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Serenity #7
Serenity 7: Space Cadet Vs. Drama Queen
When Sally is grounded after her parents catch her leaving an R-rated science fiction movie, her friends decide to make their own, and along the way everyone learns about the importance of having limits and that their parents care.
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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June 3, 2015
Everyone's favorite OEL Christian manga continues, and this time, we find Serenity and friends inspired to create their own movie after being disappointed with the one they went to see.
The movie is a sci-fi epic about a spider-like space princess, and is quite enjoyable to read about. Plus, the art is really nice.
The movie is a sci-fi epic about a spider-like space princess, and is quite enjoyable to read about. Plus, the art is really nice.
March 14, 2012
Serenity Harper is a a somewhat wild girl who has been befriended by the local youth group. In this graphic novel, when they go out to see an R-rated movie, it leads to them trying to top it by filming their very own low-budget film, "Terror from the Tarantula Nebula." It also leads Serenity to wonder that maybe parental limits aren't always a bad thing, because they show parents care.
I'm reviewing this book mostly because the art style in it has changed for the better. It's no longer as rough or as sloppy: it has a clean, polished look, with much better color and detail than before. I'm not sure if it's because of a new artist, or the old one getting an inker, but both in black and white and in color it looks far better than the first volumes.
The story isn't bad. Surprisingly, half the story in it is devoted to the movie they make, illustrating it in comic form. The other half is the filming of it, and the above plot. There's some nice character development. Serenity is softening, and she's becoming more accepted by the youth group, with less of the bad aspects I've mentioned in past reviews in this series. It's not bad, and if your young pre-teen likes Archie or Sabrina style comics, or likes light fluffy slice of life YA books, they might like this a lot. I don't think above 12 or 13 will like it much though.
The Kindle version also feels formatted a lot better, with no multiple page panels. It fit on my Kindle standard just fine, and was readable with little difficulty. However, the price is slightly high for ebook manga, at $8. While print manga retails for $11+, it's still a little high if you plan to follow the series.
To sum up, the Serenity series is a nice little slice-of-life Christian manga, and this book addresses a lot of complaints that people may have had with the series before. It's still not going to convert traditional manga fans, or win awards, but it's good, and much more real than usual Christian works are.
I'm reviewing this book mostly because the art style in it has changed for the better. It's no longer as rough or as sloppy: it has a clean, polished look, with much better color and detail than before. I'm not sure if it's because of a new artist, or the old one getting an inker, but both in black and white and in color it looks far better than the first volumes.
The story isn't bad. Surprisingly, half the story in it is devoted to the movie they make, illustrating it in comic form. The other half is the filming of it, and the above plot. There's some nice character development. Serenity is softening, and she's becoming more accepted by the youth group, with less of the bad aspects I've mentioned in past reviews in this series. It's not bad, and if your young pre-teen likes Archie or Sabrina style comics, or likes light fluffy slice of life YA books, they might like this a lot. I don't think above 12 or 13 will like it much though.
The Kindle version also feels formatted a lot better, with no multiple page panels. It fit on my Kindle standard just fine, and was readable with little difficulty. However, the price is slightly high for ebook manga, at $8. While print manga retails for $11+, it's still a little high if you plan to follow the series.
To sum up, the Serenity series is a nice little slice-of-life Christian manga, and this book addresses a lot of complaints that people may have had with the series before. It's still not going to convert traditional manga fans, or win awards, but it's good, and much more real than usual Christian works are.
September 6, 2022
Great Christian Manga
April 24, 2019
Pretty good! I think the end story, which is kind of a Star Wars/Star Trek combination story, was really fun! (I certainly think it is unrealistic that teens would be able to come up with graphics that good for a homemade movie, but guess what? This is fiction and it's okay to live the dream.) The in-world story focuses on parents and boundaries, which was interesting but not amazing.
I rolled my eyes a couple times: namely, when Sally got in trouble for watching an R-rated movie, and also when Serenity's mom asked her if she'd ever murdered anybody (i.e. had an abortion). Especially given that Serenity's mom says two panels later "your body, your choice," I found that entire scenario dramatic for no reason.
I rolled my eyes a couple times: namely, when Sally got in trouble for watching an R-rated movie, and also when Serenity's mom asked her if she'd ever murdered anybody (i.e. had an abortion). Especially given that Serenity's mom says two panels later "your body, your choice," I found that entire scenario dramatic for no reason.
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