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Fun revival of a beloved series

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2021

I'm excited as these continue to come out!! I think Grine caught his stride with this one, the flow is a bit more natural than the first volume and there were a few moments where I laughed out loud from Applegate's dialogue even though iv read it before. I still wish the characters could be more expressive: its not that they're stiff but sometimes the expressions they're making aren't exactly what the dialogue calls for, for instance when they're excited abt flying as birds and they all have serious expressions. Cassie and Marco were particularly well drawn and expressive in this volume, and the MORPHING SEQUENCES were gloriously disgusting, I loved that! The panel in the picture I uploaded looks just like Envy's true form from Fullmetal Alchemist and it cracked me up!

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Mediocre Again

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2021

Another lackluster cash grab. It is my sincere hope that this does not reach completion as a series. Please don't purchase and support this half-baked, nostalgia-exploiting, mediocre adaptation of one of the best young adult sci-fi series ever written. The only people buying this are blinded by nostalgia or have youth in their life. If it's the first, please reread the originals. If it's the second, please don't insult your child's intelligence with this watered-down PG dreck. Please go to your local library and rent the original series or find the original books online to purchase (or local thrift stores even). It's far superior, will encourage actual reading, and they won't coddle your kids with inoffensive, poorly drawn comics that don't really get the spirit of the true canon.

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Fun revival of a beloved series

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2021

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Another great adaptation of this beloved 90s series!

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2021

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Chris Grine knocks it out of the park yet again! The illustrations were a treat, the little additions to make the story work in visual medium were a delight, and there wasn't any sugar coating on the violence or body horror that is morphing--- though the toony style does ameliorate it a little on its own. The little easter eggs sprinkled in were wonderful little nods to superfans like myself.

If you loved Animorphs as a kid or want to introduce your (tween/young teen) child to the series, definitely buy these graphic novels. You won't regret it. Wouldn't recommend this for children who are easily scared though. It definitely has some illustrations and themes that might be too scary for some kids.

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Joan Hendershot

good book

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024

good reading

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2021

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Animorphs got me into reading and deeply influenced the type of fiction/story telling I remain interested in as an adult.

Chris Grine's first graphic novel adaptation, The Invasion, was pretty much everything I hoped it would be. No complains.

The follow up, The Visitor, is even better. I haven't gone back to look at The Invasion, and maybe it's just that I've started reading comics consistently the last year, but the artwork is excellent. Again, I had no complaints with #1, but the character designs feel sharper and Grine's layouts are so clean without being boring or too simple. I especially enjoy his use of white space--oddly reminds me of Deadly Class at times haha.

As for the story, such an important book for Rachel, my favorite (Marco notwithstanding, of course). I'll never forget reading, as a ~9 year old, how Rachel pushed her morphing limits so she could cuddle with Melissa. Just..so sad.

My only complaint is another year long wait! KA got these out on a monthly basis Chris........ /s !!

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Great

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2023

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I got this as a gift for my comic book loving friend and he loved it! Great gift idea.

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Anonymous

Faithful adaption, good art style

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2023

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It follows the book almost exactly, and the body horror is really well done. I'm really appreciating the style, it seems to fit Animorphs very well. The only thing is the action is not quite dynamic/high-energy enough and I feel like the facial expressions don't always fit the conversation. (too many sad eyebrows??) But I think I'll buy more of these in the future, because I do think it's really good.

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corri stephenson

Love these

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2023

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I've been a huge fan of Animorphs since it originally released. When I found out there was going to be a comic version I knew I had to have them. All of them are great. They stay true to the story and dialog and the artwork fits it all together into a wonderful package.

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Allosauridae

More Please!

Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2021

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I'm 32 and the original books meant soooo much to me when I was a kid. They helped me handle abuse I was given and sparked a bit of fire within me... In a good way! Seeing it as a graphic novel brings it back to life in a new way that others may be more interested in. To see beloved characters on paper (or in my case, digital), absolutely love it.

How many more kids, and even adults, will be reached with this!? Will it spark the same fire in other kids who were like me?

I haven't read the actual books in just over a year but I don't believe there were many changes for this one. One scene really got me, the one with Rachel and Jordan, well done.

Oh please do the whole series!!

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David Marshall

Grandsons love to read

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2023

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Always great to find books the grandsons will read.

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Roku Amara

visual 1:1 retelling of the animorphs series.

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2022

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So glad they finally made a graphic novel out of my favorite childhood book series.

2 things though.

Maybe don't order from amazon. The book arrived in a box too large for the book, so it was thrown around pretty bad. cover and a few pages were creased/folded. Got book 1 and 3 from Books A Million and the pages were pristine.

Grines' art style will take a minute to get used to. He illustrates animals and backgrounds beautifully. Love how he made the morphing process grotesque. ... but he has "same-face" syndrome when it comes to drawing humans. All the human characters look the same. If it wasn't for hair color and skin color you'd have a hard time telling people apart.

I wouldn't let that deter from purchase though. The books are a 1:1 recreation of the series, and (other than faces) is really well illustrated. Fans will want to have these.

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