lelex's review
4.0
I got this from the new arrivals list from my library on a whim without knowing anything about it. I really liked the art style and the way all the lil runs of each comic had the same color schemes. Some of the plots were a little lost to me, but I didn't really mind. My favorite was Dream Skills but I also liked Arem, especially the concept.
"and I loved the idea of a heavily armored badass traversing the galaxy, only to upload interesting pictures and videos to her friends, followers, and fans."
"Much love to science and logic, though my comics are fairly neither."
"and I loved the idea of a heavily armored badass traversing the galaxy, only to upload interesting pictures and videos to her friends, followers, and fans."
"Much love to science and logic, though my comics are fairly neither."
iolanthesteas's review
adventurous
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
4.5
crookedtreehouse's review
2.0
I picked this book up because it looked visually cool, and it came recommended from a customer who who mainly purchases anthologies of up and coming artists with unusual art. He's a big fan of [a:Brandon Graham|7631424|Brandon Graham|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1417883118p2/7631424.jpg] and [a:Emma Ríos|2888650|Emma Ríos|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png]'s [b:Island #1|25698308|Island #1|Brandon Graham|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436949485s/25698308.jpg|45529677], which I also enjoy. Unfortunately, like a few of the stories that ran in Island, this book looked really interesting, but it just didn't hold my focus long enough for me to enjoy it.
Lewis's art falls into the Modern American Artists Heavily Influenced By Manga category, and like the most successful of those artists, he brings his own flair to it. It's cool that Image let him go through the stories he initially released as zines, and share them with a broader audience, but I wish they'd brought another colorist in. The vibrant and simple color schemes work really well on some pages, but on many of them it obscures his line work, which is a shame because his black and white pages and the more detailed colored pages at the end show that his linework sings when not muddled by the colors.
Story-wise, I just wasn't interested in it. I recommend it for people looking for manga influenced mech-suited action comics but want something visually different from the usual fare, and without a tight narrative structure.
Lewis's art falls into the Modern American Artists Heavily Influenced By Manga category, and like the most successful of those artists, he brings his own flair to it. It's cool that Image let him go through the stories he initially released as zines, and share them with a broader audience, but I wish they'd brought another colorist in. The vibrant and simple color schemes work really well on some pages, but on many of them it obscures his line work, which is a shame because his black and white pages and the more detailed colored pages at the end show that his linework sings when not muddled by the colors.
Story-wise, I just wasn't interested in it. I recommend it for people looking for manga influenced mech-suited action comics but want something visually different from the usual fare, and without a tight narrative structure.
mateyy's review
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Such vibrant colors! Fun mesh of stories—Dream Skills is definitely a shinning star out of the collection.
booknooknoggin's review
3.0
Sci Fi mix up mash up told mostly thru pictures combined of different elements such as funk, manga, street, and little psychedelia.
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