I read this yesterday when I was in a truly abysmal mood (all of my stress is currently camping out on my right shoulder, like, roasting marshmallows and felling trees and shit) and it made me laugh so hard. I was immediately charmed by the girls, the style of the art, and the can-do weirdness it has on display. With as much as I enjoyed it as an adult, I’m sure this thing will kill with its target audience. (I’m going to start saying “What […]
For All the Monster Girls Out There
Nimona is a lively and fast read. it will make you laugh and break your heart. Nimona appears to be a teen girl. Nimona arrives one day at the castle of professional villain, Lord Ballister Blackheart and insists on becoming his sidekick. Havoc follows Nimona wherever she goes. It quickly becomes clear that Blackheart doesn’t really have his heart in being a villain, and the purported good guys, may not be so good. Nimona challenges the way Blackheart looks at himself and his relationship with […]
Leslie Knope’s Pawnee Goddesses are Alive and Well
Adventure Time really quiet my cup of tea, but I can understand the appeal. So I’m not really the target audience for Lumberjanes, but I still found it a delightful read. (If a bit too short.) The Lumberjanes are more than our average Girl Scout-esque summer camp. They are kindred spirits with Leslie Knope’s Goddesses with a dash of Wednesday Addam’s Thanksgiving pageant. They are also way cooler than I ever was or will be. Our five main characters are from cabin Roanoke. There is […]
I see where we were going with this one, it just didn’t get me there.
I really WANTED to fall in love with Nimona. It seemed like such an obvious pairing: Nimona the impulsive young shapeshifter with a knack for villainy and Lord Ballister Blackheart, a villain with a vendetta. These two setting off to prove the heroes aren’t always heroic? Done. But… I only liked this one and caught myself more than once skipping ahead to “get on with the story”. What were my problems? Inconsistent backstory and inconsistent characterizations. From the beginning we learn that while students at […]