thank you to Oni Press for an e-arc of this volume in exchange for an honest review.

jonna and the unpossible monsters is a sad-yet-heartwarming middle grade graphic novel following a girl called rainbow who is looking for her missing sister jonna, as well as her father in a very strange world.

at first it seemed like a happy story but then we come to find out that jonna has been missing for a year and to make matters worse, in this world monsters exist and weird plants are destroying everything...until jonna is spotted.

i felt that the relationship between rainbow and jonna after she was found was poorly executed as it felt very rushed and didn't give the chance to show jonna's trauma of being missing, as well as her being scared of people after living in the wild with monsters for so long. despite this it was nice to see them become 'allies' again and go on a journey to where the volume ended.

i did feel that jonna herself was a bit poorly explained too as they never really felt like family or sisters; it was more of a friendship dynamic, however, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing as it was still a very nice story between them both. in volume 2 i would also like the world to be explained and discovered a lot more, but naturally i see the story going that way!

overall, it was a quick read with some beautiful art and colouring but it suffered from pacing issues. - 3.5* rounded up! i definitely recommend checking it upon release: August 17th 2021. i will definitely continue the series when volume 2 is released in spring 2022.

Jonna and the Unpossoble Monsters Vol 1 had me intrigued from the cover immediately. The bright and cartoony art style make for a wonderful other worldly story that begins with Jonna being lost from her sister and father. After a little time skip of some years, Jonna is eventually found, seemingly less civilized than before, not immediately remembering her sister. From there we go on a journey that includes monsters and fun! I enjoyed this and am looking forward to more. The biggest downfall was not much happens in this first volume but it's still interesting enough that I'll gladly read more when the next one comes out!

Okay, this was cute and bad ass! Giant monsters, awesome characters and great art! Can't wait to read the next one on the series.

Thanks to NetGalley for giving me this advanced copy of this book, and my legitimate thanks to the author for giving me the opportunity to read his book.

An easy to read graphic novel, because of it is dialogue, which doesn't make it so boring, however, I wouldn't want to wait a year to see the other part. I need to read the sequel, buy it and read the second part.

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4.0

A colorful, monster-filled adventure for the whole family, illustrated by one of comics’ living legends!

Wow, I’m in love with this comic, it was so good I didn’t even noticed the time passing by.
It reminded me a little of Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeast which is one of my favorite animated series but in Jonna and the Unpossible Monster we follow Rainbow who’s looking for her little sister Jonna, they were separated when a monster attacked their camp and now a year later Rainbow it’s still very determined to finding her family.
It was a very touching story, I love Rainbow even if she’s not much of a fighter she’s still very brave and her love for her sister was just so beautiful.
Jonna too was an amazing character, I really hope we get to see flashbacks of her time alone in the next comic, I’m sure she went through some really amazing adventures.
It ended in a little cliffhanger so I’m really excited to know what’s going to happen next.

Thank you Netgalley for this e-ARC in exchange of an honest review.

The art is my favorite part about this series! I loved getting to know the characters just a little and getting a glimpse into their new world. I’m very excited to see where this story goes.

Firstly the art work on this is insane, even more insane on an iPad. The story is really simple and easy to follow, it was a real get to know you type of first book, could have been a little more adventurous or have a bit more action but never the less a quick and easy read. Would definitely read the next book just because I have a feeling it’s going to get better as the story progresses!

This is a fun, boisterous comic that will satisfy adventure driven early middle school readers and elementary school students who are cool with violence against monsters. I think it could be scary to some young readers, as it portrays a post apocalyptic world where monsters have taken over and humans are suffering, struggling to survive, but some grade 3 and up will have seen much scarier than this.

The artwork and coloring is awesome! I love the breakdown of fight scenes into classic comic squares, the bright coloring of the main character Jonna and the monsters themselves.

I like Rainbow’s endurance as she searches for her missing family and the townsfolk she meets doing the way. I like Jonna’s calm, cool confidence.

I would’ve liked more, as I felt like I needed to know more about the characters, but this is a comic that clearly intends to continue on so I’d be interested to see what Jonna and Rainbow do next.

Thank you to NetGalley and Oni Press for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you so much to the publisher for sending through a copy to review.

The art style in the post apocalyptic/dystopian graphic novel is absolutely amazing. So much is portrayed about the world and the creatures through the incredibly detailed illustrations. I did find that there was more images than words in places were we probably could have done with a little more dialogue. Just to expand on the the characters and add more to the world.

I'm excited to see what comes next with this series as the setup was really well done.

Great movement in the images which made for cool action scenes but took up a lot of the page count. Not a lot of story in this. It has more of a comic feel than a full graphic novel feel. It's a cool story, but I wish there was more here. This would be a good book for fans of Avatar and Legend of Korra.

This graphic novel was so colorful! It definitely is a starter novel, so it didn't have too much in it so I feel like the sequel might have some answers, but I loved the dystopian SciFi themes. Also the activity pages at the end were such a fun addition and I think kids will really enjoy that.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.

This graphic novel is full of adventure and whimsy, how could I not love it! I always enjoy seeing stories centered around or driven by sisterhood/family, especially when mixed with survival in adverse conditions, so this hit all the marks for me in that regards. Need I even mention the wonderful illustrations?! I think this could be a good fit for fans of LUMBERJANES and/ or Love And Monsters.
Sadly it felt a bit short for me and left me wanting more, but a solid start to a series!

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for a review copy. Even though this was gifted all opinions are my own.

This was okay but did not blow me away as I was hoping it would do. The art style was beautiful and a lot of attention to detail was made. But the stories plot line is where the story was let down for me personally. At times the story felt rushed and parts were missing from the story. I might pick up volume two in future.

A beautifully illustrated story that hooked me from the first page. The graphics are definitely the highlight of this. I felt that the story needed a bit more (something) and although it was the first volume, I felt a little more was needed to immerse into the world and explain ‘what happened’. I’d love to see where this story goes, finding out more about the girls and the world itself.

Rating: 3.5

My favourite thing about this graphic novel was definitely the art. The colour palette and artwork were fantastic and I think really suited the story.
I found the pacing of this graphic novel to be a bit off, I was confused at most points and struggled to follow what was happening. I feel we will understand more as the series continues on, but I think this would have benefited from being longer.
I was expecting this book to be more prehistoric than dystopian, but after reading, it was definitely the latter. I’m definitely curious to see where this story goes!
If you enjoyed We Live & Gunland, this is like a mash-up of the two for a middle-grade audience. A lot of fun!

Visually interesting, though the plot is thin. Now that groundwork is established, I think the story will pick up in the next volume.

The artwork is reminiscent of Joe Kubert’s ‘Tor.’ There’s a lot of showing without telling, which is a nice visual treat, but a few pages of establishing panels could have been cut down in favor of story or character progression. After four issues, we know next to nothing about either of our main characters.

Even so, this is a very fast, enjoyable read that can appeal to any age audience. If sisters surviving the wilderness that’s overrun with giant kaiju sounds at all interesting, odds are you’ll dig it.

Thank you to Netgalley and publishers for providing me with a free e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book was adorable. The cute art character designs, mixed with the very distinct colour hues made me feel instantly connected with the world the book is set in.

A tale about family and survival, it was great! My biggest qualm is that it was generally too short. Of course there were beautiful illustrations, but it felt as if we hadn't even established much about characters or plot before the book was over, and while I understand not as much can be packed into a graphic novel as a traditional novel in the same amount of pages, I would have liked there to be more. Perhaps the first and second volumes combined.

Still a cute story, and would love to continue with it if given the opportunity.

It’s fun to see Laura and Chris working together again, and honestly, this trade volume is fantastic as a piece of what comics can be. There’s small throwbacks to Samnee’s other works, but the visual language is astounding in its simplicity - the younger reader learns how to read a page while the older reader notices small gorgeous details. This is well pitched at the all ages audience too - a younger reader can cut their teeth on the not too frequent word balloons and learn how to read visual language too. There’s small Rocketeer and Thor references in here too that make me really happy. In summary; yay creator owned books and both the Samnees getting to flex. He gets to do kaiju/One Punch Man and a good sister story.

Monsters? No problem! Just punch them.

I think this cover honestly does a great job on selling you what this little graphic novel is: the art is fantastic; the world is interesting and suddenly Jurassic; Jonna is feisty, fearless, and bombastic.

My only problem is honestly with how short it is-- I blasted through the whole thing in probably less than 20 minutes. But I liked what it had to offer and the worldbuilding that's going on, while staying centered on a family story at its heart.

3.5-4/5

I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.