drmccoy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Though I am a fan of zombies, I didn’t like this adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. The addition of the zombies is often forced as well as the violence and some innuendos.
eaklemp's review against another edition
1.0
So it’s basically P&P snippets copied and pasted into a graphic novel with small edits to include the Unmentionables (zombies). I’m not a huge fan of P&P to begin with, so maybe that had something to do with how painful it was to finish this book. The whole thing is ridiculous and only saved by the cool pencil sketch art and really cool cover.
marimoose's review against another edition
4.0
So when my sister said the book was seriously Pride and Prejudice with zombies thrown in, I didn't think it would really be Pride and Prejudice with zombies thrown in. But it was. And it was hilarious.
However, I don't think I would have read the story itself it wasn't for the graphic novel. It was much more interesting watching Lizzy Bennet show her Chinese fighting skills killing zombies than it is to read about it. And Mr. Darcy on a horse. With a musket. Kinda sorta saving the day. Yeah.
'Nuff said.
However, I don't think I would have read the story itself it wasn't for the graphic novel. It was much more interesting watching Lizzy Bennet show her Chinese fighting skills killing zombies than it is to read about it. And Mr. Darcy on a horse. With a musket. Kinda sorta saving the day. Yeah.
'Nuff said.
andreiagdo's review against another edition
3.0
This was so ridiculous.
My friends gave it to me as a joke, since I love Pride and Prejudice.
But little did they know that the first time I discovered Pride and Prejudice was with the movie Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016).
And when I commented that with my friend, she immediately told me how my cultural education was all wrong 😅😂
A few weeks after, we did a sleepover where I watched the BBC series (1995) first, and then the movie (2005). And I fell completely in love. Only in 2022 did I actually read the book, and I fell in love all over again. And I rewatched everything as well.
So, about the comics, they were hilarious, although the story with the zombies was weak (as in the movie ahaha even though it’s not the same as the movie lol). So yeah… ridiculous ahahah
My friends gave it to me as a joke, since I love Pride and Prejudice.
But little did they know that the first time I discovered Pride and Prejudice was with the movie Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016).
And when I commented that with my friend, she immediately told me how my cultural education was all wrong 😅😂
A few weeks after, we did a sleepover where I watched the BBC series (1995) first, and then the movie (2005). And I fell completely in love. Only in 2022 did I actually read the book, and I fell in love all over again. And I rewatched everything as well.
So, about the comics, they were hilarious, although the story with the zombies was weak (as in the movie ahaha even though it’s not the same as the movie lol). So yeah… ridiculous ahahah
melissapalmer404's review against another edition
3.0
A graphic novel version of the monster mashed-up version of Pride and Prejudice. The graphic novel keeps both Austen and mashed-up version in it, but the format may make it more accessible to younger readers (in middle or high school). I wish the graphic novel was done in color.
psykobilliethekid's review against another edition
5.0
Elizabeth Bennett fighting zombies with Mr. Darcy presented in comic book format. How much more awesome could you possibly want?
leilin's review against another edition
1.0
Picked it randomly on the shelves of an used book store. I had never heard of this before seeing it there, so I was unaware of all the (possible) hype about it or the original novel.
I though the idea of mixing British Regency era protagonists with zombies might make for an unexpected setting and provide a lot of opportunities to come up with a nicely absurd and out-of-sync kind of humor.
Well, well, well... despite the clever source material (and I'm talking about [b: Pride and Prejudice|1885|Pride and Prejudice|Jane Austen|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320399351s/1885.jpg|3060926] here, not about the eponymous novel behind this graphic novel adaptation which I didn't even know about before reading a couple other reviews here), it only managed to be lame!
Say good-bye to the witty and sharp humor of the original, to its subtlety and tongue-in-cheek flavors, here all you'll get is a bunch of unrefined girls, who learned martial arts (but without the philosophy, just the punches!) and swapped quick-witted repartee for a big loud mouth. Everybody behaves as your average muscles-over-brain blockbuster hero and the whole story is essentially Pride and Prejudice in nothing but the title and the protagonist's names.
N.B.: And yes, I concur with most other reviews about the art, too: it's messy and telling the difference between the characters is not always easy...
I though the idea of mixing British Regency era protagonists with zombies might make for an unexpected setting and provide a lot of opportunities to come up with a nicely absurd and out-of-sync kind of humor.
Well, well, well... despite the clever source material (and I'm talking about [b: Pride and Prejudice|1885|Pride and Prejudice|Jane Austen|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320399351s/1885.jpg|3060926] here, not about the eponymous novel behind this graphic novel adaptation which I didn't even know about before reading a couple other reviews here), it only managed to be lame!
Say good-bye to the witty and sharp humor of the original, to its subtlety and tongue-in-cheek flavors, here all you'll get is a bunch of unrefined girls, who learned martial arts (but without the philosophy, just the punches!) and swapped quick-witted repartee for a big loud mouth. Everybody behaves as your average muscles-over-brain blockbuster hero and the whole story is essentially Pride and Prejudice in nothing but the title and the protagonist's names.
N.B.: And yes, I concur with most other reviews about the art, too: it's messy and telling the difference between the characters is not always easy...
bnhiggs1's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this, but the (extreme) addition of Japanese elements kinda bugged me a little.