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Spera Vol. 2 (2012)

by Josh Tierney(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Archaia Entertainment, LLC

series

Spera

review 1: When I started on this, I wasn't too impressed. It seemed like one of these books marketed to young adults that seem to blend together, no matter which one you read. I gave it the old college try, and found it up my alley.Two princesses apparently exiled (I missed the first trade paperback) from their kingdoms, and they're working to regain it with the assistance of a fire spirit who goes about in the form of a male human or dog. What immediately caught my interest was the writer's willingness to work with many talented artists to bring an unique perspective to a single story line. This shows much more in the end of the book where there is a short story collection showing facets of the characters that are sad, humorous, and just plain revealing.Pira is the princess that's ... morebeen pampered so independent living is new to her, while Lono has an obsession with monster hunting. Between the two of them and their fire spirit, they manage to get out of whatever knotty situation Lono (yep she's the troublemaker) gets them into. It's also hinted that the two princesses may be more than just friends and it's nice to see a male writer approaching this controversial issue in a manner that is empowering and respectful to women and any female readers of the series.
review 2: Another beautiful book, at least in terms of packaging. Sadly there were maybe only two artists in here who had styles I really liked. Others were too arty, some were too stiff, others not paneled well. I would probably enjoy these stories a lot more if a single person was tasked to draw them (Kyla Vanderklugt in particular). I understand that's not the point of the whole thing, and finding and highlighting different artists IS the point, and it is really nice that they do that, but some of the styles are just plain turn offs to me. Sometimes I can't recognize the characters from one artist to the next. Sometimes I like a design that one artist does, and it's not seen again. Sometimes an artist uses a font for word balloons, the next one uses a brush pen and I have to almost squint to read the dialogue. It's a book full of highs and lows.I'm just glad Vanderklugt is a recurring artist. I'll probably continue to get these books just for her work. less

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