The Dream Factory is about a a young boy suffering from narcolepsy who finds himself entering a dreamland where a finds and entire organization that regulates dreams.

This book reads exactly like a pilot episode of an excellent TV animation show. It also has a similar feel to Pixar's Inside Out. It's also quite lovely to see representation for an illness, that while not so common, does affect children with not only with narcolepsy, but also kids who may suffer from POTS as well.

Although short, I do feel like it told enough of a story with enough resolution to the initial storyline that I'm eagerly awaiting the next installment. I can't wait to see what these authors have in store next. Additionally, the artwork is some of the most gorgeous, full-bodied, and vibrant that I've ever seen. I enjoyed this quite a bit!

Thank you to Netgalley and Europe Comics for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Mots Clés: bande-dessinée, jeunesse, fantasy
Dans cette bande-dessinée, nous suivons Andy, un jeune garçon atteint de narcolepsie. Cela veut dire qu’il s’endort à tout moment. Cela ne rend pas facile à Andy, qui aimerait juste partager sa zone de skate avec ses amis.
J’ai bien aimé ce premier tome. Tout d’abord, parce que ce n’est pas tous les jours que je lis un livre dont le personnage principal est atteint de cette maladie et ensuite, parce que je l’ai trouvé plutôt attachant. Il a l’air tout gentil, tout plein d’énergie et clairement, il aimerait juste avoir une vie un peu plus normale. Mention spéciale à sa grand-mère que j’ai trouvé formidable.
Mais qu’arrive t’il à Andy du coup ? Pendant plusieurs rêves, il croise des petites créatures qui attirent sont attention. Il va donc les suivre et vite se retrouver dans les ennuis. J’ai hâte de lire la suite car ce tome finit en suspense.
Je recommande à ceux qui aiment rêver, et partir à l’aventure.

I adored the colour scheme of this and the art style generally but something about the characters felt weird to me. I think they remind me of a cartoon I saw as a kid.

Overall, this was fine, but I didn't really find myself interested in what was going on and I felt a bit disjointed at times.

This was a very cute, fast paced first entry in this series. The art was very fluid and "dreamy" and I like the humor and world building.

2.5 stars.
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an ARC of this book.

This was decent, but I would have liked more stuff about his narcolepsy... That was mainly why I was interested in the book, because I love disability rep in books, so yeah I would have loved more of a focus on that.
The drawings were nice tho, but the text was a bit hard to read at times. Glad I read it tho!

Thank you to both the author and NetGalley for making this available!

Hmm, what to say on this one. Having never seen narcolepsy representation before, I felt this was an interesting and fun way to portray it. The art is also very nice, with some really gorgeous scenes, but I didn't find myself caring about the plot or our main character.

I don't think this grasped me enough to continue, but it's not bad.

This is very short but sweet. The art style is beautiful, and the story is basically a child-friendly version of the sandman (kind of)! I enjoyed this and can't wait to read the rest of the story when they're released :)

Quick and fun graphic novel about a teen dealing with narcolepsy. His friends are pretty crappy and don’t really pay attention to him. The only person who seems to truly care about him is his grandmother. The art in this book is well done, and the characters were imaginative.

In this we follow our main character Andy, as he deals with narcolepsy. He tries to hang out with his friends but they don't get him and don't seem to care about his disorder. One day, his narcolepsy allows him to discover The Dream Factory, where dreams and nightmares are controlled. Andy is determined to find out why he falls asleep so much and find out how to possibly get rid of his disorder.

Overall, this was a cute graphic novel and had an interesting premise. I've never read a graphic novel about narcolepsy so this was a unique disorder to explore in a graphic novel. I'm curious to see where the rest of the story goes!

Wait that's it??! It just stops there??! There's no way! I was so obsessed with this story, that when it came to its end, I was left craving more. There's no way the book just ends off there right?? RIGHT??!

The illustrations in this book are stunning - they're bright, colourful & so fun. I absolutely loved the concept of the storyline, I felt really immersed in the world. And, I've been left craving more, which (as frustrating as it is) is great & just what you want as an author! Highly recommend this book, it was a really fun time.

Dram Factory is a fun middle grade graphic novel. The story features a boy who has narcolepsy who, through his dreams ends up in the dream factory. The story leaves us with a cliff hanger ending that will leave readers wanting to know more! Recommended for middle grade shelves.

First of all, let’s just start with the illustrations. They are absolutely stunning! So well done.

The story starts with our main character Andy grabbing his friends’ phones, and having them chase after him and lure them into an abandoned factory. In the middle of this pursuit, Andy falls asleep and his friends all walk away, leaving before the big reveal. Come to find out he had a big surprise for them all along and had been working on it for 2 weeks. We also come to learn that Andy suffers from narcolepsy.

He returns home and confides in his grandma about his disappointment. In this conversation, he also mentions men in suits who are in pursuit of him.

All of a sudden, he ends up in an altercation with the space men in suits, and follows them back to their headquarters. There he comes to learn about the dream factory.

The dream factory is run by Mr. Sandman, who is in charge of everyone’s dreams and nightmares on earth, as well as the production and retention of dream sand.

Andy meets the employee Boom at the factory, who becomes his guide to the ins and outs of the dream factory. He also asks Boom why dreams are regulated, and Boom goes to explain that if it weren’t for them, dreams would consume each other until the mass would fall apart from within itself. This would also leave humans to insomnia, if not, other worse fates.

They’re able to avert a crisis that Andy is able to assist with, but the employees come to find out there’s another problem. Andy isn’t in his dream bubble, which could mean the dream his dream bubbles could burst, which in turn can cause others to have the same effect.

Andy abruptly wakes up out of his home and comes to find out he’s been robbed and his so-called friends that could’ve helped prevent that decided not to.

As Andy bonds with his grandma, a terrible accident happens where she seems to be having a heart attack. Andy runs to find her medicine and finds himself back in the dream factory reunited with Boom. Boom also discloses he’s not actually in the dream factory, but works in the nightmare section.

Andy tells Boom he’s the dreamer and desperately needs to wake up and he’ll his grandma.

Rather than helping, Boom gives into protocol and sells Andy out to upper management. However Kof comes in and saves him. Andy is able to get away, but almost gets caught by the security, the black sheep. This time around, Boom helps him, but at this point Andy has lost trust in him.

The black sheep chase after them again and Boom helps them escape a second time while also giving Andy a plan to get back to his dream bubble.

They hijack a ship to take him back to his dream bubble but they are at a standstill with the dream factory. After a fierce battle, it seems that Andy gets back to his bubble.

However we’re brought back to reality where Andy’s grandma is on the phone with his doctor saying Andy seems to be experiencing a longer episode. We get another flashback of Andy and it seems he’s in limbo and his attempts of returning to his dream bubble have been thwarted.

I need to see where this goes next! What an epic story! If you love beautifully illustrated graphic novels and exciting adventures, I would recommend checking this out!

Thank you so much to NetGalley for giving me the arc in exchange for an honest review.

I will be posting this same review on Goodreads as well.

The n1 appeal to this book is the art. The color palette and the art style are just charming. There were so many little details in the pages I couldn't stop looking at. The story is sweet and interesting at the same time. I really liked the narcolepsy rep in this one(also dream based stories are always some of my fave)

Andy is an energetic, creative kid who happens to fall asleep a lot due to his narcolepsy. When his friends abandon him, he discovers that he has the power to influence his own dreams and even escape into the larger dream universe. He accidentally infiltrates the Dream Factory, not realizing that if he doesn't get back to his own dream, much less his own world, there could be dire consequences for humanity's collective unconsciousness.

Well, this book is silly and quirky. Although the style is cartoony, almost Nickelodeon style, the story is confusing in an Alice in Wonderland way. I struggled to figure out what was going on, but at the same time, that feels entirely appropriate in a book like this. I hate cliffhanger endings, but I'm definitely curious about the sequel.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC. All opinions are my own.

I had so much fun reading this book, the story is so adorable and the illustrations were so well done and charming, there’s so many little details in every page that I couldn’t stop but be mesmerized by it all. I will definitely be recommending it! Thank you netgalley and the publisher for this early copy

I really liked how this book looked. The art was gorgeous and colourful. The story felt like it was cut short just to set up a second book or series of book and I dislike when books do that. I feel like they should have wrapped up this book and made a better cliffhanger or a better story so that people will want to continue it because they enjoy it, not just because of a lazily done cliffhanger. All that to say, the story was barely developed but I didn't hate it.

The premise and potential of a graphic novel set largely in a dream factory, within the dream of a narcoleptic boy, is fantastic. There are so many ways this could go, and when couples with amazing artwork, it's magical. I thoroughly enjoyed the sweet grandmother, and the funny and slightly incompetent sidekick. However, I felt that the main character lacked depth. His sense of feeling alone and abandoned by his friends was told, yet not shown enough for me to truly buy into it, which unfortunately left me feeling disconnected from the main character. I felt that some of the action and suspense was rushed, and my personal taste would have enjoyed some more world-building for the dream factory, as it has so much potential.

Thanks to netgalley for providing me an arc for this book in exchange for my honest review.

I had a lot of fun with this book! I loved the illustrations and the whole plot was very enjoyable!

The story’s about Andy, who suffers from narcolepsy and during one of his episodes he gets involved with the dream factory. The book has 63 pages and it’s a graphic novel so it was a very short read. And that made it perfect!

I had never seen narcolepsy representation before and I loved seeing it in this book. Even though it’s obviously more fantastical, I thought it was a fun way of portraying it. I’m happy to see the representation!

It felt so much like watching a cartoon tv show. Which in my opinion it should be. It would be a very fun show and it has a lot of things to play with involving the dream factory!

It’s a fun book and worth checking out!

The title and cover are what 100% drew me into this graphic novel and I have to say, the art style did not disappoint. It is phenomenal, potentially one of my favourites ever and that is a seriously bold statement. The colouring was stunning, every single page was a joy to look at and it’s all so clean.

Unfortunately, the story is where The Dream Factory fell short. It was a really interesting concept that I’d like to see more of, but it was ridiculously fast-paced and I had no clue what was going on half the time.

I think this would have benefitted from being a longer graphic novel, 63 pages were not enough to introduce the characters, and dream world and expand the plot. There is no character development and outside of having narcolepsy, you don’t know anything about the main character.

I’d be open to reading another installment of this in the future as I am curious about what is happening and I’ll be giving it a very average 2.5 stars as the artwork was incredible.

I really enjoyed this book, because it talked about the experience of narcolepsy. It used this element of the character always dreaming to create a fantastical dreamworld, where adventure ensues.

The art style reminds me of something I would see on Disney Channel or Nickelodeon. My favorite part is the use of color to differentiate the dreamworld and the real world. The real world is very natural, while the dreamworld is full of vibrancy. The characters in the dreamworld are also very creative depictions of animals and other mythical beings.

It was a super cool read.