Miraculous: Origins

author: Cheryl Black
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2016
rating: 3
read at: 2016/11/12
date added: 2016/11/12
shelves: graphic-novels, children-s
review:
'Miraculous: Origins' by Cheryl Black and Nicole D'Andria is based on an animated series that I knew nothing about. The comic book looks like it is comprised of still shots from that show.

Marinette is a put upon girl attending school. She is pushed around by the popular girls who tell her to move her seat so they can sit next to the handsome boy coming to school. Adrien is that boy. He's actually not allowed to attend regular school since his family is so famous and wealthy. When a series of mysterious gems is released, Marinette and Adrien get two of them. The gems give them unusual powers and costumes and turn them in to superheroes. Which is good because a bad guy named Hawk Moth (?) has gems of his own and he's using a schoolmate of Marinette and Adrien, named Ivan, as his pawn. Marinette has her doubts about why she was picked, but Adrien needs her powers to defeat Ivan while he is in his Stoneheart state.

The plot is fine for young readers, who I presume are familiar with the show it's based on. There are good values on display throughout the book of being courageous and understanding why someone might be acting the way they do. They really don't want to hurt Ivan, but they do want to stop him from hurting others. The art is another story. The CGI art seems to lack sharp definition at times. Things appear a bit fuzzy and out of focus. In a few action panels, the art is blurry. For young readers, it will look exactly like what they are used to, but I prefer a different style in my graphic novels.

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


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