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A review by frostbitsky
The Untamed: A Sinner's Prayer by Joshua Cozine, Sebastian A. Jones, Peter Bergting, Andrew Cosby, Darrell May
4.0
I bought this graphic novel at New York Comic Con 2015.
There was also a deal going on where if you bought The Untamed you could get the prequel, Niobe #1 Convention Exclusive, for $10 more. By the time I went they sold out of that exclusive, but there was a signing going on with artist Ashley A. Woods and author Amandla Stenberg. (Amandla played Rue in The Hunger Games and also played Macey Irving on Sleepy Hollow. She is the co-author with Sebastian Jones of the comic book "Niobe: She is Life")
Darrell May (the illustrator), Ashely and Amandla signed my copy of The Untamed.
So, my procrastinating self finally got around to reading it.
I liked the content in the book and felt it was worth the price. The seven comic book issues are in color, which is a plus. The color pallet fit the mood of the story really well. Sometimes it was difficult to tell the hooded characters apart, but that became easier as the story progressed.
There is also a "making of" feature in the appendix, an interview, and artwork of different characters from a few different artists. It's a nice collection.
There is some world-building to the story, which actually took me a few rereads to get straight. I could have used a character/creature guide page. I did finally get who was who and what was going on. On one hand I don't like when a story is dumbed down, but I did feel a bit lost at times as I was reading. I also feel like I am missing some pieces of the puzzle and would have liked some more information about what happened 10 years ago.
I am glad that Niobe has her own comic book series (which I think is a prequel) because I wished there were more scenes with her.
All in all I did like the story of revenge with a twist of possible redemption and hope. I guess there will be a sequel since the end is left open for one, but so far I only know of prequel stories.
I'll check up on it next NYCC.
3.5 out 5 runes.
There was also a deal going on where if you bought The Untamed you could get the prequel, Niobe #1 Convention Exclusive, for $10 more. By the time I went they sold out of that exclusive, but there was a signing going on with artist Ashley A. Woods and author Amandla Stenberg. (Amandla played Rue in The Hunger Games and also played Macey Irving on Sleepy Hollow. She is the co-author with Sebastian Jones of the comic book "Niobe: She is Life")
Darrell May (the illustrator), Ashely and Amandla signed my copy of The Untamed.
So, my procrastinating self finally got around to reading it.
I liked the content in the book and felt it was worth the price. The seven comic book issues are in color, which is a plus. The color pallet fit the mood of the story really well. Sometimes it was difficult to tell the hooded characters apart, but that became easier as the story progressed.
There is also a "making of" feature in the appendix, an interview, and artwork of different characters from a few different artists. It's a nice collection.
There is some world-building to the story, which actually took me a few rereads to get straight. I could have used a character/creature guide page. I did finally get who was who and what was going on. On one hand I don't like when a story is dumbed down, but I did feel a bit lost at times as I was reading. I also feel like I am missing some pieces of the puzzle and would have liked some more information about what happened 10 years ago.
I am glad that Niobe has her own comic book series (which I think is a prequel) because I wished there were more scenes with her.
All in all I did like the story of revenge with a twist of possible redemption and hope. I guess there will be a sequel since the end is left open for one, but so far I only know of prequel stories.
I'll check up on it next NYCC.
3.5 out 5 runes.