Reviews

Scooby Apocalypse, Vol. 5 by Pat Oliffe, Tom Mandrake, Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Ron Wagner, Tom Palmer

shadowofadoubt89's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

fruitkate's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.75

jackphoenix's review

3.0

The writing and the art seem nearly ready to buckle as the series goes on, but this entry is salvaged by some emotional surprises.

quirkylitlover's review

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

onceandfuturelaura's review

4.0

Interesting conversation between the Secret Squirrel interludes and the main story of the Scooby Gang after the death of

Spoiler

Fred

. It's all about transformation. And gadgets. But mostly transformation.

saucydoorhandles's review

3.0

3.5

thestylishreader's review

3.0

I am finally realizing that Giffen and DeMatteis are just slow storytellers. Every time I want to rate one of these volumes 3 stars, they end the arc with a dramatic twist that gives me a glimpse of how great this series good genuinely be if they didn't plod along so much in their storytelling. The little secondary Secret Squirrel story is also gets a little old at this point too, but hey, its only ~5 pages per issue anyways. On a positive note, this is an improvement from the previous volume, as I feel the series is hitting its slow-but-steady stride similar to a season of The Walking Dead, but we shall see how the series wraps up in the next volume!

librarianryan's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

 While I was not a fan of volume 4, volume 5 is right back where the series belongs with high octane action, scenes that pull at your heart strings, and more Secret Squirrel.  Personally I don’t care for the Secret Squirrel sections, but these were better than in the past.  I am curious how they will integrate the two stories.  Only one book left, so hopefully it hits it out of the park. 

fungivibes's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, and Gore

annie139d7's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0