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kcryan's review
2.0
I was expecting something completely different. The art is beautiful, and the historical elements were interesting, but I feel like the storyline was lacking in something for me.
Off-topic: A quick rant, but as a theatre kid, seeing a protagonist involved in the theatre department that didn't really add anything new was a bit disappointing. I mean, I liked Wicked and Rent when I was in high school too, but I also loved Stephen Sondheim and Tom Stoppard plays and Bat Boy the Musical. I feel like having posters of Rent and Wicked and Phantom is a stereotype that's happening now with drama nerds. Especially female drama nerds. I just want to see something different, that's all...
Off-topic: A quick rant, but as a theatre kid, seeing a protagonist involved in the theatre department that didn't really add anything new was a bit disappointing. I mean, I liked Wicked and Rent when I was in high school too, but I also loved Stephen Sondheim and Tom Stoppard plays and Bat Boy the Musical. I feel like having posters of Rent and Wicked and Phantom is a stereotype that's happening now with drama nerds. Especially female drama nerds. I just want to see something different, that's all...
alyssa_hollingsworth's review
5.0
Beatrice Whaley finds herself trapped in two lives. As a modern day teenager, she has school, boys and drama to juggle. But when she sleeps, she finds herself in the midst of the Revolutionary War. Alan Warren, her dream hero, is joined by a cast of historical figures, while Bea's modern day friends are hardly less colorful. As the story unfolds, it becomes less and less clear which world is a dream.
As a history nerd and college student, what first drew me to The Dreamer was the beautiful way it takes history and brings it to life. The historical cast feels real--sometimes even more real than Bea's modern-day companions. By making the world of 1776 colorful and gripping, Lora Innes propels her story forward with her characters.
Bea is torn between her two romantic interests--Alan and the modern-day football star, Ben. But Innes keeps the reader torn with Bea by creating two characters who are almost equally lovable, though in very different ways. I say this as someone who definitely has a side, but who found herself grinning even when Bea was with the other fellow.
Beautiful art, history, characters and story. I would highly recommend this graphic novel to any history nerd, adventure lover, or romantic.
As a history nerd and college student, what first drew me to The Dreamer was the beautiful way it takes history and brings it to life. The historical cast feels real--sometimes even more real than Bea's modern-day companions. By making the world of 1776 colorful and gripping, Lora Innes propels her story forward with her characters.
Bea is torn between her two romantic interests--Alan and the modern-day football star, Ben. But Innes keeps the reader torn with Bea by creating two characters who are almost equally lovable, though in very different ways. I say this as someone who definitely has a side, but who found herself grinning even when Bea was with the other fellow.
Beautiful art, history, characters and story. I would highly recommend this graphic novel to any history nerd, adventure lover, or romantic.
nocilantroextraolives's review
5.0
This was amazing! The author catches you from the first pages with emotional investment and interesting historical tidbits.
The story follows a girl from the 21st century who falls into the 18th every time she falls asleep. The characters are interesting and realistic, the art is fantastic, and I have to stop myself from googleing everything that happens, though I know some of it.
The only criticism would be it's a little slow moving, but for a web comic, that's definitely normal.
I read volume one and two in one sitting, so I suggest you hedge your bets and get all available before reading the first.
The story follows a girl from the 21st century who falls into the 18th every time she falls asleep. The characters are interesting and realistic, the art is fantastic, and I have to stop myself from googleing everything that happens, though I know some of it.
The only criticism would be it's a little slow moving, but for a web comic, that's definitely normal.
I read volume one and two in one sitting, so I suggest you hedge your bets and get all available before reading the first.
shadrachanki's review
4.0
I started reading The Dreamer online (can't remember now precisely how I came across it) and fell in love with the story right from the start. Stories like this are one of my absolute favourite ways to learn about history. When IDW printed the first six issues I picked all of them up as they came out, and then my sister got me the collected graphic novel for Christmas.
The story is available online, which is wonderful, but having it in print allows you to see all sorts of little details that just get lost on even a really good computer screen.
The story is available online, which is wonderful, but having it in print allows you to see all sorts of little details that just get lost on even a really good computer screen.
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