Emily Edison 1

by David Hopkins, Brock Rizy

After stepping through a portal that he opened with his nuclear powered vacuum cleaner, Emily Edison's father met, fell in love with, and married Emily's would be mother from another dimension, but years after having Emily, they divorced, and since then Emily divides her time between two worlds and uses her other worldly powers to save the planet she calls home.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Adventure, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published July 15, 2006

About the author

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David Hopkins is a fantasy novelist with an interest in Shakespeare, medieval history, fairy tales, and myth. He is the author of The Dryad’s Crown, a story set in the vast world of Efre Ousel. BookLife described The Dryad's Crown as "a welcome, inventive, humane fantasy, set at the scale of a single fascinating life."

His work also includes the novel Wear Chainmail to the Apocalypse, the short story collection We Miss All the Great Parties and the burlesque memoir The Wild and Wayward Tales of Tammi True.

David has been a regular contributor to D Magazine, Smart Pop Books, and Fanboy Radio. He has written op-eds for the Dallas Morning News and Chicago Tribune, comic books and graphic novels in a variety of genres, and even a few D&D adventures.

David is married to artist and designer, April Hopkins. He has two daughters, Kennedy and Greta, and a dog named Moose.

Reviews

[Marpesia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok...let me come right out and say it....I am very much in touch with my inner child and have a tendency to hang out at Zeus comics quite a bit. So I met David Hopkins at a signing for his Karma Incorporated launch and liked his quirkiness, yet grammatically correct quirkiness, when telling a story. When I heard about his Emily Edison Project I decided I would be first in line to purchase a copy. The first thing that strikes you the rendering of the main character, Emily Edison. She is a "normal" girl with normal issues who just happens to be a bit of a super hero. I don't want to list any spoilers but I enjoyed this book so much that I actually sat in the parking lot and read it from cover to cover and then ran back inside to tell him how much I enjoyed it. Great plot and Great art...who could ask for more.
This book is definitely written for the teen audience and I am sure is on someone list of top books of quality for teen girls to read.

[Jenifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a fun little sci-fi story with cute characters and a nice theme about family. It wasn't anything all that special, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. The writer and the artist self indulgently inserted themselves into the story with some meta commentary that added nothing to the story, but even worse, one inserted into the plot as a disgusting lecher substitute "teacher" who sexually harassed the female students. These two pages almost ruined the book for me and I will not be picking up anything by this duo again.

[Erin Reilly-Sanders · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked the idea of this graphic novel more than the execution. The story was mostly interesting but the action was a little difficult to keep up with due to the illustration style. The colours are all shiny and saturated and occasionally the inked black line between colours is left out. While this create an innovative style, it makes some of the pictures difficult to decipher, particularly with the large amount of action that is going on. I found it hard to get into the story, particularly with the confusing dream sequences. The interest level would be good for kids and includes some snarky dialog and other bits and pieces of humour. I also think I didn't liek this because the heroine is kind of ugly, although I feel superficial for not only feeling that but having to admit to it. Emily's round freckled face is just not very attractive, I think due to the somewhat grimacing expressions she has. It feels like this would make a much better Saturday morning cartoon rather than a graphic novel.

[LALa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought it was a fun story and a good attempt at having a female super hero that young girls and teens could hopefully relate to and enjoy. At this time I was just starting to branch out more into independent comics and graphic novels, so its release was ideal timing. I also dug the artwork because of it's unique style and I am a sucker for artists that make their style signature.

That said, I have to state my biases because I was a fangirl of the publisher and came to know both the writer and artist, and they were swell enough to give me and a close friend a cameo without my asking. (^_^)

[Abbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was just fun. I couldn't put it down, it was so engaging and action packed. Loved the art, and would definitely read more of her adventures.

Alright for tweens and teens too, probably would appeal more to girls.

[Dana · Rating 2 out of 5]

The style of the illustrations were not my cup of tea. They reminded me of the "cinemanga" books where stills are pulled from anime and put into book form.

[CuriousLibrarian · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fun concept - didn't grab me.