Oh my GOD! That cliffhanger! When will the next book appear?

I would love to thank Europe Comics, Stéphane Fert and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Temperance is an ogre born in the Mist and raised up by a gang of witches. She is taken care of by Grissette, her grandma, who feeds her a lot of pumpkin soup and teaches her kung-fu.

But pumpkin is also known of keeping the big and terrafying mist away. They all know that once the mist swallows you, you are as good as dead and lost forever.
So when the mist attacks them anyway, Temperance is the only one with the courage to fight it off and save an old witch from their village.

Then Temperance, Grissette, Asma the leader with another witch + a cute human girl called Helen leave together in a long adventure to fight the mist and its enemies once and for all. But less they know this adventure will cost them to be attacked by The Lost Ones and find out terrafying secrets that were best kept hidden.
Temperance learns more about herself and bonus points: she will get an adorable unexpected kiss from a character.

I really liked this graphic novel! It was fast-paced, lovely, funny at times and kept me glued. There were a few points that were left out (maybe we'll get to know those in the next installments), hence the 4 stars.
But overall it was enjoyable and the illustrations are a combo of gothic and colorful. The story is beautiful and the cliffhanger killed me!
I need to know more and I cannot wait for the next one (no info on Goodreads yet, though).

Anyways, I recommend this one if you love:
Graphic novels;
Witches;
Forest setting;
Funny and comical characters;
A strong female main character;
The chosen one trope.

A solid 3.7.
The Mist-Walker has an interesting premise: a mysterious dark mist that no one knows its origin and true intent engulfs most of the post-apocalyptic world. (It reminds me a little of Shadow-cursed Lands in Baldur’s Gate 3.) And we watch a baby ogress brought up by her grouchy witch grandma in a witchy village that narrowly survives in the world, and tries to protect her village and people while trying to find her true calling. The whole book is a beautiful and cozy sapphic story, with some occasional laughs and the right amount of actions. The art style is unique, not exactly my favorite but it presents the world enticingly. I love the variety in its main cast (most female as well, yay), plus-sized women with colorful and distinctive personalities.
Not much surprise in the plot there, but the premise makes up for it more or less. It addresses a little on feminism, matrilineality, the balance between humans and nature, the debate over science versus magic. The idea of how a witchy and magical society functions in a mostly primitive way after the demise of the modern automatization world is amazing and also gives me a bit Horizon vibe, which I LOVE. (Okay Claire we get it you are a video game nerd stop it.)
However, I do think the world build could use a bit more work. The use of magic in the graphic novel is very different from how we usually perceive it and I like it a lot, but if I’m being honest, most of the things in this book confuse me a little bit because of the insufficient world build, and the art style did not help in distinguishing the villains. Frankly the bad guys all look the same to me. Also the overuse of squash… I’m certainly no expert on horticulture but for me it’s a bit on the nose just for the whole witchy and cozy vibe.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing this eARC.

The Mist-Walker contains beautiful and perfect illustrations capturing the essence of witches; the entire tale felt like playing a unique indie video game. We have sapphics, plus size women, nudity, found family, realistic relationships, banter, and humor; this is thee most charming and action packed fantasy any witch fanatic can ask for. Going in completely blind, I didn’t expect to tear up or laugh at snarky commentary. I didn’t expect to feel pity for The Lost Ones or relatable with Temperance. Ending so abruptly, I wished the volume was longer. Ready to be on the lookout for the second installment.

This was so incredibly well done. I loved the muted witchy colour palette and the illustration style, concepts and character design were amazing. I did enjoy the backstories of the witches, but something was missing for me plotwise. For anybody reading this, this does end on a cliffhanger.
Including a peek into the illustrators sketchbook at the end was such a nice touch and if you are a graphic designer, illustrator or concept artist, this will add that little bit extra to a graphic novel. I'd definitely consider reading the next volume.

4 out of 5 stars

Thank you Netgalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Mist-Walker sets the reader up to enter an exciting world with engaging characters. There is just enough development for readers to understand a bit about each character and leave them wanting to know more. The artwork is beautiful and pulls the ready into this mysterious world. I am very excited to see where the story will go next and I look forward to recommending it to my students.

Thanks to Europe Comics and NetGalley for allowing me to read the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

3.5


The Mist-Walker caught my eye by her beautiful art cover. I liked the idea of the artist to have played on the illusion of being in front of a simple image, when the more you look at the illustration the more you notice the appearance of many small elements that go to enrich the composition. In addition, the dark shades such as gray/black and fuscia increase their charm.
If you look at the graphic aspect the artist has done a beautiful job because not only has he played on the warm/cold tones, but he has also characterized the characters with different physical aspects, making it easy to distinguish who is who. I also found it nice to insert the sketchbook in the ending to show the reader the work behind the final product. The characters are distinguished not only aesthetically, but also by their character. There is Grisette who for me is the grouchy of the group, but who provides for the protection of the village and Temperance in his own way; Asma who with his pipe makes her young forever (but how old is she??); Temperance, the protagonist who despite her strength still has a lot to learn and many others.
What didn’t particularly convince me was the novel part. It may be because the artist aimed more at drawing explanations than the use of dialogues, but I found a little lack of context in some passages. If there were more panels, maybe the story would have had more impact. Since it's the first volume I expected a little more explanation, but maybe it will be developed in later volumes.
I’m happy to have read this first volume and although the story has not yet captured me I can not wait to discover how it will develop in the next volumes.

A band of witches leave their home to track and combat a magical mist that threatens their home.

Lots of interesting magical powers here with a very distinctive art style and minimal colour. I enjoyed the banter between characters. This book celebrates the power of age and wisdom.

The Mist-Walker was a beautifully illustrated book. Very cool drawing style and I liked the unique and often funny characters. Can't wait to read more!

First volume of a beautiful fantasy graphic novel.
A malevolent mist is threatening the lives of a clan of witches and adventures ensues, a rather typical premice, but extremely well executed. The characters are charming and their banter is fun, they really bounce well off each other and I loved following their journey. The threats are not what they seem and there are a few nice twists too. Of course it is hard to know if the story will hold without reading the next volumes, this is very much a cliff-hanger situation, but I do know that I want to keep going with it and find out where it all leads.

2/5

Another title that for me was a miss.
Another title I skimmed read at some point because I couldn't get myself to enjoy the story.
This time it looks like I simply picked up the wrong time considering the majority of users seemed to have liked it.
My problem with this one was getting to like the story. I was enjoying the drawings a lot, but the story didn't clic the way I wanted. It was an okay read, but nothing more...

I liked the coloring of the art style. Thought it would make a good middle grade recommendation. Then at 24% they all got naked and I saw way too many names old ladies with saggy tatas. No thank you, should have a content warning. Dnf

Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review.

The worldbuilding of The Mist-Walker is incredible. The writing does a really good job of showing and not telling a lot of the rules of the world (and using Hellen as the audience surrogate to get some exposition in is only used sparingly and in a way that still works without taking you out of the story).

The characters are extremely likeable and have very unique voices. There are a few panels that are zoomed out with multiple speech bubbles that don't obviously point out who is tallking, but the characters are so distinct that it's easy to infer who is saying what. The characters, as "people", are flawed but it's written well and you can see how those flaws carry the character's motives and momentum.

The art is really the highlight of the series, I cannot sing its praises enough. The use of color is really good and I love, love how they use red as a highlight (especially in scenes that have a cooler tone). Panel layouts are thoughtfully planned and really work to set the pacing and mood. THE DESIGNS HAVE SUCH FUNKY SHAPES AND I LOVE IT. What I especially love about the designs is that a lot of the female characters also have funky shapes to them, which is something that's really rare in visual mediums.

Very excited for the next volume!!!

This is a story about a coven of witches and their dialogue with nature, evil spirits and themselves. I really enjoyed the depth of the characters and dynamics that was created within this classic fantasy storyline, as well as the feminist, occaisonally queer and generally inspirational tone of it all. The illustrations were hauntingly beautiful and created a dark but mystical setting for the story to evolve. I especially enjoyed the main characters emotional journey, but it might be important to note that this very much is the first part of a series and the ending can be seen as a bit of a cliff hanger.
I'd recommend this book for younger readers, too.

"The Mist-Walker" isn't a half-good book, it's entirely good. The illustration style helps create such a comforting atmosphere and its magic flies out of the pages. The storytelling could be stronger - which could definitely benefit from being longer!! Specially relationships-wise (we don't get enough of Helen) -, but seeing witches dance, love, argue, and getting into the folklore of the story was so comforting.

I will definitely check out the following books in the series!

Thank you to the publishers at Europe Comics and NetGalley for the chance of reading this.

The artwork is 10 out of 10! I just couldn’t get into the story. The ending was a very good cliff hanger.

Thank you for netgalley, author and publisher for a copy of this eARC in exchange for a review.

The graphics and art style was good but a bit hard to read sometimes with the colour choices but overall it was an okay read

The Mist-Walker is a fantastic graphic novel following a young woman who’s coming of age in a coven of witches without having a traditional kind of magic.

After being raised by a slightly cranky, unconventional witch, our protagonist wants to prove herself to all the mother figures in her life. However, a dangerous mist that has threatened her little village for years is getting worse. And this may be the chance she’s been waiting for to make a difference. This story has an interesting lore surrounding the mist, a little mystery about the witch’s past, and a lot of adventure with a sprinkle of slice of life that brings the characters and their world to life.

I love the gothic style art with a deep purple color palette. It really helps build the darkness that lurks at the edges of this story. I also love the diversity among the witches that live in the village: it’s warm and refreshing. In addition, the character’s personalities are well developed and shine through each little interaction, even those happening as an aside in the panels.

DNF 20%
The art was wonderful, but the plot wasn't super intriguing for me. However, I think it might not just be for me, but I definitely see other people enjoying.
Like I said the art was stunning, I really like the style of this graphic and adds a nice atmosphere to the novel.

An intriguing graphic novel that brings witchcraft, ogres, and sisterhood/friendship together to battle a dark mist of death. It is illustrated so beautifully. The graphics feel 'Once upon a time', but in one of the mid to light panels, it shows a post-apocalyptic scene. Hopefully Vol. 2 (or following volumes) will follow up that storyline.

With its charming premise and beautiful art style The Mist-Walker caught my eye and made me hopeful I would love it. Unfortunately, as much as I adored this graphic novel visually, the story lacked depth and nuance for me. The characters felt flat and I had trouble keeping the witches apart since they felt largely undeveloped beyond their role in the plot. I also wish that visually, this story wouldn't have relied on so many pop culture tropes regarding the image of witches as old crones with large noses. The Mist-Walker had an opportunity to present a different take and didn't, something that I found disappointing.