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Showing posts with label Jim Butcher. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jim Butcher. Show all posts

Friday, October 17, 2014

A Graphic Novel Review



Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: War Cry #1 (Dresden Files: War Cry #1) 4*

BLURB: A war is raging between the vampire forces of the Red Court and the White Council-a war the wizards are losing. So desperate are the Council that they’ve dragooned the experienced and the outcast to reinforce their thinning ranks of Wardens. One of these draftees is one Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only wizard for hire and a guy who’s long been looked upon with suspicion by the supernatural authorities. Now, he’s one of them, and his first big mission as a Warden is a doozy: take a small team of greenhorns to a frigid town in the middle of nowhere to rescue a handful of mortals who’ve been targeted by the Red Court.

My Review: Complimentary Review Copy Provided by Publisher Through NetGalley Having been in written format for a long while and had a TV series made from the books Jim Butcher's Dresden Files have even branched out into Graphic Novel territory. This one is the second one I've read now and I was not disappointed. The art work was brilliant and the storyline great. My only problem was my own eyesight and the medium on which I read the novel making it hard to do. I strained to read the words due to a lack of ability to change the size of the font without ruining the look of the pictures. However I persevered and, apart from the odd headache from eye strain, I have nothing negative to say about the novel itself. If you have enjoyed the Dresden Files on TV or have been reading Jim Butcher for a while you won't need telling to go an buy this one. If however you are new to either Graphic Novels or Jim Butcher this is a good one to start with, go ahead try it, you won't be disappointed either.

Monday, December 02, 2013

Reviewing Graphic Novel Ghoul Goblin by Jim Butcher

Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Ghoul Goblin (The Dresden Files Graphic Novels)by Jim Butcher 4*
BLURB: Harry Dresden, a Chicago private investigator and wizard, heads to a small, isolated Missouri town terrorized by Nevernever monsters. The singularly unfortunate Talbot family has suffered a curse that has decimated their number for generations, and only our hero can save them... that is, if he can survive hostile lawmen, the dark secrets of townsfolk, an ancient guardian spirit, and two deadly carnivores! Can Dresden cleanse the Talbot bloodline of its curse without a blood sacrifice of his own?
My Review:Complimentary Review Copy Provided by Publisher Through NetGalley. This was a well drawn and beautifully written story about Harry Dresden the Wizard P.I. I have read a number of the books in the past but seeing it in full colour was so much better. The artist even managed to keep all the scrapes and bruises accurate throughout, no mean feat in the battle scenes! If you are a fan of Harry Dresden then you need no encouragement to go and buy this graphic novel and if you are a graphic novel fan I advise buying this one so that you can become a Harry Dresden fan.