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markwillnevercry's review against another edition
1.0
Okay, so, let's be honest, I picked this up because the idea sounded great, a prince is going against the sexist ideas of what she should do, but the way it was realised was just really not good and boring. There was a bunch of references to popular tropes in fantasy, but it just fell flat and the main character being just a cliche of someone who is not like the others did not help at all. And the story about the prince in the end just showed off that the worldbuilding is really not good. This was a dissapointment.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture, Confinement, Racism, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Misogyny, Police brutality, Animal cruelty, Classism, Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Sexual harassment
displacedcactus's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
This collects the first four issues (plus a couple bonus stories) of the comic series Princeless. In this all-ages series, a young princess of color gets fed up with being locked in a tower and not only rescues herself, but teams up with the dragon guarding her tower to go find her sisters and rescue them, and then hopefully find the dragon's family too. It's a fast-paced, light-hearted romp. Like Shrek, there's a little bit of cheeky humor that adults will get but which will fly over the kiddos' heads. The lettering is mostly large and clear, and the coloring bright and fun, so it should be a really easy read for younger folks. I think this would be a great comic for if you're trying to get a young family member into comics and/or show them there's a whole world outside of whatever media tie-in comics they're already enjoying. It's the sort of thing that you and your kid, younger sibling, or nibling could both read and discuss with each other.
Being an action-adventure comic there is of course some violence, but again, we're talking about Shrek-level stuff here. The dragon is definitely eating princes, but you don't see any knights actually devoured on-page, for instance. As always, when in doubt, read it before handing it over to a sensitive young reader.
Being an action-adventure comic there is of course some violence, but again, we're talking about Shrek-level stuff here. The dragon is definitely eating princes, but you don't see any knights actually devoured on-page, for instance. As always, when in doubt, read it before handing it over to a sensitive young reader.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism and Violence
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