Zodiac #1

author: Stuart Moore
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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date added: 2019/01/12
shelves: childrens, graphic-novels
review:
'The Zodiac Legacy #1' by Stuart Moore and Stan Lee with art by P.H. Marcondes is a comic book version of the book series. In the series, the Chinese Zodiac is embodied in people, giving them strange powers related to zodiac animals.

The character we follow is Steven Lee. He finds himself caught in the struggle. Some of the Zodiacs have good motives and some don't. They have divided into two sides. Steven is the tiger and he is with dragon, ram, rooster, rabbit and pig, with skills like invulnerability or teleportation or information processing. Opposing them is dragon (apparently, the dragon power got split in two pieces), dog, horse, monkey, ox, rat and snake. Steven's team is looking for a new base on a place called Tiger Island and they are visiting a city there called Mediterra. It's a beautiful place, but it won't be tranquil for long. The bad guys attack by controlling animals and forcing them to attack innocent people. The team has their hands full subduing the animals and keeping everyone safe.

I think more familiarity with the series is probably needed, but the book starts with a lead in intro. There are also some creator bios at the end. The art is bright and engaging. Since there are so many characters, it can get a bit confusing and a lot of time is spent telling what the superpowers are. That kind of pulled me out of the book a few times, but it's a pretty good young reader graphic novel.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Papercutz and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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