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riley_97ri's review
3.0
I had no idea there were dark crystal manga, and I’ll say I wish there were more!
It’s a creative way to further the story and world of Thra, the art style is nice, you can see where the autonomy is a bit off and some of the creatures look funny, but the Garthiam look scary accurate!
The story is simple, but that is not a big weakness, it’s a nice continuation of the lore and such. Hopefully the story will get stronger in the next volume!
3.5/5
It’s a creative way to further the story and world of Thra, the art style is nice, you can see where the autonomy is a bit off and some of the creatures look funny, but the Garthiam look scary accurate!
The story is simple, but that is not a big weakness, it’s a nice continuation of the lore and such. Hopefully the story will get stronger in the next volume!
3.5/5
xsleepyshadows's review
2.0
Kind of a predictable and meh start, although I would be interested to continue with a few more to see if it ramps it up. The art is pretty good and a fast paced read.
kapellosaur's review
2.0
I liked the premise of this book but unfortunately it was a bit of a struggle to get through for me.
The storyline was broadly fine but I found the two main characters difficult to root for, especially since the romantic angle between them felt forced. It struck me as odd that the Gelfling in this version of The Dark Crystal had extremely similar customs to us, down to the point where an elder Gelfling woman was even asking the female protag when she was going to settle down with a guy.
The artwork was beautiful but the artist didn't really pin down the Gelfling look; the characters look basically human with only really full profile views of faces showing the muzzle and the eyes being basically human too. It stopped it feeling like it was set in the same world as the film.
The storyline was broadly fine but I found the two main characters difficult to root for, especially since the romantic angle between them felt forced. It struck me as odd that the Gelfling in this version of The Dark Crystal had extremely similar customs to us, down to the point where an elder Gelfling woman was even asking the female protag when she was going to settle down with a guy.
The artwork was beautiful but the artist didn't really pin down the Gelfling look; the characters look basically human with only really full profile views of faces showing the muzzle and the eyes being basically human too. It stopped it feeling like it was set in the same world as the film.
estherbookster's review
5.0
Another world, another time, in the land of Thra, possibly before Jen and Kira’s time. It’s interesting to see the destruction of Thra. I wish we could see these books turned into more film adaptations.
marydrover's review
3.0
This was honestly not as good as I wanted it to be. My expectations were pretty high because the graphic novels in this universe so far have been excellent. I've continued to say that the plot in the graphic novels does not repeat the plot of the movie, but rather adds twists and brings in new elements, but this manga definitely regurgitated the plot of the original movie 100%, thus making it pretty lackluster. The art was also weird for me, and I couldn't connect with any of the characters. I'd recommend only reading this if you're deep in the Dark Crystal universe like I am currently. (Save me?)
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