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a neat ending to this enjoyable prequel.
A decent conclusion to the Battling Boy prequel, but still not as good as the original.
This book is all about real-life heroes, and how they sometimes aren't all that they're cracked up to be. I feel like this is a really interesting subject -- because through so much of everyones' childhoods, we're encouraged to build heroes for ourselves out of real people. (I even remember having to write a multitude of papers about my personal heroes, which was always an interesting time.) But when you're talking about real-life heroes, there are always some bad bits -- no one is 100% perfect,...
I was expecting the next Paul Pope Battling Boy book for this year, but it's nonetheless good to get another Aurora West volume. This was one of the books we discussed on our publisher spotlight on First Second fall releases: http://comicsalternative.com/episode-....
The art by Rubin is awesome, but the story really falls apart here, in a jumbled mess that feels rushed.Took me a long time to finish this series up, I'd forgotten I had the last book in a box somewhere. This one had promise, but just didn't live up to what it could have been, in my opinion.
Great little story on the making of a hero, and the role played by secrets small and great.
This is the second half of a narrative which serves as a prequel to Paul Pope's Battling Boy , and which started in The Rise of Aurora West . Also written by Pope and JT Petty, and drawn by David Rubín, The Fall of the House of West picks up where the previous volume left off and lets the reader follow Aurora West's continued attempts to uncover the mystery of her mother's death, and avenge her by confronting the monster whom she more and more believes to be responsible. But as the title s...
I was given this title to review by NetGalley and the publisher First Second in exchange for my honest review.Daughter of celebrated Haggard West – hero extraordinare of the monster-rampaged Arcopolis – and a hero-in-training herself, 15-year-old Aurora West continues on her quest to find the monster that killed her mother eleven years ago. All signs point to the responsible monster being Coil, Aurora's not-so-imaginary and not-so-friendly childhood companion, who just so happened to disappear f...
This concludes the prequel to Paul Pope's Battling Boy. Aurora West discovers she may not know the truth about the major event that drives her to revenge. The reveal is unexpected, and it makes a big change to how you view the relationships between the characters in the series. There are some really good action sequences in this. However , the art is a bit uneven at times--especially when it comes to characters' faces.
a lot of background history of the characters is revealed. I loved it even more than "the rise of aurora west".
These are more than just superhero monster hunters with cool gadgets. There are poignant family relations that are on the forefront of this story. My only reservation is that the artwork is sometimes too dark and sometimes too busy for the small pages of the book.
Like the first volume, this was a lot of fun. Even after waiting a long time between volumes, I felt like I could remember and follow enough to get the impact of the story. I want more.
Huh, this is the horse after the cart that was The Rise of Aurora West. An inventive world in which to narrate the events leading up to the aforementioned cart.
Substantially more coherent than previous volumes.
I've been looking forward to this as I really enjoyed Aurora West's first book! This is a continuation of the story as she concludes the search for the killer of her mother and continues training to be her father's sidekick and one day replace him. A rip-roaring adventure with lots of action, humour and fabulous art. Great characters return from the first book. But also quite a serious theme and heavy topic that deals with heroes having to believe in themselves, when to tell the truth versus whe...
Another fun entry in this series. The artwork is quite fun and we learn more of the West backstory.
I have to say I was a bit let down by the ending of this two-part story, though I can't really say why. Naturally, monsters are battled, secrets revealed and truths (and lies) spoken (and unspoken). Naturally, there's plenty of human-on-monster bashery involved throughout. Naturally, Pope's writing is stilted but inventive. And somehow, by the end, the whole thing just feels a bit flat.This is not to say I had high expectations after the first book. That was just a passable but fun adventure wit...
This was a fun and unusual duet of graphic novels. The ending made me genuinely cry
Good but not great. Nothing as good The original story line me.
Read this in one sitting. Loved it! Enjoyed the previous GN as well.
