Snarlbear

by Natalie Riess

SNARLBEAR is a comic about a girl's journey through the dangerous and colorful Rainbow Dimension. On the way she learns about the power of friendship and monster punching.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Comics

310 pages, ebook

Published March 6, 2017

About the author

Natalie Riess is an American artist, illustrator, and webcomic creator. She gained public recognition after her comic Space Battle Lunchtime was published by Oni Press in 2016. Her webcomic Dungeon Critters created with Sara Goetter was published by First Second Books in 2020.

Reviews

[Katherine]

I'd started reading this when it was originally posted online as a webcomic, but purchased the books when the option became available. I love the use of colors and subversive themes to what's usually associated with bright happy colors. I also really like the characters; none of our protagonists are free from vice. It fits well within the context of the series, but as a fair warning to readers who are squimish, there is a fair about of body horror.

[Ryu]

WOW. Okay. This turned out much, much better than I expected.

I really loved the colours. I'm not one for bright and flashy neon to decorate my screen, but shit man, I loved the way the artist used colours on this one.

And the characters! They were really complex- even better than some of the books I've actually read. They weren't black or white. They were in a really muddy, morally grey area that makes readers love and hate them at the same time. I think Flint is probably my favourite.

All in all, 3.9/5.

If you're interested in reading this, here is the link

[Mook]

This was a super cute comic that I read online. I really like Daisy, aka Snarlbear. She's so immediately invested in this new world and takes to being a hero for hire with gusto! Flint may be an opportunist, but he cares a lot, and even Narcy becomes a better person, er, unicorn through their adventures.

[Steven]

Very colorful art, a simple but enjoyable story. Pretty gory, though all very cartoony gore.

[Thursday Jacobson]

An absolute delight. The use of color is so vibrant and fun.
It's always fun to see an artist improve as the work goes on.