baileysmusical's review against another edition
3.0
This needs to be much longer- a lot of the nuance of the stage production is lost due to the short length of this graphic novel. But, what was there was enjoyable and translated the stage to the page well.
worthy's review against another edition
4.0
So I am a massive fan of musical theatre so this was an obvious pick up for me! While the graphic novel itself is great and I love how the songs are integrated into speech bubbles, I will say that this graphic novel is quite overpriced and while I’m not disappointed by it, I do think that it could be at least £7 cheaper considering it comes with a U.K. price tag of £26.99. I would say if you’ve got some in store credit or discount to redeem then this is an easy recommendation but I wouldn’t recommend anyone pay full price for this.
mac2311's review against another edition
3.0
Ordered this the day it released after seeing a couple of the images advertised. This is probably more like 3.5 stars, but rounded.
Loved the opening, it had a Broadway playbill feel and The Phantom’s hand opening the curtain was perfect.
The lighting and backgrounds on all the images were incredible. The artist nailed the Paris Opera aesthetic. However, a lot of the facial drawing choices felt super odd to me. The expressions didn’t seem to match up quite a few times and in one box Christine’s neck is so long I almost laughed, she looked like an actual giraffe. The Phantom was much more well drawn throughout than Christine.
Overall, it also felt rushed and the ending fell flat for me.
Loved the opening, it had a Broadway playbill feel and The Phantom’s hand opening the curtain was perfect.
The lighting and backgrounds on all the images were incredible. The artist nailed the Paris Opera aesthetic. However, a lot of the facial drawing choices felt super odd to me. The expressions didn’t seem to match up quite a few times and in one box Christine’s neck is so long I almost laughed, she looked like an actual giraffe. The Phantom was much more well drawn throughout than Christine.
Overall, it also felt rushed and the ending fell flat for me.
tmselby's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
alexsnerdycorner's review against another edition
dark
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
skodovavera's review against another edition
5.0
Not sure, why is the sword fight taking place in so many adaptations, but otherwise stunningly faithful musical adaptation, most of the lyrics were included and only a handful of scenes shortened. The wait was entirely worth it!
abigailjordana's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0