Orphan Blade

author: M. Nicholas Almand

name: Wayne

average rating: 3.07

book published: 2014

rating: 3

read at: 2014/12/10

date added: 2014/12/10

shelves: graphic-novels

review:

'Orphan Blade' is a graphic novel that looks like it's for younger readers, but it's got a level of violence that makes it not for the Avatar audience.



A world attacked by kaiju finds a way to defeat them by creating a set of weapons from their bones. Hadashi is a young boy who wants to be a warrior. When an accident maims his hand, he finds himself set on a different course. Fate has a role to play, and he finds himself the target of strange kaiju and a group of assassins. Will he be able to become the warrior he always wanted and to make the sacrifices he needs to?



I was not expecting the story in this book based on the cover. The cover looks like an animated cartoon, but contains a story that is quite dark at times. It's very violent, but I did like the use of finishing moves (like in Mortal Kombat). Art by Jake Myler is good. The book is dedicated to writer M. Nicholas Almand, who died in 2013. Overall, I liked it.



I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Oni Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.





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