Reviews

Orphan Black, Vol. 1 by Cat Staggs, Szymon Kudranski, Jody Houser, Graeme Manson, John Fawcett

notcarmen's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

kristen2193's review against another edition

3.0

I was really excited about this comic! I love the show so much! I knew it would probably be a little choppy bc it's based off the show but I don't think it flowed very well. I did enoy it overall though!

tanguera's review against another edition

3.0

If I hadn't watched the show, the comic would be really confusing. I can never figure out how to read them properly, either.

dr_matthew_lloyd's review against another edition

3.0

While [b:Orphan Black: The Next Chapter|47485295|Orphan Black The Next Chapter|Malka Ann Older|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1564539757l/47485295._SX50_.jpg|72576096] is on its brief hiatus I decided to delve into the (smaller than I realised) comic book world of Orphan Black. It's been, what, six years since I watched the first season of the show (I have been meaning to rewatch, at some point), but as this comic basically recapped the first episode for those who know the twists and turns, it didn't do much for me. There were some interesting tidbits about Beth that were probably interesting before she got a little more fleshing out in season 4. It did remind me that Vic existed, though. I should probably nock a star off for that... (I didn't).

One thing comic adaptations/continuations of television shows often suffer from, for me, is how the character's voices come across. I listen to the audio of The Next Chapter, so it's Tatiana Maslany there, doing the voices for me and making them sound right; you can't really do that with a comic book, given that the visuals are sort of the point? I will continue with the series alongside The Next Chapter (and re-watching season 5 because my spouse never got around to watching it), and hope that for the characters for whom we didn't get as much background, the story is more interesting.

dundermifflinbooks's review against another edition

2.0

I'm a huge fan of the show, so I thought I'd give this a shot, but I didn't enjoy it nearly as much. The artwork is ok, but if I didn't watch the show, I'd probably find the storyline confusing. It was basically word for word episode one, which I expected, but I thought we'd get more new content as well.

juliahersum's review against another edition

2.0

It really pains me to rate so low, but this comic wouldn’t make any sense if you hadn’t watched the show as it skips a lot, and we didn’t learn anything that wasn’t already in the show like was promised. The art was pretty cool and the turned the snips of featured scenes to a comic book version well, but again, they left out so much of it would make any sense to a reader who hadn’t watched the show.

nostalgicwitch's review against another edition

4.0

Very similar to the show but I liked how it gave Beth's perspective and other parts that gave you a look at other parts you weren't shown in the show

aprilpoole's review

4.0

A fascinating glimpse into the psychology of the clones as well as behind the scenes action of the intersecting storylines in the first episodes. This felt like a natural and interesting extension of the show, and I was happy for the chance to see more of what was going on in these moments.

bookreviewsgr's review

4.0

Αν είστε fan της σειράς και σας λείπει, αυτό το graphic novel είναι ό,τι πρέπει για μια αναπόληση. Αν όμως δεν έχετε δει τη σειρά και θέλετε να το διαβάσετε ανεξάρτητα, σίγουρα θα μπερδευτείτε και θα μείνετε με αναπάντητα ερωτήματα.

nikinonsense's review against another edition

3.0

Got this from loot crate. It was ok. I don't think I would've understood it as much had I not watched the show.