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historicalmaterialgirl's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
the art is soooooo beautiful & the story is cute!
kwagner's review against another edition
4.0
Read for my GN class. The art is amazing and I love the lore and spanish vocab lesson on every page.
romafo's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
roseleaf24's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book in many ways, and it's another great insight into a culture. The continuation of the characters was fun and exciting. However, I was a bit disappointed. I was expecting Jules Verne more than Dia De Los Muertes, and I'm afraid this is too scary for my kiddos at this time. They were really looking forward to the second installment of this book, and to finding out what happened to Genie, but I'm not sure I'll be able to share it with them yet.
*** I need to update my review. This is in fact NOT too scary for my kids, I guess because it's cartoony, and my daughter is familiar with the idea of a god of the underworld from some books she's read including Egyptian mythology. She was able to explain it to her brother in an unscary way. Rating is adjusted accordingly.***
*** I need to update my review. This is in fact NOT too scary for my kids, I guess because it's cartoony, and my daughter is familiar with the idea of a god of the underworld from some books she's read including Egyptian mythology. She was able to explain it to her brother in an unscary way. Rating is adjusted accordingly.***
mfrisk's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This was a fun and similarly colorful and playful sequel to Lowriders in space which talked about Aztec culture, day of the dead, and even luchadores. Loving this series!
uselysses's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
amber_lea84's review against another edition
2.0
See, rating graphic novels is so difficult. The art here is fantastic. This might be the best graphic novel I've ever seen. The detail is insane, and the style is very unique. I love it. Raúl Gonzalez III is crazy talented.
But the story is terrible. The story gets a 1/5 from me. The IDEA of an impala, an octopus, and a mosquito going down into the underworld to fight gods and save their big orange cat sounds like it COULD be good (maybe?), and the ART is 5/5 all the way...but everything plot-wise is just too random and the dialogue is terrible.
I'm really inclined to give the whole thing one star, but the art alone makes it worth looking at.
But the story is terrible. The story gets a 1/5 from me. The IDEA of an impala, an octopus, and a mosquito going down into the underworld to fight gods and save their big orange cat sounds like it COULD be good (maybe?), and the ART is 5/5 all the way...but everything plot-wise is just too random and the dialogue is terrible.
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Like oh, they just HAPPEN to find a high powered magnet along the way that helps them defeat Mic? Did anyone else notice that the woman who's all hysterical about her missing children just forgets all about them once the cat is saved and she joins a mariachi band? What? Who IS she?I'm really inclined to give the whole thing one star, but the art alone makes it worth looking at.