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icameheretoread's review
3.0
I liked this one well enough. Initially I had a hard time getting into it as there are a great many characters, but when they got to Hopscotch the pace really picked up for me. Also, I think Jester may be one of the coolest characters ever. Props for having strong female characters and the art is amazing, if dark. The Boogyman is a great villian and I am filled with the sense that there is something incredibly surprising about the world of "The Dark" and I am willing to be that it has something to do with forgotten toys.
Overall, my mind wanted to connect this to Toy Story and The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. It could use a pinch of humor to offset the darkness. Not only is a small child been kidnapped, beloved toys are turning terrifying and partake in bloody battle, but also it is 1944 and we are in the midst of World War II. Heavy and dark. It is so thick that the individual personalities of the characters cannot shine.
Overall, my mind wanted to connect this to Toy Story and The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. It could use a pinch of humor to offset the darkness. Not only is a small child been kidnapped, beloved toys are turning terrifying and partake in bloody battle, but also it is 1944 and we are in the midst of World War II. Heavy and dark. It is so thick that the individual personalities of the characters cannot shine.
miniingrid's review
Empecé con el primer número de la compilación cuando lo encontré gratis en la app de Comixology, y acabé comprando el primer libro.
Hace años que no leo o releo cómics que no sean los de siempre de Marvel, pero este me ha parecido curioso, y me ha recordado un poco a unos dibujos animados de mi infancia, con un toque de reflexión tras unos muñecos que a primera vista parecían algo más infantil.
Probablemente siga con la serie para ver cómo se desarrolla la historia.
Hace años que no leo o releo cómics que no sean los de siempre de Marvel, pero este me ha parecido curioso, y me ha recordado un poco a unos dibujos animados de mi infancia, con un toque de reflexión tras unos muñecos que a primera vista parecían algo más infantil.
Probablemente siga con la serie para ver cómo se desarrolla la historia.
half_bloodreader's review
4.0
The art and concept are both amazing. The atmosphere is startling and the Boogeyman incredibly dark.
taralorraine's review
4.0
THE STUFF OF LEGEND- BOOK 1: THE DARK — this is a graphic novel set during World War II. The main characters are the toys of a boy taken by the Bogeyman and their fight to bring him home. The thing is... when the toys enter the Bogeyman’s realm (the dark closet) they become real, which is awesome in many ways... but it means they are mortal.
The illustrations are great and I enjoyed (and recommend this story)... but be warned- it just ends and you must find yourself a copy of the next book in the series (there are four altogether) in order to know if the toys succeed!
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The illustrations are great and I enjoyed (and recommend this story)... but be warned- it just ends and you must find yourself a copy of the next book in the series (there are four altogether) in order to know if the toys succeed!
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labben's review
4.0
The drawings are just gorgeous.
A boy is taken from his bedroom. His toys and his dog decide to find him and bring him back, so they venture into The Dark, where the toys become real. The imagery is a mix between nostalgic, cute, cosy drawings and really dark, twisted, creepy characters and scenes. We get a bit of backstory. It’s 1944 and the boy’s father is in Europe fighting in the war. He has been given the duty of looking out for his younger brother and his mother, but instead he is taken by the boogeyman and it’s his toys that go to war for him. The piggy bank’s loyalty is tested, the trusted colonel is doomed, the little puppy has no special powers and annoys some of the other toys. All is not well, but they do show incredible camaraderie on occasion.
I absolutely love this, but I’m very sad that the story ends abruptly, because I want to know what happens next. I need to get the second and third book ASAP!
A boy is taken from his bedroom. His toys and his dog decide to find him and bring him back, so they venture into The Dark, where the toys become real. The imagery is a mix between nostalgic, cute, cosy drawings and really dark, twisted, creepy characters and scenes. We get a bit of backstory. It’s 1944 and the boy’s father is in Europe fighting in the war. He has been given the duty of looking out for his younger brother and his mother, but instead he is taken by the boogeyman and it’s his toys that go to war for him. The piggy bank’s loyalty is tested, the trusted colonel is doomed, the little puppy has no special powers and annoys some of the other toys. All is not well, but they do show incredible camaraderie on occasion.
I absolutely love this, but I’m very sad that the story ends abruptly, because I want to know what happens next. I need to get the second and third book ASAP!
rickklaw's review
5.0
After the Boogeyman kidnaps a young boy, his toys mobilize to save their beloved master. The metallic Colonel leads Maxwell the teddy bear, Percy the piggy bank, the wooden duck Quackers, the Native American Princess, Jester from the jack-in-box, the angel Harmony, and the real puppy Scout into the feared closet. Upon entering the Boogeyman's domain, toys shake their artificiality and become the things they represent (Maxwell an actual bear, Quackers a real duck, Princess a flesh and blood Indian, etc.) In an amazing cross-pollination of Toy Story and Wizard of Oz, Raicht, Smith, and Wilson introduce a fascinating land inhabited by forgotten toys and fueled by the forces of evil. Newcomer Wilson's lush work ideally supports this imaginative triumph.
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