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A review by madscibrarian
Over the Garden Wall Vol. 2 by Jim Campbell, Pat McHale
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The first story in this volume was like the first story in volume 1-- similar in tone to the show and cute. I am still thinking the animated format works better for this story just because the characters are so well animated and acted, and that media is lost on paper obviously. It ends here with a to be continued.
The following story was about the small animal schoolhouse featured in the show. A new student, an elephant, joins, and he struggles fitting in because of his size. He's much bigger than the other animals and also an exotic animal rather than a forest animal (raccoon, rabbit, etc.) that all the other ones are. He breaks furniture and is picked on for being different. It's a typical story following the flow of being an outcast to the other animals learning to accept him. It's cute but not revolutionary.
The last story of this volume also followed the animals, and I really didn't care for this one. My tolerance for the random school animals ended after one story, and I wish it went back to the main story of Wirt and Greg. I read the first couple pages and then just looked at the pictures to the end instead. It wasn't interesting.
The following story was about the small animal schoolhouse featured in the show. A new student, an elephant, joins, and he struggles fitting in because of his size. He's much bigger than the other animals and also an exotic animal rather than a forest animal (raccoon, rabbit, etc.) that all the other ones are. He breaks furniture and is picked on for being different. It's a typical story following the flow of being an outcast to the other animals learning to accept him. It's cute but not revolutionary.
The last story of this volume also followed the animals, and I really didn't care for this one. My tolerance for the random school animals ended after one story, and I wish it went back to the main story of Wirt and Greg. I read the first couple pages and then just looked at the pictures to the end instead. It wasn't interesting.