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A review by geekwayne
Buzz! by Ananth Hirsh
3.0
Buzz! imagines a world where spelling bees are big sport and sometimes held in back alleys as clandestine combat. Words are spelled as weapons. Webster finds himself drawn into this world, and goes from being a neophyte to a master speller and a contender on a larger scale.
Webster lives with his sister raising him. His sister knows the world of the spelling bees, but she wants Webster to have nothing to do with them. One day on the way to school, Webster finds himself pulled into an alley spelling bee with strange characters. He wins a match and is then pursued to compete in a larger competition. There are costumed characters, a shadowy group called the Spelluminati. The spelling bees feel like fighting matches.
It’s kind of a fun spin on making scholastics fun. The words are presented in their pronunciation form, then the letters are blasted out to knock out opponents. The art is minimal color, but striking in tone. The characters are fun and there is an interesting twist on the end. I enjoyed it.
I was given a review copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for letting me review this graphic novel.
Webster lives with his sister raising him. His sister knows the world of the spelling bees, but she wants Webster to have nothing to do with them. One day on the way to school, Webster finds himself pulled into an alley spelling bee with strange characters. He wins a match and is then pursued to compete in a larger competition. There are costumed characters, a shadowy group called the Spelluminati. The spelling bees feel like fighting matches.
It’s kind of a fun spin on making scholastics fun. The words are presented in their pronunciation form, then the letters are blasted out to knock out opponents. The art is minimal color, but striking in tone. The characters are fun and there is an interesting twist on the end. I enjoyed it.
I was given a review copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for letting me review this graphic novel.