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geekwayne's review
3.0
'Glint Book One: The Cloud Raiders' by Samuel Sattin and Ian McGinty is a graphic novel that takes place in a different place with different creatures.
Mora is a tiny planet where denizens mine for Glint for their overlords. One of the tiny miners, Loon Ozoa, has bigger aspirations: to become a warrior and fighting in an elite fighting unit. The problem is that Lon's grandmother and her crew are not happy about it.
The story was ok, but I felt myself drifting as I read it. It took a while for me to get in to the story, but I ultimately liked it. The art and character design is disarmingly cute for the kind of dark story that this is.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Oni Press, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Mora is a tiny planet where denizens mine for Glint for their overlords. One of the tiny miners, Loon Ozoa, has bigger aspirations: to become a warrior and fighting in an elite fighting unit. The problem is that Lon's grandmother and her crew are not happy about it.
The story was ok, but I felt myself drifting as I read it. It took a while for me to get in to the story, but I ultimately liked it. The art and character design is disarmingly cute for the kind of dark story that this is.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Oni Press, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
zaz_333's review
3.0
Loved this book, sadly it seems to set up a series with no continuation rather than being a complete story.
kimily's review
4.0
I can't wait until this book is published, because I think my kiddos at the library are going to love it. Without coming right out and saying it, Loon lives in a society where many of those in leadership are determined to create a situation where the lower classes have no way of raising themselves up, and you know what that means in graphic novel land: an uprising. Eventually, anyway. In the first volume what we see is a lot of youthful idealism and elder wisdom. Don't get me wrong, we're not talking "wise old owl" elders, these are former soldiers, and their abilities are undiminished by their age. I can feel some big deal type stuff coming in the next volume, and can't wait to read it.
quirkycatsfatstacks's review
4.0
I received a copy of Glint Book One through NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Glint is the newest graphic novel from Lion Forge. It’s the first in a trilogy, but honestly, it could also be read as a standalone as well if you were so inclined. They got Samuel Sattin (Legend) and Ian McGinty (Adventure Time) for the creative staff, which is pretty impressive.
Glint is set on a different world – one that is dying. The people of this world have gone to drastic measures to survive, understandably. Meanwhile, their society is slowly starting to crumble away. Naturally, it’s those on the fringes that are suffering the most, while the wealthy are still managing to thrive. I’ll give you three guesses as to how that works.
Glint was a fun and interesting read, on the whole. I’ll confess that it did take me a little while to really get into the story, but once I did I enjoyed it.
I enjoyed the pacing of the book. There was a lot going on, and a lot to be said during it’s time, but it never really felt like things were being rushed. I can’t stand it when it feels like a book (or graphic novel) is rushing me along with the story. Give it time to be organic. Glint didn’t make that mistake – though I do sort of wish more time had been spent letting us get to know all of the main characters involved. I can’t quite put my finger on why, but I never really did feel like I knew them all that well.
I especially loved the artwork for the series. The bright colors and art style worked amazingly well together. It sort of reminded me of The Dark Crystal, only with more pink and overall brighter tones. I personally liked that reminder – in fact, I’m probably going to end up watching the movie again soon because of this. So thanks for that!
This volume is supposed to be the first in a three-part series. Honestly, I think it could have worked either way. They concluded the plot in such a fashion where if it had been standalone it would have made sense. It makes me wonder if maybe the first volume was written ahead of the other two? At a point where maybe they didn’t know how many volumes it would get? Just a theory. Still, I’m happy that they’re getting three volumes out of it.
I’m looking forward to the next story in the world of Glint. I’ve intentionally avoided any news about it, so don’t go spoiling any surprises for me! I’ll be interesting to see what they decide to do next though. I can’t wait.
For more reviews, check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
Glint is the newest graphic novel from Lion Forge. It’s the first in a trilogy, but honestly, it could also be read as a standalone as well if you were so inclined. They got Samuel Sattin (Legend) and Ian McGinty (Adventure Time) for the creative staff, which is pretty impressive.
Glint is set on a different world – one that is dying. The people of this world have gone to drastic measures to survive, understandably. Meanwhile, their society is slowly starting to crumble away. Naturally, it’s those on the fringes that are suffering the most, while the wealthy are still managing to thrive. I’ll give you three guesses as to how that works.
Glint was a fun and interesting read, on the whole. I’ll confess that it did take me a little while to really get into the story, but once I did I enjoyed it.
I enjoyed the pacing of the book. There was a lot going on, and a lot to be said during it’s time, but it never really felt like things were being rushed. I can’t stand it when it feels like a book (or graphic novel) is rushing me along with the story. Give it time to be organic. Glint didn’t make that mistake – though I do sort of wish more time had been spent letting us get to know all of the main characters involved. I can’t quite put my finger on why, but I never really did feel like I knew them all that well.
I especially loved the artwork for the series. The bright colors and art style worked amazingly well together. It sort of reminded me of The Dark Crystal, only with more pink and overall brighter tones. I personally liked that reminder – in fact, I’m probably going to end up watching the movie again soon because of this. So thanks for that!
This volume is supposed to be the first in a three-part series. Honestly, I think it could have worked either way. They concluded the plot in such a fashion where if it had been standalone it would have made sense. It makes me wonder if maybe the first volume was written ahead of the other two? At a point where maybe they didn’t know how many volumes it would get? Just a theory. Still, I’m happy that they’re getting three volumes out of it.
I’m looking forward to the next story in the world of Glint. I’ve intentionally avoided any news about it, so don’t go spoiling any surprises for me! I’ll be interesting to see what they decide to do next though. I can’t wait.
For more reviews, check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
maiakobabe's review
5.0
This is the first book of an exciting all-ages sci-fi series. It takes place on Mora, a world powered by glint, a naturally occurring mineral collected at great peril by families of miners. Nearly all of the citizens of Mora live in Pits, or communities that have grown up around the mines. Only a few are able to live out of the reach of the poisonous fumes in The Citadel, the capital and center of the Temple of Sacred Defense. The fastest way out of the Pits is to enlist in the TSD, for Mora is constantly under attack by Feeders- huge beasts with many months who devour indiscriminately. Young Loon expects to live out his life working the mines, until his best friend Val is accepted into the TSD and made second in command of his brigade. Suddenly, Loon sees an opportunity to follow Val to The Citadel. Loon's mother, sick from glint fumes, and his badass grandma, a war hero and rebel, are horrified. They understand that the army offers far more death than glory, especially under the command of Supreme Regent Murc- who many or may not have Mora's best interests at heart. The story is fast paced and brightly colored. I love the mix of character designs- citizens of Mora are humanoid, but mostly bald with horns or ears of various shapes. They also vary greatly in height, weight, skin tone, and facial markings. This volume ends on a bit of a cliff-hanger, so I am interested to see where the story goes in book two! I should note here that I am friends with the author, so I was able to get an advanced reader copy :)
glitterandtwang's review
4.0
Mora is a little planet struggling to stay alive. On Mora, there are warriors and there are workers. The warriors protect Mora from Feeders and other vectors of attack, while workers mine for glint to keep their planet alive. One worker, tiny Loon Ozoa, wishes desperately to be a warrior - and his friend Val Mol, second in command of the Rightful Blade, promises to make that happen, much to the dismay of Loon's tough-as-nails grandmother. Soon, Loon and Val are called into battle - but it looks like the leaders of the planet are keeping some very dark secrets.
A really compelling adventure story with a maddening cliffhanger of an ending - it's going to have readers desperate to find out what comes next.
A really compelling adventure story with a maddening cliffhanger of an ending - it's going to have readers desperate to find out what comes next.
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