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kacibookishkingdom's review
3.0
There was a bit too much going on in this volume. Too many stories that didn't contribute to the overall premise. The last story was pretty interesting though. I would give it a 3.5.
bookswrotemystory's review
3.0
Not my favorite. The super short stories and varying art styles made for a really disjointed story line. It was too all over the place for me. There were some stories I really liked. But it wasn't enough to keep it from being, overall, a bit of a disappointment for me.
iggymcmuffin's review
3.0
Sort of the equivalent of a weird clip show at the end of a season, which was disappointing.
darkchocolate's review
5.0
Though i'm very much used to the original drawings from the previous volumes, I found this vol. very interesting as we, the readers, saw new and different arts for the comic. Also, the storyline was cool and gave us some new interesting views on what has happened at the Academy.
readaroundtherosie's review
3.0
This felt like the weakest instalment of the three for a few different reasons. This volume is full of a bunch of short stories thrown together of a "yearbook" that Maps writes up for herself of all the adventures their Detective Club has. While the stories themselves were individually cute/funny/creepy, all together it was just a bit tedious. It was cool seeing all the different art styles for each story, although it did get jarring occasionally.
To top it all off, the volume seemed to be starting with a mysterious, huge situation, and then is never mentioned again. I spent the entire volume anticipating more plot, and instead got more filler stories, which resulted in disappointment overall.
I'm all for filler stories, but only if I know there'll be more plot later. Knowing the series is discontinued after Second Semester made this particular volume a flop.
Overall: 3.5/5
To top it all off, the volume seemed to be starting with a mysterious, huge situation, and then is never mentioned again. I spent the entire volume anticipating more plot, and instead got more filler stories, which resulted in disappointment overall.
I'm all for filler stories, but only if I know there'll be more plot later. Knowing the series is discontinued after Second Semester made this particular volume a flop.
Overall: 3.5/5
piper_sh's review
1.0
Jez, this was an awful and incoherent mess.
What a long fall from the first volume.
This was just a random collection of short stories with at times horrible artwork.
What a long fall from the first volume.
This was just a random collection of short stories with at times horrible artwork.
rouver's review
2.0
This volume appears to be a compilation of little stories written by a wide range of authors done by a wide range of artists. The whole thing is strung together as vignettes that Maps has collected & compiled into a personal yearbook (hence the title). It's definitely disjointed and a few stories are hard to follow. The book wraps up with a story that again highlights the headmaster's inability to hire non-villainous professors.
Fine for kids, and my girls loved these, but I'm not sure how engaging these will be for adults, especially if you aren't knowledgeable of the Batman universe. I DO like how there are so many characters that are girls. Boys take a back seat in being the problem solvers in these books. It's refreshing.
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Professor Powers is a time travelling radioactive skeleton who is out to kill one of the students because the kid's son is the one that causes Powers to become radioactive.Fine for kids, and my girls loved these, but I'm not sure how engaging these will be for adults, especially if you aren't knowledgeable of the Batman universe. I DO like how there are so many characters that are girls. Boys take a back seat in being the problem solvers in these books. It's refreshing.
sammietee's review
3.0
This volume was better than the last one, thankfully. I hadn't really enjoyed Vol 2 very much so I was happy to see this series to get back on track. I love the characters in this series, which is what kept me reading. I enjoy the art style in this series. It's colourful and suits the tone of the story. I am excited to read the cross-over with Lumberjanes.