Reviews

Marceline & the Scream Queens by Meredith Gran, Adventure Time

fuyukuaye's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

isalavinia's review against another edition

4.0

Okay, I admit it, Marceline and Princess Bubblegum are my Adventure Time OTP - I just love them so much!
In this series we follow Marceline and her band, The Scream Queens, on tour - with Princess Bonnibel Bubblegum as their manager, trying to reign in the crazy and deal with Marceline's insecurities and (some times) diva behaviour.
As if that weren't enough, there is some mysterious hater who keeps plaguing Marceline with terribly unfounded reviews - who could it be?

This series was so much fun! I know this is for kids but, in true Adventure Time tradition, it's funny for adults as well. In fact, there are some awesome things about it more likely to be enjoyed by adults, like the awesome cover art for each issue and respective inspiration(s):







There were some genuinely funny moments - I always love how Adventure Time picks up gender tropes and what's happening in pop culture and criticises it. Enter Guy, that mysterious musician whom every girl should love, especially since he is afflicted with a "very sexy curse".

He's such a ~tormented soul~ and he keeps lying and lying, clinging to his air of mystery and danger, which makes him oh so ~irresistible~. Thankfully Princess Bubblegum is a very mature lady who knows how to deal with these dudebros:


But, as I mentioned, besides this social critique, and the awesome plot and subplots, this series was immensely funny:


And it offered some treats for us shippers, as well :)


So, if you like Adventure Time, and let's be real - who doesn't? - GO READ IT!

bohowallflower's review against another edition

4.0

I'm not a fan of Adventure Time at all, but I do like the character of Marceline and the artwork, so I figured I'd give the graphic novel a try. Seems to me the only thing I don't like about the show is the characters' voices, because when I read the dialogue in my own voice, or a voice I created for the characters, I actually liked it a lot more.

actualspinster's review against another edition

3.0

3.5
this was cute :)))

bengines's review against another edition

4.0

*quite* gay, but also a+ for the anxiety stuff!!

lthe7th's review against another edition

5.0

I got really excited reading this because is this the secret past Marceline and Bubblegum had???

Ok so it wasn't that overt but everything was still a really fun read and man, even if things were subtle, you're not going to miss it. It's in true Adventure Time fashion where everything is super random although I do find that there are parts that were more angsty and vulnerable. Also, I think I cannot get enough of this two.

Thank you BBW 2017 for stocking this so I could own a copy!