Isola, Vol. 1

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An evil spell has been cast on the Queen of Maar and her Captain of the Guard will do anything to reverse it Their only hope lies on an island half a world away a place known in myth as Isola, land of the dead.Gotham Academy creators Brenden Fletcher and Karl Kerschl reunite with series colorist MSASSYK and letterer Aditya Bidikar for a breathtaking fantasy adventure two decades in the making.Recommended for fans of Studio Ghibli and the work of Hayao Miyazaki.Collects issues 1 through 5. Download Isola, Vol. 1 – kino-fada.fr Wonderful art, choppy story.World The art is fantastic, it looks gorgeous and reminds me of a western take on Ghibli and Miyazaki art There are hints of Nausicaa in the wall paintings and books and Rook and her journey looks straight ripped from Princess Mononoke so yeah, you know what they say about imitation and flattery The world building here is choppy at best There are flash backs but the world is almost constantly dream like and not and the transitions in the art is not clear so when Wonderful art, choppy story.World The art is fantastic, it looks gorgeous and reminds me of a western take on Ghibli and Miyazaki art There are hints of Nausicaa in the wall paintings and books and Rook and her journey looks straight ripped from Princess Mononoke so yeah, you know what they say about imitation and flatter...Isola was a series I kept wanting to read and when I finally saw it up on Hoopla I had to read it Was it worth the wait WellIsola is about a warrior protecting her queen You ve seen this story a million times before However, this time her queen is transformed into a tiger So now they work together to survive in a world hellbent on taking them out Will they survive or is this the end for our duo Good the art Justwow Art can go a long way to improve a series and this one does I Isola was a series I kept wanting to read a...Beautiful art with an engaging story Individual issue reviews 1 2 3 4 5Total review score 4This is interesting but also really confusing It jumps between perspectives without really any warning and the storyline feels pretty jumbled I m not fully sure of what s going on here The art in this is really beautiful though Hopefully the next instalment will make everything click into place This is interesting but also really confusing It jumps between perspectives without really any warning and the storyline ...Definitely an interesting concept and a solid beginning, although there wasn t really a lot of explanation so I was a bit confused at times Still, the art is absolutely gorgeous and I m sure we ll getinto the mechanics of the plot in the next volume so I m looking forward to continuing with this. Check outmanga and graphic novel reviews Perspective of a WriterThe Queen of Maar, Olwyn, has had a transformation spell cast on her, a curse that her Captain of the Guard, Rook, is desperate to reverse It is said that half a world away there is hope, in a place known as Isola, land of the dead if they can get there alive, without anyone realizing who the cat is We begin at the start of a potentially long, long journey The Captain of a queen is on a quest and we learn through Check outmanga and graphic novel reviews Perspective of a WriterThe Queen of Maar, Olwyn, has had a transformation spell cast on her, a curse that her Captain of the Guard, Rook, is desperate to reverse It is said that half a world away there is hope, in a place known as Isola, land of the dead if they can get there alive...I liked the art but that was about it Not really what I was expecting, which I guess is my fault Won t continue with this series.The art in this blew me away Such amazing colours and art The story doesnt give alot away until middle of the book It provided enough to stem my interest for future novels It had a weird Studio Ghibli final fantasy vibe mixed with Pocahontas.The art was amazing and did an excellent job of telling the story the problem was I had no idea what story it was telling.I feel like in the excitement of artistically creating wildly imaginative scenes like that in Hayao Miyazaki s Princess Mononoke, the story got lost I wasn t drawn into the world through the story, only the art, the writing tried harder to be different and inventive than it did to include me in on the emotional journey I will keep this because it s beautiful, but I have no The art was amazing and did an excellent job of telling the story the problem was I had no idea what story it was telling.I feel like in the excitement of artistically creating wildly imaginative scenes like that in Hayao Miyazaki s Princess Mononoke, the story got lost I wasn t drawn into the world through the story, only the art, the writing tried harder to be different and inventive than it did to include me in on the emotional journey I will keep this because it s b...review

Isola, Vol. 1
  • English
  • 12 April 2018
  • Paperback
  • 144 pages
  • 1534309225
  • Brenden Fletcher
  • Isola, Vol. 1