Reviews

Prism Stalker, Vol. 1 by Sloane Leong

unareads11's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

 I’m relatively new to the world of graphic novels despite growing up on comic books. I do enjoy the longer length and more complex storylines of graphic novels! Prism Stalker had the most shocking and bright illustration choices I’ve seen thus far and I LOVED it. Written/illustrated by a Native Hawaiian author, Prism Stalker highlights issues of colonization including the military industrial complex, displacement of indigenous people, tourism industrial complex, language erasure, pillaging of natural resources, and so much more.

I used Libby to access this graphic novel but will be purchasing the comics series to see them in all their glory in print! 

highlandsbooks's review

medium-paced

3.5

readingwithkaitlyn's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Gore, Genocide, Bullying, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Colonisation, and Death

bookishly_laura9813's review

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

elenavarg's review

4.0

Reading this comic was such an intense experience, I even dreamt about it. About alien planets, nonhumanoid creatures, technicolor plants... It was an incredible read, to say the least. This is what scifi is all about!!!

elbriada's review

challenging funny tense fast-paced

4.0

joghansah's review

dark medium-paced

3.0

driedmintleaves's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

sarah0_0's review

adventurous challenging reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

crookedtreehouse's review

3.0

Image Comics continues to put out some of the most interesting comicsin the United States. Were I putting together a reading group for bright, stylized sci-fi comics with complex narratives and a loose sense of narrative, I'd put this on the list with [b:Prophet, Volume 1: Remission|15770131|Prophet, Volume 1 Remission|Brandon Graham|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1346249727s/15770131.jpg|21477514], [b:Firebug Ogn|36963196|Firebug Ogn|Johnnie Christmas|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1520477495s/36963196.jpg|58761890], and [b:Pretty Deadly, Vol. 1: The Shrike|20638291|Pretty Deadly, Vol. 1 The Shrike|Kelly Sue DeConnick|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1400007010s/20638291.jpg|39928058]. Books that are challenging to follow but have distinctive art.

If you are a reader who loves being thrown into an alien world where you don't really know the rules, and you follow a character, feeling constantly two or three steps behind understanding what they're doing, then this book might be perfect for you.

For me, I wanted the world explained more clearly as the story progressed.