saedith's review
4.0
3.5/5, I rounded up, because I seriously enjoyed all the puns!
This was very different Atwood than I'm used to, but I enjoyed the read anyway. The plot is very silly and very loyal to the old comics of the golden era, which doesn't necessarily age well. But the puns.. If you're a lover of puns, I highly recommend this collection! If you hate puns, maybe skip this one, because there really are a lot of them. I did wish that the characters would've evolved more, because I think there were a lot of really interesting and well portrayed characters, but maybe there will be more in the future?
This was very different Atwood than I'm used to, but I enjoyed the read anyway. The plot is very silly and very loyal to the old comics of the golden era, which doesn't necessarily age well. But the puns.. If you're a lover of puns, I highly recommend this collection! If you hate puns, maybe skip this one, because there really are a lot of them. I did wish that the characters would've evolved more, because I think there were a lot of really interesting and well portrayed characters, but maybe there will be more in the future?
cafedetinta's review
4.0
Quien se lo compre porque ha leído El cuento de la criada o algo en plan serio de la autora y espera encontrar lo mismo, que se olvide.
En Angel Catbird, Atwood despliega un sentido del humor delirante y en ocasiones muy absurdo pero que funciona de maravilla. Un cómic ideal para los amantes de los gatos (y de los búhos, los cuervos y los murciélagos!).
En Angel Catbird, Atwood despliega un sentido del humor delirante y en ocasiones muy absurdo pero que funciona de maravilla. Un cómic ideal para los amantes de los gatos (y de los búhos, los cuervos y los murciélagos!).
nuevecuervos's review
2.0
This book was entirely insane, which I can certainly respect, but it was also desperately reaching for the wide-eyed naivete of the golden age of comics (which makes perfect sense as framed by the author's introduction) that doesn't work well at all any more. I finished reading it because I was interested in how we were going to tie up the insanity, but I wasn't rewarded in equal measure. Anyway, recommended if you're a furry into golden age comics and can say "it's a bird! It's a plane!" without irony.
cathepsut's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.25
This starts like a typical superhero comic. Ordinary guy, something unusual happens and he turns into a superhero — in this case he shapeshifts. The process goes pretty quickly. Dude plus cat plus owl… it‘s a flying cat-bird!
More to Issue #1…
More to Issue #1…
No deeper thoughts or elaboration, one cliché follows the next. Simplistic story telling. Feels like middle-grade/YA. No surprises, no tension, it sort of pointlessly ambles along. The bad guy is obvious, because ugly. Women traipse around half naked in their shapeshifted half-forms. The MC has a silly name. And why is there a vampire in this? Seriously, this comic is silly.
I expected interesting story telling from Margaret Atwood. This is as shallow as it can get, one-dimensional and formulaic. What was she thinking?
So much for Issue #1. Why on Earth is a story this shallow taking so many pages? It‘s not as if there is any character development or decent world building happening. Normally I would toss this, but as it‘s a buddy read, I will proceed to Issue #2… ★★☆☆☆
Onwards to Issue #2!
Oh good, the evil rat-guy tells us exactly what he wants to do to our heroes. Suspense, where art though? Ok, the rats doing charades with him, because they can‘t talk—that was pretty funny… other than that this issue was pretty much a waste of space. Seriously, the meagre plot could have been told in a third as many pages, because the artwork certainly didn‘t make up for the almost non-existent story. I skimmed through half of this. Boo-Hoo Mew Mew! ★☆☆☆☆
Issue #3! Sigh…
Yeah, no. I skimmed though half of this, then fast forwarded to the end. This is too daft to read. The artwork is getting sloppier as well, with less and less detail. Last words of the one-dimensional bad guy: „I will return!“ Please don‘t, this was no fun. And 70 pages of additional artwork etc., you have got to be joking. This is an embarrassment for any self-respecting pulp fiction. ★☆☆☆☆
alicemelton243's review
4.0
So I enjoyed reading this once I got my head around how bizarre the concept is (should have been obvious considering it was written by queen Margaret Atwood). I loved the focus on animal welfare - it’s a text in which you need to just enjoy the plot for what it is (silly, humorous, creative and fairly predictable) but also take its messages seriously. Would be a great text for older children. Also, the illustrations are just amazing, hence the 4th star.
myrthekorf's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.0
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