Atthis Arts and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for this honest review.
lilbookishdragon's review
challenging
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
irayred's review against another edition
2.0
Once again, I have mixed emotions. On one hand, can we talk about the gorgeous cover of this graphic novel, and the art style? WOW! It is top notch! But, on the other, I’m not really sure this is my thing. Let me explain briefly:
Whilst the synopsis looked quite promising, the execution didn’t do much for me. The characters are interesting and different from each other, the ambience and the world building did entertain me but since this is only the first volume, we’re only scratching the surface.
Icarus seems to have forgotten his own past and when he falls from the sky, he saves a red-skinned man called Jellinek. Right after that, they get into trouble and somehow, they discover places that wouldn’t even dreamed of. Was this destiny? Was this fate? Only time will tell.
Now, the art style is SUPERB and I’d love to see more works of the artist, but story-wise… it kind of lacked something, at least for me. I really wish we can see the next volume to get some answers.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest opinion via NetGalley.
Whilst the synopsis looked quite promising, the execution didn’t do much for me. The characters are interesting and different from each other, the ambience and the world building did entertain me but since this is only the first volume, we’re only scratching the surface.
Icarus seems to have forgotten his own past and when he falls from the sky, he saves a red-skinned man called Jellinek. Right after that, they get into trouble and somehow, they discover places that wouldn’t even dreamed of. Was this destiny? Was this fate? Only time will tell.
Now, the art style is SUPERB and I’d love to see more works of the artist, but story-wise… it kind of lacked something, at least for me. I really wish we can see the next volume to get some answers.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest opinion via NetGalley.
ladettem's review against another edition
2.0
Colourful opening but the pacing was wrong for me and not enough intrigue.
idleemma's review against another edition
2.0
I received an advanced reader copy for free via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The synopsis of this graphic novel sounded intriguing to me but, unfortunately, it didn’t quite meet my expectations based on that. I liked the art well enough - I thought the backgrounds were great - but the story felt so rushed. There’s promise in it but there was little set up for events and no tension being built around the situations the characters got themselves into because before you knew it they’d just be moving onto something else. I felt like if it just slowed down, the story could have spent more time on making me care about the characters.
The synopsis of this graphic novel sounded intriguing to me but, unfortunately, it didn’t quite meet my expectations based on that. I liked the art well enough - I thought the backgrounds were great - but the story felt so rushed. There’s promise in it but there was little set up for events and no tension being built around the situations the characters got themselves into because before you knew it they’d just be moving onto something else. I felt like if it just slowed down, the story could have spent more time on making me care about the characters.
danni11's review against another edition
3.0
Thank you Netgalley for letting me read this book in return for an honest review.
Icarus is a comic about how Icarus fell into a volcano, forgetting everything about who he was.
I honestly just found the story boring- it had the premise but there was nothing in it that grabbed me or urged me to keep reading. I have mixed feelings on the art as the colour of the backgrounds is astounding but I found the colours could sometimes clash with the characters which I found quite distracting.
This was sadly not for me.
Rating
2.5⭐
Would I read it again:
No, I wouldn't
Would I recommend it:
Yes but I would say, try and read an excerpt first to see if the art style is for you
Icarus is a comic about how Icarus fell into a volcano, forgetting everything about who he was.
I honestly just found the story boring- it had the premise but there was nothing in it that grabbed me or urged me to keep reading. I have mixed feelings on the art as the colour of the backgrounds is astounding but I found the colours could sometimes clash with the characters which I found quite distracting.
This was sadly not for me.
Rating
2.5⭐
Would I read it again:
No, I wouldn't
Would I recommend it:
Yes but I would say, try and read an excerpt first to see if the art style is for you