adam_wy's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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? No
4.0
Silly and sweet. Adventure time lite.
mehsi's review against another edition
4.0
A girl, a ghost, a sword, and many many quests (and side-quests). All taking place in a dungeon. This was quite fun to read and I had many laughs at all that happened. I loved Fun and how strong and brave she was and how she didn't let anything stop her. Go girl! I had a suspicious who she was when we saw that portrait. And later we get some backstory and also who that Hel person is. I loved that part so much. Then there is plenty of adventure, action, monsterslaying, dodging of monsters, and finding out about family and who you are and what you want to be. The art was really nicely done.
pr1nce_of_h3arts's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
I'll always have a soft spot for Dungeon Fun.
I picked it up at the library when I was younger and I remember being so obsessed, I borrowed it many times for wayy too long before my mum made me take it back to the library.
I actually met the illustrator at a comic drawing workshop thing a few years ago and I think he found me really annoying. Oh well
I picked it up at the library when I was younger and I remember being so obsessed, I borrowed it many times for wayy too long before my mum made me take it back to the library.
I actually met the illustrator at a comic drawing workshop thing a few years ago and I think he found me really annoying. Oh well
catherine_reads22's review against another edition
5.0
This is such a fun read! I absolutely loved the story and the artwork, the references and language kept me giggling throughout! Very excited to read more of their stuff
heatherreadsbooks's review
5.0
This is the story of a girl and her sword.
Dungeon Fun starts with a knight on a quest to save a princess being stopped by two bridge trolls, propped at the entrance of the bridge for security purposes. Metal detectors and passports required, the knight isn't getting an easy passage. His sword is discarded into the pit, and so the reader discovers Deepmoat.
This is where creatures live, and find their lives disrupted by things falling from the sky. It's basically the dumping ground for everything the trolls confiscate, and one time, years ago, they discarded a little girl. Fun Mudlifter. Sick of stuff falling from the sky, she decides it's time to fight for change. But what lies in store?
The word charming tends to come around a lot when I talk about Neil Slorance's drawings and comic books. I mean, his Heisenberg has pride of place on my fireplace for being an adorable little meth cook, so when it comes to a genuinely charming and warm story provided by Colin Bell, this was sure to raise a smile.
The fact it's book one makes me happy. A well thought out Christmas present for my boyfriend on my part. He sat and laughed at it while not showing me what was going on, and as soon as he left for work I picked it up to have a read myself. Recommend! Look forward to book two...
Dungeon Fun starts with a knight on a quest to save a princess being stopped by two bridge trolls, propped at the entrance of the bridge for security purposes. Metal detectors and passports required, the knight isn't getting an easy passage. His sword is discarded into the pit, and so the reader discovers Deepmoat.
This is where creatures live, and find their lives disrupted by things falling from the sky. It's basically the dumping ground for everything the trolls confiscate, and one time, years ago, they discarded a little girl. Fun Mudlifter. Sick of stuff falling from the sky, she decides it's time to fight for change. But what lies in store?
The word charming tends to come around a lot when I talk about Neil Slorance's drawings and comic books. I mean, his Heisenberg has pride of place on my fireplace for being an adorable little meth cook, so when it comes to a genuinely charming and warm story provided by Colin Bell, this was sure to raise a smile.
The fact it's book one makes me happy. A well thought out Christmas present for my boyfriend on my part. He sat and laughed at it while not showing me what was going on, and as soon as he left for work I picked it up to have a read myself. Recommend! Look forward to book two...
theshiftyshadow's review
4.0
First comic book I've ever read and I loved it. Can't wait for the next one.
latlansky's review
5.0
I read these in single issues, and I am so happy it has been collected! Funny and clever and smart and different.
lordofthemoon's review
5.0
Fun Mudlifter lives a quiet life in a moat with her adoptive parents after falling out of sky one day as a baby. Many years later, a sword falls out of the sky and so begins the story of one girl and her sword as she decides to begin a quest to teach the bridge trolls to stop throwing stuff down into Deepmoat.
I wasn't expecting to adore this as much as I did. I picked it up as I'm a fan of artist Neil Slorence and he had a sale on at his online store. I was sort of expecting it to be quite light and fluffy, which it is, but it also has an immense amount of heart. Ms Mudlifter and her sidekick, Sir Barnabus Games (the ghost of a knight who falls from sky and who is bound to the sword), are a delightful duo and it's lovely to see them bond over the course of the story.
It's obvious that the writer has a love of old-fashioned dungeon-crawling RPGs in the Dungeons and Dragons ilk, as references to all sorts are strewn liberally across the comic, from the dungeonmaster apprentice to cursed items and references to levelling up, but you'll enjoy it just as much even if you're unfamiliar with the oeuvre.
The characters are pleasantly not two dimensional either, including the villains of the piece, which is always nice to see, and I hate that it's still something that's noteworthy, but it is always nice to see so many female characters in important roles.
The volume ends satisfactorily, but with hooks very much present for a sequel, which I am very definitely looking forward to.
I wasn't expecting to adore this as much as I did. I picked it up as I'm a fan of artist Neil Slorence and he had a sale on at his online store. I was sort of expecting it to be quite light and fluffy, which it is, but it also has an immense amount of heart. Ms Mudlifter and her sidekick, Sir Barnabus Games (the ghost of a knight who falls from sky and who is bound to the sword), are a delightful duo and it's lovely to see them bond over the course of the story.
It's obvious that the writer has a love of old-fashioned dungeon-crawling RPGs in the Dungeons and Dragons ilk, as references to all sorts are strewn liberally across the comic, from the dungeon
The characters are pleasantly not two dimensional either, including the villains of the piece, which is always nice to see, and I hate that it's still something that's noteworthy, but it is always nice to see so many female characters in important roles.
The volume ends satisfactorily, but with hooks very much present for a sequel, which I am very definitely looking forward to.
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