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melinda_and_her_books's review
5.0
Thank you Netgalley and Random House Books for Young Readers for my ARC of Max Meow the Cat Crusader. My daughter loves graphic novels and is obsessed with cats so I knew I had to request this book. She thought it was silly and fun. She said it reminds her of Captain Underpants. I asked her what she would rate it and she gave it 5 stars. She is looking forward to the next book.
saramarie08's review
5.0
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Max is a citizen of Kittyopolis trying to gain more followers for his vlog, so decides to interview his friend, super smart scientist Mindy. Max inadvertently leads the robot Robbie, a minion of the evil Agent M, to Mindy’s secret lab, where there is a squabble over a mysterious meatball from space. A piece of the meatball accidentally lands in Max’s mouth, and he gains super powers! He has super strength, can fly, and can shoot electricity from his tail. Mindy and the newly dubbed Cat Crusader must continue to thwart Agent M from getting his hand on the meatball, and never let it into the hands of the Big Boss!
Max Meow captures the "old comic book shows" feel with cliffhanger endings that necessitate questions like, "Will Max make it out alive? Find out in the next chapter!" I almost wanted to throw in a "Same meow time, same meow channel" every once in a while. Big Boss looks like No Heart from the old Care Bears TV show. While there are a bunch of nuggets from previous generations' childhoods, there is plenty here for today's children to enjoy. Gallagher's bright illustrations are exceptionally pleasing and easy to follow. There are some parts that actually made me laugh out loud, so I can only imagine how hilarious this would be to its intended audience. This would be a great series to give to students who enjoy Dogman, which I'm pretty sure, at this point, is everyone.
Sara’s Rating: 9/10
Suitability Level: Grades 3-8
Max is a citizen of Kittyopolis trying to gain more followers for his vlog, so decides to interview his friend, super smart scientist Mindy. Max inadvertently leads the robot Robbie, a minion of the evil Agent M, to Mindy’s secret lab, where there is a squabble over a mysterious meatball from space. A piece of the meatball accidentally lands in Max’s mouth, and he gains super powers! He has super strength, can fly, and can shoot electricity from his tail. Mindy and the newly dubbed Cat Crusader must continue to thwart Agent M from getting his hand on the meatball, and never let it into the hands of the Big Boss!
Max Meow captures the "old comic book shows" feel with cliffhanger endings that necessitate questions like, "Will Max make it out alive? Find out in the next chapter!" I almost wanted to throw in a "Same meow time, same meow channel" every once in a while. Big Boss looks like No Heart from the old Care Bears TV show. While there are a bunch of nuggets from previous generations' childhoods, there is plenty here for today's children to enjoy. Gallagher's bright illustrations are exceptionally pleasing and easy to follow. There are some parts that actually made me laugh out loud, so I can only imagine how hilarious this would be to its intended audience. This would be a great series to give to students who enjoy Dogman, which I'm pretty sure, at this point, is everyone.
Sara’s Rating: 9/10
Suitability Level: Grades 3-8
warmwinters's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
It was a great book I highly recommend this book
toystory242's review
4.0
This was written/illustrated by my mom’s friend’s husband!! She bought a couple copies to support him and I really wanted to read it and write a review!! This was so, so cute and something I would have loved as a kid. Perfect for kids who love comics!
thedizzyreader's review
3.0
"Even heroes make mistakes. But heroes don't give up. They just try to do better!"
rhodesee's review against another edition
3.0
Very funny and engaging. Perfect for fans of Dog Man, Captain Underpants, The Investigators, Bad Guys, Catwad etc. Bright and bold illustrations, lots of jokes and adventure!
jackphoenix's review
4.0
Fans of BABYMOUSE and DOG MAN will likely delight in this crisply-illustrated, comical superhero tale.
raciethereader's review
5.0
Thank you to Netgalley and Random House for an advanced copy of this graphic novel.
The cover and blurb of this book caught my attention as I have a reluctant reader who prefers graphic novels and audiobooks. He adores cats and his favorite books are Dogman, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Last Kids on Earth. I am impressed this book features a girl of color in the STEM field and I was impressed by the illustrations and engaging text. My son particularly loved the questions at the end of every chapter and pacing of the action. He loved the humor as well. He is not usually one who reads arcs so he was sad he has to wait so long to have the physical book and longer for the next book in the series.
The cover and blurb of this book caught my attention as I have a reluctant reader who prefers graphic novels and audiobooks. He adores cats and his favorite books are Dogman, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Last Kids on Earth. I am impressed this book features a girl of color in the STEM field and I was impressed by the illustrations and engaging text. My son particularly loved the questions at the end of every chapter and pacing of the action. He loved the humor as well. He is not usually one who reads arcs so he was sad he has to wait so long to have the physical book and longer for the next book in the series.
jbrooxd's review
3.0
[I received an electronic review copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.]
3 stars = fine, solid
Graphic novel superhero tale where Max ingests a bit of a space meatball and gets super powers. The power goes to his head which leads to a friendship fracture with his scientist friend, Mindy. Max has to reconcile with Mindy as well as defeat the villain.
Fans of the genre will enjoy this one, but I didn't find anything special in this first volume. It doesn't have the humor or heart of Hilo, for example, but I believe kids will get a kick out of Max and be eager to see what happens next once the Big Boss is revealed at the end of this book.
3 stars = fine, solid
Graphic novel superhero tale where Max ingests a bit of a space meatball and gets super powers. The power goes to his head which leads to a friendship fracture with his scientist friend, Mindy. Max has to reconcile with Mindy as well as defeat the villain.
Fans of the genre will enjoy this one, but I didn't find anything special in this first volume. It doesn't have the humor or heart of Hilo, for example, but I believe kids will get a kick out of Max and be eager to see what happens next once the Big Boss is revealed at the end of this book.