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A review by annastarlight
BUZZ! by Tess Stone, Ananth Panagariya
2.0
Buzz! features a world where spelling bees are the shit, and there are even underground illegal bees where people face off - sometimes to the death. Webster falls into a bad crowd at the first day at school, and finds himself entering the spelling bee competition.
The art is done in a black and white style with bright yellow splashes. Sometimes the character's shirts are yellow and black striped, bee-style. Spelling bee, bee colours, get it? Get it? The yellow splashes looked okay, but they were too bright and distracting while reading for me.
Though Buzz! is often compared to Scott Pilgrim, I barely saw any resemblance. The spelling bee fighting scenes were cluttered and unclear, the geeky humour absent, and the characters predictable and clichéd. Buzz! doesn't quite hit the mark.
The art is done in a black and white style with bright yellow splashes. Sometimes the character's shirts are yellow and black striped, bee-style. Spelling bee, bee colours, get it? Get it? The yellow splashes looked okay, but they were too bright and distracting while reading for me.
Though Buzz! is often compared to Scott Pilgrim, I barely saw any resemblance. The spelling bee fighting scenes were cluttered and unclear, the geeky humour absent, and the characters predictable and clichéd. Buzz! doesn't quite hit the mark.