Reviews

Folklords by Matt Kindt

suspiciouspinecone's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.5

A fun read, with engaging characters and nice art. I found the ending unsatisfying, the but the getting there was pretty good. 

fnehl1's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

gabs93's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

signeas's review against another edition

3.0

Folklords plays with a fun fish-out-of-water concept in the shape of Ansel who, while living in a classic fantasy village, has visions of the modern world. Loved the look of it and feel for it, the first issues were very strong! Also liked the overall themes of young people going on an epic quest where they find themselves along the way.

Unfortunately it culminated into a messy climax where you kind of go "oh, yeah, I guess", rather than feeling like you were let in on a cool secret or got a resolution. I would've loved to see where the story was headed with what was revealed on the last few pages, but sadly we'll have to use our imaginations as it seems the series was cancelled after issue 5.

kimbeey13's review

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

carrionlibrarian's review against another edition

3.0

This really isn't a stand-alone mini series. It doesn't have a satisfying ending and it really does just read as the promising first volume of an on-going. Which is really rather infuriating given that was never the plan for this series. Too much was shoehorned into 5 issues (especially the final issue) and the pacing is uneven as a result.
There are certain pacing choices you can forgive when you know a story is going to be at least a certain length. Folklords takes the worst from both worlds, moving in places too slow for a miniseries and then in others too fast for an on-going.

olivia918's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

3.0

crookedtreehouse's review against another edition

3.0

Conceptually, this book had my attention. A fantasy story where a character in a typical magical kingdom habitat dreams of finding the world we, the readers, live in. It's cute. And the first issue, where the main character describes the quest he wants to undertake when he's eighteen, and then gets started on said quest is a blast.

From there, it slowly starts to crumble for me.

I do enjoy the modern takes on fairy tales, and the corruption of the fourth wall. But as the quest evolved, I became less and less interested. I don't care about the villains, I'm more invested in what would happen if the protagonist does get to our world.

There's also a last page reveal that made my eyes roll so hard that I feared they might fall out.

serotonone's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

catburps's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

3.5