cheeriospank's review against another edition
4.0
Wonderful art as always and always finding a way to connect to the real world.
nerfherder86's review against another edition
3.0
Hatter's adventures continue as does his search for Alyss. This time he's in Washington D.C., where he meets agents of the "Bureau of Illuminated Forces," who work for President Lincoln, studying paranormal "Imagination" mysteries. The plot is one part supernatural (zombie warriors created by Black Imagination!), one part steampunk (flying by dirigible to the Grand Canyon!), and if it weren't for the weird illustrations I'd give it more stars. I just don't like this artist's style, unfortunately.
hyacinth_girl's review against another edition
2.0
As I read these graphic novels, I'm getting less and less fond of them. I just discovered there was a fourth volume and I almost cried (but not really, obvs). Anyway, This third one was definitely my least favorite although it did mention Iowa...represent! and Colorado...soon to represent! I probably will end up reading the fourth one to find out if they finally find the lost fucking princess. We'll see.
elevetha's review against another edition
1.0
1.5 stars.
I think this was a little bit better than the last one, but still pretty atrocious.
I figured out why I'm continuing though.
They're really short.
I think this was a little bit better than the last one, but still pretty atrocious.
I figured out why I'm continuing though.
They're really short.
dtaylorbooks's review against another edition
4.0
I do love these books and the world that Beddor and Liz Cavalier have created, especially considering Hatter is my favorite character in the entire series. I love how they’re focusing on his search for Alyss and where that’s taken him. I doubly love that they’ve worked history into the mix and really blended reality with Wonderland and how seamlessly it all mixed together.
Being able to see Hatter as a young boy almost humanizes him. He is a bit of a stiff character and watching him interact with his older brother and how he jumped right in to save the princesses when he was little shows just how human he is, not just a machine built to guard.
The art itself, I like the stand-alone pieces like the cover and the art in the back after the comic is done. They’re so vivid and colorful and bring so much of the world to life. For the panels, though, I’m less than impressed. I liked Templesmith’s work much better. I like the grittiness that Makkonen brings to the table. It’s the same type of gritty that Templesmith had, so no surprise that Beddor hired this guy to pick up the pen for the series. But where Templesmith’s characters were better formed, being more solid people within the frames themselves, Makkonen’s depictions of people are something out of a nightmare. Faces are smudged and barely discernible, sometimes making the panels hard to decipher when all of that grit and slash was factored in together. They remind me of the drawings found in something like SCARY STORIES and a lot of the time I couldn’t reconcile the tone of the drawings with the tone of the story. And again, it made some of the panels more difficult to read.
So good story here. I’m definitely going to keep reading in the series. But I like the panel art in these less than in the first one.
3.5
Being able to see Hatter as a young boy almost humanizes him. He is a bit of a stiff character and watching him interact with his older brother and how he jumped right in to save the princesses when he was little shows just how human he is, not just a machine built to guard.
The art itself, I like the stand-alone pieces like the cover and the art in the back after the comic is done. They’re so vivid and colorful and bring so much of the world to life. For the panels, though, I’m less than impressed. I liked Templesmith’s work much better. I like the grittiness that Makkonen brings to the table. It’s the same type of gritty that Templesmith had, so no surprise that Beddor hired this guy to pick up the pen for the series. But where Templesmith’s characters were better formed, being more solid people within the frames themselves, Makkonen’s depictions of people are something out of a nightmare. Faces are smudged and barely discernible, sometimes making the panels hard to decipher when all of that grit and slash was factored in together. They remind me of the drawings found in something like SCARY STORIES and a lot of the time I couldn’t reconcile the tone of the drawings with the tone of the story. And again, it made some of the panels more difficult to read.
So good story here. I’m definitely going to keep reading in the series. But I like the panel art in these less than in the first one.
3.5
princessnomi's review against another edition
4.0
Best one yet I really liked visiting the Native American tribe and seeing the map of the USA and some of its land marks was really cool.
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