Sonata #2: Sonata's Adventures Underground

Sonata (Single Issues)

by David Hine, Brian Haberlin, Geirrod Van Dyke (Cover Art)

Sonata travels through a hidden underworld where she discovers impossible science, a giant killer bird, and a young man named Pau, who sees himself as her knight in shining armor. He is also the son of the rival Tayan leader, which makes them deadly enemies.

Genres: Science Fiction, Comics

36 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 17, 2019

Reviews

[Roman Colombo · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is beautiful! I love the characters and the world Hine and Haberlin are building, but most of the praise belongs to Haberlin and Vandyke's art. I feel like this could be the next Saga if Image pushed it more.

[Evelyn Blackwater · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay- this is definitely my kind if sci-fi trash. It's engrossing and fun, sincere, cliche, mildy incompetent, but completely impassioned.

The problems are surprisingly with the art. I know i called it groundbreaking before- but for goodness sake, everyone is so overcolored they accidentally look like cheap 3D models from a Jimmy Neutron episode.
That and the textures are... interesting...

The other problem is with the execution of its tropes.
I know a Romeo and Juliet Forbidden Love romance when I see it and I am always thrilled by them...
But I typically like it most when I don't see them coming a mile away. The male lead Pau is not subtle at all and it leaves no room to interpret him any other way than already smitten with Sonata to a degree that's more eye rolling than swoon inducing.

Probably sounds like I got a lot of problems with this comic. I don't. The story itself is actually really charming and fascinating. The world is likewise really engrossing and I wouldn't mind living in this book.

I just find some of its aesthetic choices and executions to be a little off-putting.

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Pop Bop · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting World

So, we have two sets of warring colonists, a tribe of indigenous occupants, a Romeo and Juliet sub-plot, and a whole world to explore.

For me, the locals are the most interesting characters. The world is intriguing and there are lots of secrets to be uncovered. So, I'm happy to let the larger plot wander anywhere it wants to as long we keep exploring.

(Please note that I had a chance to read a free ecopy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)