Pixie 1: Somnanbulia

Pixie #1

by Mariolle-aurore

Alone in his Deicoon Palace, the capricious young prince Ael dreams of going on big adventures and becoming a hero. Little does he know that when he meets the young thief Pixie that he is about to embark on a wild journey that takes him to Somnanbulia, a dark kingdom where monsters clash with mythic creatures.

Genres: Bande Dessinée, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Manga

48 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2004

Reviews

[Francine]

I'm currently trying to thin out my graphic novel collection, so I'm re-reading some comics I haven't read in ages to see whether I still like them (if not, I'll sell them). Pixie was one of the first GNs I ever bought - I was really into manga at that time, as you can tell from the art style - and most of the books I bought when I was still new to the medium I don't like anymore. But I do like Pixie. Sure, it takes a little while for the story to get going, but from about the halfway point I was really on-board with the characters and the world and the story. The constant costume changes are a bit gimmicky, but I like all the designs; it feels like the artist had a lot of fun with them.

[Meteora-books]

3.25/5
Un premier tome très introductif, presque trop, qui nous propulse dans une histoire sans nous donner beaucoup d'explications. Ce qui m'a un peu perdue au début parce que les personnages ne sont pas clairement introduits, on passe de l'un à l'autre sans aucune transition ni présentation. Mais l'univers s'installe déjà bien et on commence aussi à comprendre les pouvoirs du héros principal dès ce T1.
A voir si je poursuis, en tout cas les dessins sont très beaux!

[Vora]

De jolis dessins (Aurore " Black Cat" Demilly est vraiment très douée) mais une narration un peu bordélique..

[Paula]

😕 me ha dejado indiferente. El estilo de dibujo y el diseño de personajes está muy bien, también la paleta de colores oscuros, pero la historia me parece un absoluto caos.

[Quinn]

this was fantastic. it was a great conclusion to the first, and this one of the only books that was rich with ideas. i thought about it for days. like nonstop. and i sat awake thinking about it. it really was great. the only thing was that i wished that it was bigger than 2 volumes. becuase it really had enough ideas to be a thourough series. but aurore is cranky and probably only wanted to do two volumes.

[Trip]

The art style was kind of strange (what!? not manga?!) but I eventually figured out that the story is supposed to be that disconnected.

[Quinn]

so good! very different, ive never read a comic book going left to right haha. but it was so full of ideas id never thought of before. brilliant!

[Stéphanie]

De jolis dessins (Aurore " Black Cat" Demilly est vraiment très douée) mais une narration un peu bordélique... Bref il faut voir le tome suivant pour savoir si ce défaut sera corrigé.

[Morgane]

Très bonne bd jeunesse, j'ai hâte de' voir comment l'histoire va évoluer.