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Hotel Transylvania Graphic Novel Vol. 1: Kakieland Katastrophe by James Silvani, Stefan Petrucha
geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
'Hotel Transylvania Graphic Novel Vol. 1: Kakieland Katastrophe' by Stefan Petrucha with art by James Silvani is the first graphic novel based on the film series of the same name. The reader is strongly advised to see the films before reading or things may not be very clear.
Business at the Hotel Transylvania is booming now that a new theme park has opened up next door. When horror novelist Stephen Cling visits and takes a series of selfies with the monsters, he uses the internet to make people afraid. When humans wielding pitchforks and torches show up, the gang knows they need to prove they aren't all that scary.
The gags are pretty funny and the characters feel pretty true to the movies. The story feels like standard kids comic book fare, which is fine if your kids are fans of the movies. I felt like the art was pretty mediocre, but it serves the story well enough.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Papercutz and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Business at the Hotel Transylvania is booming now that a new theme park has opened up next door. When horror novelist Stephen Cling visits and takes a series of selfies with the monsters, he uses the internet to make people afraid. When humans wielding pitchforks and torches show up, the gang knows they need to prove they aren't all that scary.
The gags are pretty funny and the characters feel pretty true to the movies. The story feels like standard kids comic book fare, which is fine if your kids are fans of the movies. I felt like the art was pretty mediocre, but it serves the story well enough.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Papercutz and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
kalona's review against another edition
4.0
Kakieland Katastroph is a rather short comic book with about 64 pages. the story contains the same quirky humor of the two very popular and successful movies. The art work, as expected, is a bit of a downgrade, but it is still neat and adds to the story.
In the story we meet the familiar characters from the movie as they are running a hotel in a monster-friendly (or not so monster friendly world). It takes place at some time after the second movie ended.
The story feels a bit rushed at times, which probably could have been avoided by adding a couple more pages, I would have liked the story to be longer. This is the first volume of a series and hopefully the story progression in the next chapter will be a bit more natural.
As a fan of both the movies I found this book very entertaining and I enjoyed reading it, and I look forward to the next installment.
In the story we meet the familiar characters from the movie as they are running a hotel in a monster-friendly (or not so monster friendly world). It takes place at some time after the second movie ended.
The story feels a bit rushed at times, which probably could have been avoided by adding a couple more pages, I would have liked the story to be longer. This is the first volume of a series and hopefully the story progression in the next chapter will be a bit more natural.
As a fan of both the movies I found this book very entertaining and I enjoyed reading it, and I look forward to the next installment.
dee_dee_reads's review against another edition
2.0
Well...that was interesting.
It stayed true to the Hotel Transylvania vibe, but it was a bit too rushed for my liking. Needs more fleshing out if you ask me.
It stayed true to the Hotel Transylvania vibe, but it was a bit too rushed for my liking. Needs more fleshing out if you ask me.
anjana's review against another edition
3.0
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okthislooksbad's review
4.0
I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
If you enjoy the Hotel Transylvania-movies, you'll like this. If you don't, you might still like it. This graphic novel stays true to the movies, right down to the little quirks in the different characters, all while taking on serious subjects matters without turning them into something meant for laughs and without making it preachy. I loved the way the issues between monsters and humans were told and sorted out, but the ending did feel a little rushed and like it could use another page or three to get things resolved properly. All in all a good read, and mad kudos to everyone involved for not only capturing the characters well in illustrations, but also in writing.
If you enjoy the Hotel Transylvania-movies, you'll like this. If you don't, you might still like it. This graphic novel stays true to the movies, right down to the little quirks in the different characters, all while taking on serious subjects matters without turning them into something meant for laughs and without making it preachy. I loved the way the issues between monsters and humans were told and sorted out, but the ending did feel a little rushed and like it could use another page or three to get things resolved properly. All in all a good read, and mad kudos to everyone involved for not only capturing the characters well in illustrations, but also in writing.
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