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antonia_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
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? Yes
4.5
breakfastgrey's review against another edition
2.0
Honestly, I felt that this was weak. And that's from a Pullman fan. The story held a lot of promise, but it didn't work as graphic fiction at all. There was nothing here that couldn't have been served as well, if not far better, by a prose novel. There were, however, a number of scenes that were awkwardly paced and laid out due to Pullman's inexperience with the genre.
aylincoolcat's review against another edition
2.0
Leider habe ich mich hier etwas von Philip Pullmans guten Namen verleiten lassen. Weder die Geschichte, trotz Zeitreise-Idee leider sehr uninspiriert, noch die sehr schlichten Zeichnungen von Fred Fordham und der wenig dynamische Aufbau der Panels und Comicseiten konnten mich begeistern. So bleibt leider nicht mehr viel übrig, für eine gute Bewertung. Sehr schade, ich hatte so viel mehr erwartet.
lucysreading's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
tessaf's review against another edition
2.0
The plot is middling and the art just feels wrong (and I have no idea why I find it so unsettling).
pwbalto's review against another edition
5.0
Holy. Moly. If you miss the action-packed, scenery-laden, time-traveling pirate-adjacent girl-powered mystery adventure Philip Pullman of The Golden Compass, you are in for a TREAT. The Mary Alice is a ghost ship that travels under a pall of dense fog. It has been sighted all over the world... for centuries. Governments, scholars, and powerful men are obsessed with finding her. But why? And when a young Australian girl is swept overboard on a trip with her parents, WHO picks her up but the crew of this odd and ancient schooner!
What a great yarn, and marvelous, crystal-clear art to go with it.
What a great yarn, and marvelous, crystal-clear art to go with it.
nattygsmith's review against another edition
5.0
Philip Pullman is my favorite writer. I've known about this little comic book for a while, and only grabbed a copy this week. It's fun! It read a little bit like the old Tintin adventure books. It was a light read, but with Pullman's strong sense of narrative, dialogue, and language.
alexsiddall's review against another edition
4.0
Clever story of an alternative universe which allows time travel, but is otherwise similar to our world. And a battery which lasts forever? I suppose if you're going to accept one the other is no big step.
Enjoyed the action where the girls as well as the boys drive events. Loved the artwork, once I tuned in to the style: many of the pictures are beautiful to look at.
Not quite what I expected from Pullman, but a pleasure anyway, and I read it twice to relish the details.
Enjoyed the action where the girls as well as the boys drive events. Loved the artwork, once I tuned in to the style: many of the pictures are beautiful to look at.
Not quite what I expected from Pullman, but a pleasure anyway, and I read it twice to relish the details.
mat_tobin's review against another edition
4.0
I'm going to say 'James Bond does Time-Travel' and I think that would both unfairly dumb down Pullman's graphic novel but also give a fair overview of some of the tropes used. I did enjoy this romp which involves a boat, the Mary Alice, free outside the boundaries of time yet unable to control the course it takes. Meanwhile, in our time, a Steve Jobs type evil-villain mastermind has been hearing of John Blake's boat and wishes to access to the singular device which is allowing Blake and his crew to travel through time.
The graphic novel (first serialised in The Phoenix) has a host of interesting characters. I would have liked to have spent more time getting to know the crew and their backgrounds. As a first in the series (I hope there's more) it's a good start but the characters need fleshing out if we're going to start caring for them.
The graphic novel (first serialised in The Phoenix) has a host of interesting characters. I would have liked to have spent more time getting to know the crew and their backgrounds. As a first in the series (I hope there's more) it's a good start but the characters need fleshing out if we're going to start caring for them.
senordustin's review against another edition
2.0
Two stars might be a bit harsh, but I have high expectations of Pullman. Nothing very interesting, neither story nor illustration.