Review: Heroes Are Extinct: Volume 1 by Ryoji Hido

Heroes Are Extinct: Volume 1 by Ryoji Hido

Rating: PG

Genre: Manga, Science-Fiction

Score: ❤❤❤❤

Page Count: 200

Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing

Published: July 31, 2007

A hero from a distant star arrives on Earth to pit his strength against Earth's famous superheroes! Only problem is Earth doesn't really have any superheroes. Growing up watching super-hero TV shows from Earth - think Power Rangers or Ultraman, our fearless hero decides to amass an army on his home planet and invade Earth to pit his strength against them. Only when the invasion starts, no one comes to stop him. What is an alien on Earth supposed to do with entire army and no one to fight?!?

Review:

PROS:

1. As if the synopsis couldn't get any better, I just didn't see why this book or even how it could possibly be not as entertaining. I found this one while randomly looking for something new to read and I was really happy to have found this one. I wasn't sure if it would turn out to be good or not but hey, it looked good at the time and I needed something to keep me busy. Here's my review:

2. I'm happy to say that I pretty much loved everything about this manga, especially the characters. I seriously loved how random the characters were and how different they were from each other. They're supposed to be the heroes of their world but they don't exactly get along and they aren't your typical evil/good doers either. If anything, only one of them is "professional" and even then, the only things he knows about being a hero is what he watched on television. It was a really fun cast of characters to read about and I can't wait to get more of their story!

3. I love to draw manga myself but I was envious of all the cool costumes! Anyway, I love manga because it can get really detailed and the narrations can get really interesting. I loved the art in this book because it wasn't too complicated and wasn't harsh on the eye. I think the art would be cool to see in color but the grey scale is a normal thing for a manga series. I loved all the sound effects and narrations in this book because they were just so hilarious! What with the "sparkle, sparkle" and the "depression", it was just so funny to read and I couldn't get enough of it.

4. Overall, I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking a fun manga to get into. It's a very fast read (I read it in 30 minutes) and you will not be bored while reading this one. I couldn't stop laughing and at least every other page I was dying from something a character said or did and I will more than likely be picking up the rest of these books! I can't wait to see what trouble these characters get into and how they'll go about being the "heroes" they are.

5. P.S. If you love the Power Rangers (what's 90's kid doesn't?) or just anything about super heroes, you'll love this book! Just saying.

The reason why I didn't give this book a five-star rating was simply because I wasn't feeling well while reading it. Being sick and in a reading slump? NOT a good combo!

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Review: The Dreaming (Vol. 1-3) by Queenie Chan



The Dreaming (Vol. 1-3) by Queenie Chan

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Horror, Paranormal, Manga

Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Page Count Total: 482

Books 1-3 of The Dreaming trilogy

Publisher: Tokyopop

Published: December 13, 2005, November 14, 2006, May 1, 2008

 

Summery for book #1:

Identical twins Jeanie and Amber are new students at Greenwich Private College, that lies on the edge of virgin bushlands. The school is run by its vice principal, who has a prejudice against twins - in fact, she rejects all twins' applications. The girls were only able to get in by saying that they are just regular sisters, born 11 months apart.

 

SUMMERY FOR BOOK #2 SPOILERS!!

Greenwich Private College grinds to a complete halt after the discovery of Millie's body. As gloom and despair sets in, most of the students leave the school. But Jeanie's curiosity keeps her on campus, and when she's led down the path of the Greenwich's dark history, has she awakened a ghostly curse?

 

SUMMERY FOR BOOK #3 SPOILERS!!

Where did the ghostly girls come from? And what do they want? Before the students know it, the missing girls enter the school, where Amber spots Millie, who speaks to her almost as if to warn her of something. Is there more to this supernatural mystery than just the school itself? The answers to why these girls have come back and what caused their death are revealed in this haunting series finale.

 

Review:

PROS:

1. I love manga with all my heart and I've really been wanting to check out some more series in the style but of course there are about a million to choose from in the world. I came across this one that I'd been seeing around for a while but I never actually knew what it was about. I decided to get all three books and I ended up loving every minute of it! Here's the review!

 

2. Of course, the art really made an impact on me. I love drawing manga characters from my favorite anime series and manga series and I have to say that these books made me want to draw everything for myself. I love the black and white color pallet for this series because it suites the story so well whereas color probably wouldn't have made as nice an impact. The illustrations were so cool and eerie in the first book but then the art grows more detailed and even more creepy in the second book and by the third book, the art had me oohing and ahing throughout the whole book. I loved seeing the change and progression in the artwork and it was one of my favorite things about this series.

 

3. I also of course really loved the characters and the things that affected the characters in a way that made them change in a very eerie way. If I honestly had to choose only one word to describe this series, it'd be eerie. No question about that! The characters such as Amber and Jeanie were really cool to get to know. Amber was more of the shy girl who was a loner and didn't really have any friends other than the books she read. Whereas her sister Jeanie was very outgoing and daring and didn't shy away from people and trying new things. I thought the sisters were very opposite from each other which I think made they're characters more interesting. The side characters such as their newfound friends, I didn't really get enough of. I would've loved to see more of them in this series but what I did get out of them was that they were very loyal and suspicious themselves about what's going on at their school. 

 

4. Overall, I highly recommend this series if you want to check out a manga series but don't want to commit to a very long one. We all know it takes about five years to read the Dragon Ball books . . . I really loved these books not only because they were fast-paced and creepy but because they were also exciting and very fast reads. The story had a lot of twists and turns and I loved every minute of it. There was so much mystery in this series so if you're looking for some books to read around the Halloween season, definitely add these books to your list!

 

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