author: Josselin Azorin-Lara
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.33
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2018/07/14
date added: 2018/07/14
shelves: childrens, graphic-novels
review:
'Golam Vol. 1: The Son of the Moon' by Josselin Azorin-Lara and Sylvain Dos Santos with art by Nicolas Sauge is a fun fantasy graphic novel for younger readers.
When we start the story, we are shown an arena battle in the city of Aassima, complete with color commentary by two onlookers. Two wizards battle each other using conjured golams. This tells us we are in a place where magic is powerful. We next meet a young pickpocket named Mehdi. Through a series of circumstances, he finds himself out in the desert and about to start an initiation to join the Hikmadrassa magic school. He is confused why he is there, and hopefully he can pass the entrance exam.
The book ends with a couple short Golam gags in a manga sort of style. These give us some background into the world.
I liked it, but the art at times was a bit too busy to follow what was going on. I think younger readers would like this, and it reads like some animated series about young apprentices learning magic. The setting felt a bit unique. It was just odd to call the creatures golam when to me they seemed more like djinn, but this is a small matter.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
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