My Rating: 2.5

I love pirates movies and pirate stories, always have since I was a kid. But this was not for me.

The plot focuses on Raven, an unlucky pirate that is know for causing trouble. We mainly follow him and I felt he was a very hollow character and there's no substance to him.
Raven goes on an adventure to try and find a secret treasure whilst trying to avoid the infamous pirate Darksee.

I felt the story itself was rushed and the scenes that were shown could have been better and more interesting.

The art style is of this comic is definitely not a style that I like and that made it even more uninteresting.

This adventurous tale takes place in 1666, it follows a young pirate known as Raven who is known to be bad luck and is therefore shunned by those around him. This doesn’t stop the young pirate from having big aspirations and a taste for dangerous adventures. A treasure, a dangerously wicked pirate known as Lady Darksee and an island filled with cannibals is bound to bring about a very exciting tale!

What really drew me to this book was the beautiful cover art, not only was the colors stunning but it was also very attention grabbing. I have always been a very huge fan of anything having to do with pirates, so I had to know what this story was all about! If you’re a fan of Pirates of the Caribbean and Black Sails, then I’m sure you will love this book as well!

This book was filled with interesting characters; Raven is reckless and charming, he appears to be very headstrong and refuses to let anything deter him from his goal. Then there is Lady Darksee, a dangerous and cunning pirate who is in search of a royal pardon, her character is fascinating and leaves me wanting to know more about her.

The pacing of the story was very well done, it got straight to the point and left me curious to know what is going to happen next. So, if you’re looking for an adventurous graphic novel with stunning artwork, then this is the book for you!

This was absolutely amazing. The art is beautiful, and it’s the perfect pirate adventure story. It seems to be well researched and be historically accurate. I would definitely want read more of the comics.

As a kid, The Pirates of the Caribbean was my favourite movie franchise. Even now, I tend to love reading about pirates and sea adventures when they’re present in stories. This is why it’s especially unfortunate that this graphic novel didn’t live up to my expectations.

Nemesis follows a pirate named Raven, who is known for his bad luck. He embarks on a journey to steal the governors treasure, and finds himself in a lot more trouble than he bargained for when he meets the prisoner Lady Darksee.

I expected this story to be at least partially inventive or unique, but sadly it was quite ordinary compared to other adventures I’ve read. The characters felt two dimensional; I could hardly distinguish any of their personalities aside from the protagonists Raven and Darksee. Several scenes felt unnecessary in terms of plot development, and I found myself ultimately bored with the whole thing. The art was decent, which is the reason for the extra star, but otherwise I was left feeling pretty disappointed by this graphic novel.

Really liked the overall premise of the story, will be a super intriguing plot once all the volumes are available. As it was in this first volume, the story felt a little scattered. The main character Raven was quite underwhelming to me, but Lady Darksee has huge potential. Stunning art style, which really suited the story.

Raven, by Mathieu Lauffray is another excellent addition to the Europe Comics line. The artwork and storyline are interesting and well done. Buccaneer stories are always a favorite and this one has good characters and a great storyline. I can't wait for the next chapter in the story.

Get ready to set sail on a thrilling treasure hunt through the Caribbean.

A really fun adventure told alongside amazing artwork. Definitely reminds me of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, for the setting obviously, but also for the tale of a Pirate (Raven/Jack Sparrow) who lives the moment and gets himself into (and out of) tricky situations.

Loved the male protagonist Raven as much as the female antagonist Lady Darksee, and am curious to see how their stories intertwine in the next volumes of the series!

I really felt a french bande dessinée vibe reading through this, and only realized at the end that it was in fact originally published in french... I wished I had read the original, but at least the art remains the same regardless of language.

Special thanks go to the netgalley team and the publishers for providing this ARC. I appreciate the opportunity to read it in exchange for an honest review.

I rather enjoyed the beginnings of this pirate story. I thought the artwork was great and was glad that the pirates and even other characters actually look like normal people that have been through some stuff as opposed to everyone looking amazing. The story was rather fun, I like the addition of a lady pirate captain to break out of the usual, but now I want to know what happens!

*Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.*

I'm not quite sure how to feel about this. It wasn't amazing and yet it wasn't bad. It was, for want of a better word, meh.

The art was alright, the colours were ok, the story was middling, the characters were not very memorable. The protagonist was like a pale imitation of Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow but without all the likeability. He was hardly even an anti-hero and I very much wasn't rooting for him.

The suggested ordering of rape of a captured girl by a female leader was very triggering and also, I felt, completely unnecessary. They'd already shown the female pirate leader to be a ruthless woman, now she's shown to be a despicable one too. So, if you can't root for her, and you can't root for the protagonist who's just looking to save his own skin, who can you root for here? And that is where the issue lies in this comic. The story can't benefit from characters who all seem to have the same selfish characteristics.

Of course, this was only the start of the story so maybe the story progresses in a better way. I'd say this wasn't so bad that I wouldn't be interested in reading more as there is potential for everything to turn around and improve greatly.

I LOVE the art! This graphic novel has amazing art work, and great characters! While I like the way they drew the main character, Raven, I LOVE the way they drew Darksee!

The story so far is intriguing and more than interesting enough to make me want to read more! I love a good pirate book! I

It’s an graphic novel about pirates

Raven is an badass pirate who gets in all kind of trouble.
And the bad villain is an lady pirate.

I really enjoyed reading this.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange of an honest review.

A new pirate adventure book that got me so captivated. I love pirates and this book was not a disappointement. It was fascinating and the art was good . The first adventure don't take many many pages to start with a lot of nonsense. The main character is an anti hero called Raven, who is a total daredevil completely reckless and you don't get bored with him. We don't know all Raven's story just that he was rescued by a pirate as a kid from a merchant ship . There is a treasure that everyone is looking for but mainly the dangerous Lady Darksee who is a merciless pirate captain of the Capricorn, she wants Raven's death because he stands between her and her chance for a royal pardon.
I really enjoyed reading this first chapter of Raven's adventures and I want to discover the next coming ones.

This graphic novel is quite good, I think. I really like the art style as I've been a fan of the 'sketchy' effect as I find it more fluid than clean cut drawings. I really liked the story. The build up of the background wasn't too much that it was a little unnecessary, but enough to frame the time the story was set in. I liked the grabbing scene at the beginning to keep me wondering if Raven actually survived being tied to an anchor to drown. The scary but cool Darksee was a good character, but if she was meant to represent feminine power, she is kind of cruel to Anne. I would like to read the rest of the story as I am keen to find out what happens to Raven and Anne, and if Arthur actually survives the tale since he is a danger magnet.

Raven is a fearless young pirate as capable of legendary exploits as he is of epic fails. In this inaugural volume, he finds himself on the high Caribbean seas on a search for a treasure meant for the Governor of Tortuga. Allied with the dreadful Lady Darksee, whose hope is to gain royal pardon, the terrible Governor must act quickly. But the impetuous and talented Raven has grand plans to beat them to it…

Hmmm... Pirate stories don't seem to have gained much since the days of, well, the pirates themselves. This latest, that feels exactly like all the other stories in the genre, has a pirate become persona non grata, having been the sole survivor of one act of boat-snatching. We aren't supposed to worry why this wondrously skilled loner actually needs a crew to be a part of, mind, for there's more swashbuckling to be had instead. A sexy woman pirate (who is seriously boring, one-note, and is definitely not written to her full intelligence) is told where some treasure is, and the two of them get a love/hate relationship, but end up pairing up for the capture of it from a nasty volcanic island of cannibals. Like I say, nothing new – and seeing as this is based on Robert E Howard, that too is no surprise.