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Eighth Grade Bites #1: The Chronicles Of Vladimir Tod Graphic Novel (2013)

by Heather Brewer(Favorite Author)

4.01 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0803738110 (ISBN13: 9780803738119)

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

Dial

series

The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: The Graphic Novel

review 1: In Eighth Grade Bites: The Chronicles of Vladimir Todd, we are introduced to Vlad, a shy eighth grader who is bullied, has a crush on a girl who does not know that he’s alive, and lives with his non-blood relative aunt. Yes, Vlad is an orphaned half-vampire, son of a human woman and a vampire father. Vlad, unlike all the other vampires, was born vampire, and fed on blood from birth. Nowadays, his aunt snags expired blood from the hospital where she works, and kindly freezes it until ready for use, at which time, she zaps it in the microwave. The book is much more cute than gritty, and sets Vlad as the typical teen who can’t seem to fit in. It is refreshing to see a good male friendship that does not revolve around saying nasty things about girls, but instead focuses on... more solving the mystery of Vlad’s ancestral past and what exactly happened to his parents.The book is foremost a mystery, and does unravel in an interesting manner, though it unravels a bit too fast at the end. Worth the read.
review 2: Considering the source, this adaptation really fell flat. Good fluff for boys is hard to come by so I was happy when I heard about this GN adaptation, but I honestly cannot recommend this especially to readers of the original series. The writing was not engaging at all. I thought the first half dragged so the second half was rushed. The story from panel to panel did not flow nicely: word bubbles were not always placed in a "good" order, some action was sudden and seemed "out of the blue," and unfortunately the characters all seem boring which they're not. My biggest complaint: best friend Henry is supposed to be cool and good-looking and here he's just normal. The art was also disappointing. To me having a semi-manga style was not the way to go. Julia Land made everyone a bit too feminine and all the adults look like they're 18-years-old. Aunt Nelly is mostly in a bun but that still doens't "age" her enough. All I can say is I'm sure Land did exactly what Tony Lee wrote because the layout, design (characters and backgrounds), and content is boring too. Not a waste of time, but seriously, read the original series and forget about this GN book. less

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