jljaina's review
4.0
I really enjoyed this! A nice blend of fantasy and supernatural. Once again, Richelle Mead gives us an awesome kick-butt female heroine!
Eugenie is very well portrayed. Reasonably confident, but not over the top. Caring and practical. It is very easy to like her. The pace seems well done. Her 'minions' are likeable in their own way too.
Eugenie is given a request that she doesn't really want to take on. Travel to the Otherworld to rescue a man's sister. Such travel is dangerous but she feels for the guy so she takes on the assignment. However, before she goes she has some unique encounters first as demons, fairies and the like start calling her by name. How did she become known to them. So now it is a two-part job. Save the girl and learn why the Otherworld wants her.
This story seems well paced for a graphic novel. A nice blend of action, romance and fantasy. Very solid story. My only complaint is the drawing of the faces seems too harsh in a lot of shots. Just my opinion though. Otherwise the artwork is nicely done. Good blend of coloring and shading.
I made one grave mistake in my reading of this. I read this BEFORE the book. So now I have to backtrack and read the novel. Wish me luck!
Eugenie is very well portrayed. Reasonably confident, but not over the top. Caring and practical. It is very easy to like her. The pace seems well done. Her 'minions' are likeable in their own way too.
Eugenie is given a request that she doesn't really want to take on. Travel to the Otherworld to rescue a man's sister. Such travel is dangerous but she feels for the guy so she takes on the assignment. However, before she goes she has some unique encounters first as demons, fairies and the like start calling her by name. How did she become known to them. So now it is a two-part job. Save the girl and learn why the Otherworld wants her.
This story seems well paced for a graphic novel. A nice blend of action, romance and fantasy. Very solid story. My only complaint is the drawing of the faces seems too harsh in a lot of shots. Just my opinion though. Otherwise the artwork is nicely done. Good blend of coloring and shading.
I made one grave mistake in my reading of this. I read this BEFORE the book. So now I have to backtrack and read the novel. Wish me luck!
very_vero's review
4.0
Firstly, I have to say I haven't read the book Storm Born, nor any other books by Richelle Mead for that matter. Yeah, I know shame on me. So this graphic novel was my first taste of her talent and I found it really exciting.
In the first issue of Storm Born, Eugenie has a new assignment, a girl that has been captured by fairies and taken to the Otherworld. Eugenie, being a shaman, had passed with her spirit to the other side, but this time she needs to get there in full body. Contemplating on whether or not to accept the job, she meets Kiyo and things get a little bit... X-rated!
The ending was a cliffhanger and now I'm off to read the next one! :)
In the first issue of Storm Born, Eugenie has a new assignment, a girl that has been captured by fairies and taken to the Otherworld. Eugenie, being a shaman, had passed with her spirit to the other side, but this time she needs to get there in full body. Contemplating on whether or not to accept the job, she meets Kiyo and things get a little bit... X-rated!
The ending was a cliffhanger and now I'm off to read the next one! :)
lauriereadslohf's review
4.0
4 1/2 stars
I haven’t yet had a chance to read Richelle Mead’s novel Storm Born (Dark Swan #1) but I’m definitely interested after finishing volume 1 of this graphic novel adaption. Will I be disappointed? Knowing me, probably but this version didn’t disappoint. It’s a gritty urban fantasy brought to vivid life with bright colors and beautiful artwork and it left me hanging for more.
Eugenie Markham, usually known as only as Odile the Dark Swan to the beasties she sends back to the Lands of Death, is all badass beautiful with her tats, violet eyes and fiery hair. She’s a shamanic mercenary who tracks down evil creatures for a living. But strangely her latest monster knows her real name. It’s disquieting and something is definitely afoot that will no doubt cause her later grief but the reasons are not revealed here.
She’s asked to retrieve a missing girl abducted by the fairies (gentry) which will require her to cross over into the Otherworld. Something she never does. She ponders it even though it’s wildly dangerous because, apparently, these aren’t your nectar sipping fey. Does she go? Well we don’t find that out either. Yet.
A small cast of characters are introduced along with Eugenie and they all have fun little quirks. Roomie Tim dresses up as an American Indian because it gets him chicks, Eugenie does cute little kitty puzzles to decompress and then there’s super hunky love interest and veterinarian Kiyo who is gorgeously drawn and heats up the pages. There is violence, bad language and sexuality (and some rough-ish sex) in this here ebook so I wouldn’t let your nosey youngsters snoop over your shoulder as you read. All of the choice bits are cleverly hidden (darn) but it’s spicy all the same.
I thoroughly enjoyed Storm Born and will do my best to track down the rest of these graphic versions as they're released. My only small niggle was one bit of dialogue that could easily have been left out or reworded because it left me wondering how Eugenie jumped to a certain conclusion about a man and his driving skills but it’s a minor nit in a very entertaining story. Other than that this has the makings of a promising series and I’m anxious to check it out.
I haven’t yet had a chance to read Richelle Mead’s novel Storm Born (Dark Swan #1) but I’m definitely interested after finishing volume 1 of this graphic novel adaption. Will I be disappointed? Knowing me, probably but this version didn’t disappoint. It’s a gritty urban fantasy brought to vivid life with bright colors and beautiful artwork and it left me hanging for more.
Eugenie Markham, usually known as only as Odile the Dark Swan to the beasties she sends back to the Lands of Death, is all badass beautiful with her tats, violet eyes and fiery hair. She’s a shamanic mercenary who tracks down evil creatures for a living. But strangely her latest monster knows her real name. It’s disquieting and something is definitely afoot that will no doubt cause her later grief but the reasons are not revealed here.
She’s asked to retrieve a missing girl abducted by the fairies (gentry) which will require her to cross over into the Otherworld. Something she never does. She ponders it even though it’s wildly dangerous because, apparently, these aren’t your nectar sipping fey. Does she go? Well we don’t find that out either. Yet.
A small cast of characters are introduced along with Eugenie and they all have fun little quirks. Roomie Tim dresses up as an American Indian because it gets him chicks, Eugenie does cute little kitty puzzles to decompress and then there’s super hunky love interest and veterinarian Kiyo who is gorgeously drawn and heats up the pages. There is violence, bad language and sexuality (and some rough-ish sex) in this here ebook so I wouldn’t let your nosey youngsters snoop over your shoulder as you read. All of the choice bits are cleverly hidden (darn) but it’s spicy all the same.
I thoroughly enjoyed Storm Born and will do my best to track down the rest of these graphic versions as they're released. My only small niggle was one bit of dialogue that could easily have been left out or reworded because it left me wondering how Eugenie jumped to a certain conclusion about a man and his driving skills but it’s a minor nit in a very entertaining story. Other than that this has the makings of a promising series and I’m anxious to check it out.
vegancleopatra's review
4.0
This is one of the better graphic novels I have read, although that number is limited. The story in the book Storm Born is followed closely in the GN, which I greatly appreciated. I also felt the storyline included was more thorough than most GNs care to be, at least from my experience. The artwork was bright and fun and portrayed the characters well (aside from Dorian, who was drawn strangely in my opinion). This makes a nice addition to the Dark Swan series, especially as it covers the series before it took a cliff dive.
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