therightprofile's review against another edition
4.0
A beautifully-illustrated comic with an awesome female protagonist, and hardly any dialogue.
zepysgirl's review against another edition
2.0
The art is pretty interesting, but I found it hard to follow the story.
flaviathebibliophile's review against another edition
4.0
I received a free PDF copy of this graphic novel from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This graphic novel was quite strange! But almost pleasantly so. The setting impressed me with the amount of strangeness and creativity it was infused with, and I feel the same about the characters.
There is very little dialogue in this book, most conversations happening with the use of imagery rather than words. I found this to be a little confusing, but also quite intriguing! The plot as a whole confused me a little due to the small amount of words used in this graphic novel.
The world, characters, and magic of Mirenda are all very strange and also a little creepy, and I liked that about them. The end of this book also left me wanting to know what will happen next, so I will likely be picking up Volume 2 whenever it's released!
This graphic novel was quite strange! But almost pleasantly so. The setting impressed me with the amount of strangeness and creativity it was infused with, and I feel the same about the characters.
There is very little dialogue in this book, most conversations happening with the use of imagery rather than words. I found this to be a little confusing, but also quite intriguing! The plot as a whole confused me a little due to the small amount of words used in this graphic novel.
The world, characters, and magic of Mirenda are all very strange and also a little creepy, and I liked that about them. The end of this book also left me wanting to know what will happen next, so I will likely be picking up Volume 2 whenever it's released!
talbet's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
danibanani's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
loop's review against another edition
5.0
Seeing this book rated so low (3*) is a testament to the short attention span of the average comic book reader. This is a book that requires a lot of the reader, in the sense that they don't have to read words, but images. You would think that the average comic reader is intimately familiar with the language of art, but you'd be wrong. Most readers blast through the words, skim the images, and carry on, never lingering. Probably. What do I know? But this is a book where you HAVE to linger on every image, you HAVE to page back and forth, you HAVE to reread. It asks you to immerse yourself and to piece the story together. You get as much out of this as you put into it.
gfox3737's review against another edition
4.0
Mostly wordless with great illustrations and an interesting fantasy story involving an embodied demon with some shamans and trance states thrown in.
bbpettry's review against another edition
5.0
A series originally released in issues of ISLAND magazine, Mirenda plays with the structure on comics, using almost no written word save for sparse narration from Katla, the hero of the story, or someone she is learning from. She searches for a way to rid herself of a supernatural being that has implanted itself into her thigh.
In place of worded dialogue is pictorial speech bubbles, overlapping panels and visually expressive characters with loud, intricate personalities.
For Fans of: Moebius, anime, mythological journeys.
Art: Statuesque figures and lush jungle, city, and forest. The characters are colored with mischief and stories in tattoo and scar. In an interview, Wilkins notes that he chose Image because they could produce the richest color on the page. In a story where visual queues are the main mode of communication, every detail is valuable and it is clear that goes for Wilkins as well.
Sell it: To people who take joy in working for their narrative and those who are looking for creators that push boundaries.
In place of worded dialogue is pictorial speech bubbles, overlapping panels and visually expressive characters with loud, intricate personalities.
For Fans of: Moebius, anime, mythological journeys.
Art: Statuesque figures and lush jungle, city, and forest. The characters are colored with mischief and stories in tattoo and scar. In an interview, Wilkins notes that he chose Image because they could produce the richest color on the page. In a story where visual queues are the main mode of communication, every detail is valuable and it is clear that goes for Wilkins as well.
Sell it: To people who take joy in working for their narrative and those who are looking for creators that push boundaries.
larakaa's review
5.0
A lot of what’s going on is hard to make sense of but the art alone is incredible. And 99% of the comic is without words.