Disney Manga: Descendants - Mal's Royal Challenge

by Jason Muell, Natsuki Minami (Illustrations)

Opening the bridge between Auradon and the Isle was the easy part – bringing two disparate cultures together will be the real challenge that Mal must face. Realizing that she needs help, Mal brings on as consuls the two people who best personify their respective Audrey for Auradon and Uma for the Isle of the Lost. They’re charged with helping Mal introduce their own cultures to a whole new audience… but how?

As far as Mal sees it, they can only really truly understand the issues that the people of Auradon and the Isle of the Lost will face by first experiencing it for themselves, which means that Audrey will need to live a day in Uma’s life on the Isle and Uma in Audrey’s shoes in Auradon. This experience – full of embarrassing missteps and unexpected situations – opens up Audrey and Uma’s eyes to just how inattentive they’d been to the challenges faced by those who’d grown up elsewhere and inspires them to join forces with Mal to find a better solution to truly integrate their cultures.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Manga

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 25, 2024

Reviews

[Ember Moto · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun story if you like the franchise. It does seem like the publication of this book was heavily delayed as the events take place before the Royal Wedding short.

[Adam Fisher · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars.
Review being submitted to School Library Journal for an upcoming SMS article.

[M · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars.

[Tiffany Blose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story based on the movie

[onceuponamon · Rating 4 out of 5]

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176 in TBR List
73/25 in 2025
Format: 📖
Pages: 128
Days to read: 1
Song to go with: Rotten to the Core by Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Carmeron Boyce, Booboo Stewart

Vibes: Young adult, Disney, legacy, villains time to rise, politics, world building, self discovery, quest

Review: This was cute! Reminded me of the Wicked World series. Its set after D3 so a beautiful homage to Cameron Boyce. Cute story. Stunning art! I particularly liked the outfits.