Graphic Novel Review – Isola Vol 1 by Karl Kerschl, Brenden Fletcher, MSASSYK (3/5 stars)

Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy/Graphic Novel
Length: 141 pages
Publisher: Image
Release Date: October 24, 2018
ASIN‏ : ‎ B07GL58PKC
Stand Alone or Series: 1st volume in the Isola series
Source: Birthday Gift
Rating: 3/5 stars

“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.”

Series Info/Source: This is the first book in the Isola graphic novel series. I got this book as a gift for my birthday.

Thoughts: This was an okay fantasy adventure read. The illustration is beautiful and very well done. However, the way the story starts is confusing and hard to follow. I figured out what was going on as I got further into the story (almost halfway through the book). I expected the story to pick up from there but it stayed pretty basic and ended up being somewhat boring.

In the end I was impressed with the beautiful artwork and incredibly disappointed in the confusing and lackluster story. I don’t plan on continuing the series.

My Summary (3/5): Overall this was a confusing story that progressed into a simplistic plot. The illustration is stunning but the story is awkward. I don’t plan on continuing the series and was disappointed.