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Adventuregame Comics: Leviathan by Jason Shiga

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yvesdot's review

5.0

Shiga's newest offering to the comics world, a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-style medieval fantasy graphic novel, allows for hours of absorbing fun as the reader navigates puzzles, mazes, and clever design to defeat the legendary Leviathan. At its best Shiga has created a panacea for all those harried parents of video-game addicted children: this comic plays just like an RPG and is bound to feel as satisfying when completed.

mschlat's review

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4.0

If you've read Shiga's [b:Meanwhile|7229730|Meanwhile|Jason Shiga|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327878248l/7229730._SX50_.jpg|8075007], this is basically a "junior" edition of that book: it's a graphic novel with branching paths that you choose as you attempt to solve a puzzle that is the narrative heart of the story. However, Leviathan is 1) much shorter than Meanwhile, and 2) a lot easier to read while handling the choices (mainly because Shiga directs you to pages instead of using the tab-and-path mechanic in Meanwhile). I think both of these changes make for a much tighter and enjoyable work, and there's a nice twist in the delivery that is echoed in the storytelling.

resslesa's review

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4.0

Fascinating choose your own adventure style graphic novel. Watch Jason’s YouTube video about how to make your own one piece of paper choose your own adventure comic https://youtu.be/A9Er7kmcPcI

panelparty's review

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4.0

This was pretty cool! A neat idea, and I can see myself as a kid getting lost in this for HOURS - meanwhile IRL I just kept getting lost on all the map pages! Definitely loses something in the digital format, but a really cool idea executed well. :)

library_kb's review

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

This is a really fun graphic novel. It is a choose your own adventure, that is very video game-esque as the main character chats with different people, has to navigate a world map and figure out the quest. I liked that unlike the original choose your own adventure books, when you make a wrong choice you just end up going in circles rather than dying and having to start the story over, although sometimes it was frustrating to end up in the same spot as before (and I didn't remember which path I had previously took, so I really would do a circle several times). Highly recommend for elementary and up!