Tag: 2 Star Reviews

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I need to admit that this one wasn’t one of the better comic books I’ve read in my time, to be honest here it was more on the opposite area of me liking this comic book. 

This comic book attempts to establish a dynamic new entry in the superhero genre, but ultimately falls short of its ambitious goals. 

The main issue I had with this comic book is that it has a good premise but the way it is presented to us leaves a lot to be desired since it really leaves us feeling like there was something missing and like the author didn’t know what he was doing while writing this one. 

The artwork is very good in this one which in my opinion is the only strength this comic book has. The illustrations are striking and dynamic, capturing both action and emotion with finesse. It adds a visual flair that is certainly appealing, but sadly, it doesn’t entirely compensate for the weaknesses in the story.

The plot in this comic book feels disjointed and lacks the depth necessary to engage readers fully.

The other thing which annoyed me a lot in this comic book was that the pacing is uneven, jumping between scenes without adequately developing the characters or the overarching conflict. Because of this the stakes in this comic book never feel particularly high, and the emotional impact is muted. While the concept has potential, the narrative falters, leaving readers more confused than intrigued.

The character development in this comic book is another area of this comic book where it struggles a fair share. The protagonists and antagonists seem one-dimensional, lacking the complexity that could make their journeys compelling. And because of this I found it difficult to invest myself in the character’s fates since they felt more like a archetypes than fully realized individuals.

I Give This Book 2 / 5

Dr. Love’s maze of mirages and illusions is falling apart, but he still has one trick up his sleeve for Isis. Leading in to some big changes, everyone’s favorite time-tossed-would-be-goddess faces off against Dr. Love again for the first time! But what does it all mean? Is Isis really a god? Did she “create” Mr. Frederick and the others? This brand new collected edition features never before seen images and bonus material!

I need to be honest here and say that this comic book wasn’t one of the better comic books I’ve read in my time, even thou I didn’t like it a lot, I still think it was a decent enough read to give it 2 stars instead of 1 star. But as always I will explain everything in this review.

This comic book felt more like a reading chore than a pleasant adventure read, which disappointed me in a way because this comic book struggles with pacing, character development, and overall coherence.

The plot in this comic book had the potential to be good, but there was something about the narrative which this comic book which didn’t give a shit to make this comic book live up to its full potential. 

The narrative which this comic book has feels disjointed and at times confusing, because the narrative leaves us as readers to piece together the motivations and actions of key characters. Im not a big fan when writers do that which always make me take a lot of points away from the overall rating of the book. 

The action in this book, brings forward the plot needing to have strong and big stakes, but the stakes in this comic book come across as muddled, diminishing the impact of the story’s climactic moments.

The main character in this comic book lacks the depth and complexity that would make her journey compelling. Her interactions with other characters feel superficial, often serving to advance the plot rather than to explore relationships or personal growth. Because of this I had a really hard time liking her or even caring what would happen to her. 

The other characters in this comic book weren’t much better than the main character. But there were 2 characters I liked more than the rest in this comic book. 

The artwork in this comic book is pretty good, easily the best part of this comic book. But the artwork is very inconsistent throughout this comic book. The artwork can be one moment very good but the next moment it appear rushed or lack detail which the previous moment had.

The dialogues in this comic book often feels stilted and lacks the natural rhythm that can elevate a comic. Because the dialogues get at times very heavy and make it confusing in a way. The reason why the dialogues aren’t as good as they could have been is because they feel like they weren’t well thought through.

I Give This Book 2 / 5

Summer and Her Monkey is a series of seven short stories that are meant to show young readers the value of the Seven Virtues. Each chapter will have Summer and her doll, who comes to life in Summer’s Dreamland, go on wonderful adventures where she will learn the lessons of Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence and Temperance.

Let me start this review by saying that this one is just a preview for the entire comic book. And I read it because I wanted to see if the full comic book was worth the money and time I would spend on it. And I’m gonna give you the answer for that at the end of this review.

I gotta admit that I wasn’t the biggest fan of this comic book, because this comic book has a good premise but the way it is presented to us making very underwhelming and way too simple.

This comic book had the potential to be a good comic book since it has charm and adventure but the way it is presented to us, just makes this very boring and uninteresting.

I know that this one is just a preview of the full version of this comic book so it shouldn’t give us the whole narration of the full version of this comic book. But the way this preview presents the entire full version of this comic book makes me very uninterested to buy and read the full version of the comic book. 

The plot is pretty lighthearted story that aims to capture the innocence of childhood friendship. But the way the narration of this comic book presents the plot males to feel pretty disjointed and like lacks a clear direction.

The key plot points in this comic book feel pretty rushed which I’m never a big fan of, as some of you might know if you been around this website for while. 

The character in this comic book feel very one-dimensional, and the characters don’t have any personality. The characters are pretty shallow and generic for every children meant product like a comic book, normal book or a show / movie

The dialogues in this comic book often comes off as simplistic, missing the opportunity to convey the depth and emotion that could elevate the story for the readers.

The artwork is easily my favorite part of this comic book because the artwork offers a colorful and vibrant aesthetic which for as I already said is the only highlights of this preview. The artwork is very playful and visually appealing, capturing the playful essence of the characters even thou the characters doesn’t have a lot of essence in this comic book.

There are times when the artwork art feels disconnected from the story, leading to moments where the imagery does not effectively enhance the plot. Thats at least how it was for me as I was reading this one.

However the biggest issue I had with this preview is that it fails to establish a compelling hook which would make me want to buy and read the full version of this comic book. This preview doesn’t give me enough intrigue or conflict to make me interested enough to well buy and read the full version of this comic book which I already said a few dozen times so far in this review. 

So the conclusion is that I wont probably be buying and reading the full version of this comic book or at least not soon but maybe in the future at some point.

I Give This Book 2 / 5