The Planet of the Overhearers: Book 7

Le petit prince #7

by Heloise Cappoccia

Continuing on their journey farther and farther away from home, the Little Prince and Fox land on a peculiar planet where flying machines spread terror through the towns. The Amicopes are a very talkative people, but those disquieting machines, controlled by the overseer Sahara, stop them from speaking out by taping their mouths shut! How did the young man become such a tyrant? And is a revolution really the best solution?

Genres: Graphic Novels, Fantasy

56 pages, ebook

First published December 28, 2012

Reviews

[Katja Labonté · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,7 étoiles (3/10 cœurs). Au début, j'ai trouvé l'histoire très allégorique, avec le Serpent, les Mauvaises Pensées et les pansements. Mais j'ai vite perdu tout intérêt pour l'histoire. Elle était légèrement moralisatrice, mais pas très intéressante, et je n'ai pas apprécié certains elements. Je ne me souviens plus vraiment de quoi, tant l'histoire m'a peu intéressé.

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2.7 stars (3/10 hearts). At first this struck me as very allegorical, with the Snake, Evil Thoughts, and plasters. But I quickly lost interest in the story. It was mildly moralistic, but not very interesting, and I didn't care for some stuff that happened. I really can't remember what though, that's how little the story interested me.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

These are definitely worth checking out, though it seemed like a missed opportunity not to delve into the whole 1984 aspect, but whatevs. They are fairly naive with the whole "completely peaceful solution to everything" aspect, but still a good adventure and creative with pretty good lessons.

[Knutschi · Rating 5 out of 5]

❤️🤗💫

[Paula · Rating 2 out of 5]

In this installment of the graphic novel set, adapted from the animated series, the Little Prince and Fox share new adventures as they visit the planet of the Overhearers. On D333, they encounter the Amicopes, normally are a very talkative and free-speaking people. However, they have been silenced by the overseer Sahara; his disquieting machines have taped their mouths shut. There is also an underground movement afoot to depose him. The Little Prince learns how Sahara grew to be a despot from Brooklin, Sahara’s true love. It was because he was bullied for his unusual voice that Sahara shut himself away and resorted to tyranny. And then Snake stepped in to spur on the repression of free speech. In the underground bunker it is Fox that takes charge and stalls the planned revolution. Those familiar with the series will know that with the Prince’s magical powers and Fox’s savoir-faire, the Little Prince, with the greater good on his side, will ultimately restore free speech to the Amicopes. Although this is #7 in the series, the story is such that it can stand alone. It begins like the other titles with a letter to Rose, recalling the past adventure and alluding to the one about to begin. Back matter includes a four-page Little Prince short stylized by another graphic artist and an informative page about Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. These graphic adventure stories will be mostly enjoyed by elementary readers; they follow the same formula and have a happy ending. The graphics in this one are below average; most of the characters are indistinguishable from one another. The dialogue and action lack clarification, and the plot is cliché. It would most likely be too tame for older graphic novel enthusiasts wanting a little more thrill and violence. Purchase if needed.