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A review by uma_booksbagsburgers
Lady Mechanika La Dama de la Muerte by M. M. Chen, Joe Benitez
5.0
(I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review)
MINI-REVIEW
After reading the mini graphic novel about Lady Mechanika I was thrilled to see this title on Netgalley and HAD to read it. This was a lot longer and even more wonderful. The artwork was as gorgeous as before if not even better. I love the extra artwork the author provides at the beginning of the book about Lady Mechanika's clothing and her weapons. I would LOVE to get my hands on a physical copy of the book so I could pore over it. The story is about Lady Mechanika going on a vacation of sorts after a terrible loss in her life only to find more darkness at the place where she goes. I personally LOVED the diversity in this book!
It was so interesting to learn about DIa de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and understand the culture of Mexico. It's wonderful that the author teaches us a lot of things in the story without it feeling like info-dumping.
Also a word of warning here that there's a lot of violence in these books and since it's depicted in artwork, if violent art makes you uncomfortable, be warned about picking up these books. Also even though this is a part of a series, I feel like you can read each novel separately without much trouble, although this might have spoilers for earlier novels.
Overall, really enjoyed this and glad to have forayed into the world of Graphic novels!
MINI-REVIEW
After reading the mini graphic novel about Lady Mechanika I was thrilled to see this title on Netgalley and HAD to read it. This was a lot longer and even more wonderful. The artwork was as gorgeous as before if not even better. I love the extra artwork the author provides at the beginning of the book about Lady Mechanika's clothing and her weapons. I would LOVE to get my hands on a physical copy of the book so I could pore over it. The story is about Lady Mechanika going on a vacation of sorts after a terrible loss in her life only to find more darkness at the place where she goes. I personally LOVED the diversity in this book!
It was so interesting to learn about DIa de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and understand the culture of Mexico. It's wonderful that the author teaches us a lot of things in the story without it feeling like info-dumping.
Also a word of warning here that there's a lot of violence in these books and since it's depicted in artwork, if violent art makes you uncomfortable, be warned about picking up these books. Also even though this is a part of a series, I feel like you can read each novel separately without much trouble, although this might have spoilers for earlier novels.
Overall, really enjoyed this and glad to have forayed into the world of Graphic novels!