Artist: Kim Miranda
Genre:
Comics, Fantasy, Kids
Series: The Sun Dragon's Song
Amazon:
The Sun Dragon's Song #1: UK - USA
The Sun Dragon's Song #2: UK - USA
Two issue bundle #1&2: UK - USA
The Sun Dragon's Song #1: UK - USA
The Sun Dragon's Song #2: UK - USA
Two issue bundle #1&2: UK - USA
Verdict:
I received a free review copy of this book from Rosarium Publishing, via NetGalley, as an opportunity to provide a fair and honest review.
I received a free review copy of this book from Rosarium Publishing, via NetGalley, as an opportunity to provide a fair and honest review.
First of all: if you haven't checked out Rosarium Publishing before now, I recommend you do. They rock.
I read and reviewed The Sun Dragon's Song #1 a while ago, and loved it, so figured I'd do the same for #2!
Just like the first part in this series, this was a) cute as all get-out, and b) ABSOLUTELY STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL.
Seriously.
Every panel of this comic is worthy of hanging in a gallery. I can't stress enough how stunningly gorgeous the artwork is.
This one also seemed more developed - in terms of both character and world-building; we get to learn more about the dragon rider's academy, and see more of Ho Yi's determination and strength.
Occasionally the dialogue is still a little stilted - but there is some improvement from the last issue.
Our young protagonist, disabled Asian boy Ho Yi, is strong but realistic (well - as realistic as something with dragons gets) and is truly becoming a great li'l character. :)
I read and reviewed The Sun Dragon's Song #1 a while ago, and loved it, so figured I'd do the same for #2!
Just like the first part in this series, this was a) cute as all get-out, and b) ABSOLUTELY STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL.
Seriously.
Every panel of this comic is worthy of hanging in a gallery. I can't stress enough how stunningly gorgeous the artwork is.
This one also seemed more developed - in terms of both character and world-building; we get to learn more about the dragon rider's academy, and see more of Ho Yi's determination and strength.
Occasionally the dialogue is still a little stilted - but there is some improvement from the last issue.
Our young protagonist, disabled Asian boy Ho Yi, is strong but realistic (well - as realistic as something with dragons gets) and is truly becoming a great li'l character. :)
And dude - there are awesomely drawn dragons!!!!!!
(I mean, come on, isn't that an excellent reason to read something?!) (...ok, maybe a little coffee. But not much!)
A couple of warnings: there's bullying, in particular ableist bullying, which may be distressing to some readers. Obviously, since there's ableist bullying, there's also ableism.
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Sounds beautiful! Even from what I'm getting from the cover it looks quite gallery worthy!
ReplyDeleteIt's sooo beautiful! XD
DeleteIt's awesome when you find a comic with art that really clicks with you! And the diversity sounds fantastic! Plus dragons :-D What is the disability that he has though?
ReplyDeleteI don't remember exactly what Ho Yi's disability is, but he uses crutches to walk and is generally shown to have mobility problems :) (It's such an awesome series!)
DeleteI am so glad you've been able to enjoy the sequel to this one a bit more as the development has improved! And from the cover I can imagine why they images are going to be so stunning. It sounds like they are too beautiful for pages alone ;)
ReplyDeleteIt's soooo beautiful! :)
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