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Leave It To Chance #1
Leave It To Chance Vol. 1: Shaman's Rain
Fourteen-year-old Chance Falconer has the occult in her blood. Her father, Lucas Falconer, is the supernatural defender of the Devil's Echo, an amazing city where the supernatural is an everyday occurrence. This is a family tradition handed down from one generation to the next and so Chance feels its time for her training to begin. Her father, however, has other ideas. His role as Devil's Echo's protector has left him a scarred and changed man. But when Lucas puts his foot down and says "no" to Chance's desire to continue the family tradition, she strikes out on her own to prove him wrong - getting involved in her own mysteries and adventures both fantastic and otherworldly. Is she up to this task? "Leave it to Chance"!
Praised for its widespread appeal and ability to entertain both children and adults alike, "Shaman's Rain" is the first in Image's ongoing collections of the Harvey and Eisner Award-winning "Leave it to Chance "material. This will lead into new volumes picking up where the original series left off. Printed in an oversized hardcover format, this edition is "Leave it to Chance "as you have never seen it before. Recommended for readers and fans of "Starman," "Harry Potter," "Batman Beyond," and "Scooby Doo.
Praised for its widespread appeal and ability to entertain both children and adults alike, "Shaman's Rain" is the first in Image's ongoing collections of the Harvey and Eisner Award-winning "Leave it to Chance "material. This will lead into new volumes picking up where the original series left off. Printed in an oversized hardcover format, this edition is "Leave it to Chance "as you have never seen it before. Recommended for readers and fans of "Starman," "Harry Potter," "Batman Beyond," and "Scooby Doo.
112 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1997
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July 4, 2016
Because I’m a Girl?
Chance is the 14-year-old daughter of Lucas Falconer, magician and heroic protector of the fantastic city of Devil's Echo. When Chance expresses the hope to inherit her father’s supernatural secrets and follow in his footsteps, however, the mighty magician replies: “No, Chance, it’s father to son. You’re my daughter. The work is simply too dangerous.” Not surprisingly, Chance objects: “Because I’m a girl? No, dad! No! I’m certain I have it in me... to be a true Falconer.” He would have none of it, though, so what's a girl to do but... well, go adventuring on her own? Chance gets involved with a fire-breathing dragon, Sewer Goblins, a monster-sized Toad God, corrupt politicians – you name it!
Targeted at a very broad audience in terms of age and gender, Leave It to Chance is an engaging, humorous, charming, carefully conceived and rendered if not particularly original or surprising read. This first volume collects the first four of altogether thirteen issues originally published between 1996 and 2002, and while they arguably never reach the heights of James Robinson’s 1990s masterpiece Starman, they are certainly among the more memorable comics of the period. Recommended to fantasy/adventure fans, and especially to those looking for a strong, young, likable female protagonist!
Chance is the 14-year-old daughter of Lucas Falconer, magician and heroic protector of the fantastic city of Devil's Echo. When Chance expresses the hope to inherit her father’s supernatural secrets and follow in his footsteps, however, the mighty magician replies: “No, Chance, it’s father to son. You’re my daughter. The work is simply too dangerous.” Not surprisingly, Chance objects: “Because I’m a girl? No, dad! No! I’m certain I have it in me... to be a true Falconer.” He would have none of it, though, so what's a girl to do but... well, go adventuring on her own? Chance gets involved with a fire-breathing dragon, Sewer Goblins, a monster-sized Toad God, corrupt politicians – you name it!
Targeted at a very broad audience in terms of age and gender, Leave It to Chance is an engaging, humorous, charming, carefully conceived and rendered if not particularly original or surprising read. This first volume collects the first four of altogether thirteen issues originally published between 1996 and 2002, and while they arguably never reach the heights of James Robinson’s 1990s masterpiece Starman, they are certainly among the more memorable comics of the period. Recommended to fantasy/adventure fans, and especially to those looking for a strong, young, likable female protagonist!
March 12, 2020
#ThrowbackThursday - Back in the '90s, I used to write comic book reviews for the website of a now-defunct comic book retailer called Rockem Sockem Comics. From the December 1996 edition with a theme of "Fantasy":
TAKE A CHANCE!
LEAVE IT TO CHANCE #1 (Image/Homage Comics)
Imagine if Doctor Strange had a kid. That's the high level premise of LEAVE IT TO CHANCE. But don't let it fool you. Writer James Robinson has created an amazing world populated with interesting characters.
This is the story of Chance Falconer, a young teenage girl. For generations the sons of the Falconer family have served as the occult protectors of Devil's Echo. Chance is excited; since she is the only child of the current protector, it is now her turn to begin training for the job. But her father has other plans. Y'see, whenever he is not saving the city from demons and whatnot, he's a bit of a jerk. He's arrogant. He's sexist. He's not going to train his daughter for such a difficult and demanding role.
When business draws her father out of Devil's Echo, Chance takes a chance to prove herself. She begins to investigate a mystery her father passed over. Why has a wandering shaman fallen into a coma? Where is his missing daughter? Chance is, of course, in over her head. Somehow the shaman is mixed up with the candidates of the upcoming mayoral election. And those candidates are willing to go to extremes to keep their secrets. The beautiful art is by Paul Smith. He has previously worked on UNCANNY X-MEN from Marvel and THE GOLDEN AGE from DC (also with writer James Robinson). His style for this story is a mishmash of John Byrne, Frank Miller, and Japanese manga.
Robinson, who currently writes STARMAN for DC Comics, has made some wonderful assurances in his afterword to the story. He promises to keep storylines confined to 4 issue arcs and make every effort to keep the series accessible to new readers. And to reassure all those fellas out there who aren't sure they can handle a girl protagonist, he says this "is in no way a book for sissies." Indeed, it's a book with something for everyone: magic, dragons, politics, monsters, adventure, horror, intrigue.
This is a great one, folks. So buy it! Because, in the end, you're not taking a chance. It's a sure bet.
Grade: A
TAKE A CHANCE!
LEAVE IT TO CHANCE #1 (Image/Homage Comics)
Imagine if Doctor Strange had a kid. That's the high level premise of LEAVE IT TO CHANCE. But don't let it fool you. Writer James Robinson has created an amazing world populated with interesting characters.
This is the story of Chance Falconer, a young teenage girl. For generations the sons of the Falconer family have served as the occult protectors of Devil's Echo. Chance is excited; since she is the only child of the current protector, it is now her turn to begin training for the job. But her father has other plans. Y'see, whenever he is not saving the city from demons and whatnot, he's a bit of a jerk. He's arrogant. He's sexist. He's not going to train his daughter for such a difficult and demanding role.
When business draws her father out of Devil's Echo, Chance takes a chance to prove herself. She begins to investigate a mystery her father passed over. Why has a wandering shaman fallen into a coma? Where is his missing daughter? Chance is, of course, in over her head. Somehow the shaman is mixed up with the candidates of the upcoming mayoral election. And those candidates are willing to go to extremes to keep their secrets. The beautiful art is by Paul Smith. He has previously worked on UNCANNY X-MEN from Marvel and THE GOLDEN AGE from DC (also with writer James Robinson). His style for this story is a mishmash of John Byrne, Frank Miller, and Japanese manga.
Robinson, who currently writes STARMAN for DC Comics, has made some wonderful assurances in his afterword to the story. He promises to keep storylines confined to 4 issue arcs and make every effort to keep the series accessible to new readers. And to reassure all those fellas out there who aren't sure they can handle a girl protagonist, he says this "is in no way a book for sissies." Indeed, it's a book with something for everyone: magic, dragons, politics, monsters, adventure, horror, intrigue.
This is a great one, folks. So buy it! Because, in the end, you're not taking a chance. It's a sure bet.
Grade: A
July 26, 2011
During the ‘90s, as comics waded in the gentle throws of evolution, the medium struggled to find its new voice. Comics from the era often suffer from some of the stylistic impoverishments that had latched onto the published form over the previous century. As the books tried to assert themselves as worthy of attention, even many of the best examples of the medium offer sore points that seem stilted when compared to the contemporary product.
Appearing concurrently with Starman, James Robinson’s better-known work, Leave It to Chance is one of that decade’s better examples of comics adventure fiction to come from either of the two big publishers of American comics (it was originally published by DC). Chance magnifies that sense of the adventurous that the young ideally possess when their spirits haven’t been sequestered by disappointment, shame, and humiliation. The book’s protagonist, a fourteen-year-old girl named Chance, embodies all of what we might expect to see in a youth uninhibited by personal boundaries constructed in moments of fear and pain and discomfort.
Chance hopes to inherit the role of protector of the town of Devil’s Echo from the many paranormal threats it regularly faces. This, after all, is the generations-old Falconer family legacy. Her father forbids her training, hoping to pass the legacy on to a male heir (because he lost his wife to supernatural elements years earlier, he cannot brook the thought that he might lose Chance similarly). Chance, as these things go, gets into troubles and adventures regardless—half through her own precociousness and half through author-scripted circumstance. Like I said: as these things go.
The story is a lot of fun and Chance is a perfectly likable heroine. Being a big fan of Paul Smith’s art since his work on The Uncanny X-Men in the early/mid ‘80s, I was happy to be experiencing his work again. Smith’s character work is elegant and lively. He illustrates a world that arrives with a certain fluidity that is missing from the real world and this serves to elevate the adventurous aspect of Leave It to Chance. Readers caught up in current themes in fantasy-adventure illustration might find his work quaint and old-fashioned, but Smith’s cleanliness of line and clear cartooning reads like a breath of fresh air to those wearied by the dark attempts at realism that have proliferated over the last decade.
Still, as fun as Leave It to Chance may be, there are era-centered peculiarities that readers must decide to overlook lest they become frustrated. The book is clearly a product of its time and that is nowhere so apparent as it is in Robinson’s writing. Chance's narrative is governed by thought bubbles that don’t just give insight into the hero’s thought process but serve to exposit the story with heavy-handed mitts.
In one early panel, there has been a scene shift from Chance’s kitchen to an alleyway. Chance is getting out of her small, sporty adventurer’s car (she’s only fourteen but it’s an adventurer’s car, not a real one). The following internal monologue takes place in a single panel:
Or if you couldn’t read that well:
It’s overblown and a tool from another age. We wouldn’t forgive this kind of writing in the current era, but just like we’re willing to accept the unbelievably coy boy-girl dynamic in Casablanca or the fact that certain old Disney movies and Warner cartoons were brutally insensitive to non-WASPs, if we are considerate, we may be able to overlook these slights to our enlightened sensibilities and find an enjoyable product. Leave It to Chance isn’t perfect, but it’s still quite a bit of fun and should appeal to younger readers.
[review courtesy of Good Ok Bad]
Appearing concurrently with Starman, James Robinson’s better-known work, Leave It to Chance is one of that decade’s better examples of comics adventure fiction to come from either of the two big publishers of American comics (it was originally published by DC). Chance magnifies that sense of the adventurous that the young ideally possess when their spirits haven’t been sequestered by disappointment, shame, and humiliation. The book’s protagonist, a fourteen-year-old girl named Chance, embodies all of what we might expect to see in a youth uninhibited by personal boundaries constructed in moments of fear and pain and discomfort.
Chance hopes to inherit the role of protector of the town of Devil’s Echo from the many paranormal threats it regularly faces. This, after all, is the generations-old Falconer family legacy. Her father forbids her training, hoping to pass the legacy on to a male heir (because he lost his wife to supernatural elements years earlier, he cannot brook the thought that he might lose Chance similarly). Chance, as these things go, gets into troubles and adventures regardless—half through her own precociousness and half through author-scripted circumstance. Like I said: as these things go.
The story is a lot of fun and Chance is a perfectly likable heroine. Being a big fan of Paul Smith’s art since his work on The Uncanny X-Men in the early/mid ‘80s, I was happy to be experiencing his work again. Smith’s character work is elegant and lively. He illustrates a world that arrives with a certain fluidity that is missing from the real world and this serves to elevate the adventurous aspect of Leave It to Chance. Readers caught up in current themes in fantasy-adventure illustration might find his work quaint and old-fashioned, but Smith’s cleanliness of line and clear cartooning reads like a breath of fresh air to those wearied by the dark attempts at realism that have proliferated over the last decade.
Still, as fun as Leave It to Chance may be, there are era-centered peculiarities that readers must decide to overlook lest they become frustrated. The book is clearly a product of its time and that is nowhere so apparent as it is in Robinson’s writing. Chance's narrative is governed by thought bubbles that don’t just give insight into the hero’s thought process but serve to exposit the story with heavy-handed mitts.
In one early panel, there has been a scene shift from Chance’s kitchen to an alleyway. Chance is getting out of her small, sporty adventurer’s car (she’s only fourteen but it’s an adventurer’s car, not a real one). The following internal monologue takes place in a single panel:
Or if you couldn’t read that well:
The case file Saunders left in dad’s study said that this is where Raven was staying.
Bad area. The Maze. Full of dollar-a-day tenament rooms. Whatever brought the shaman to Devil’s Echo hadn’t paid off yet. Not if this address is anything to go by.
So already I’m guessing he was attacked to stop him from doing whatever he came here to do.
It’s overblown and a tool from another age. We wouldn’t forgive this kind of writing in the current era, but just like we’re willing to accept the unbelievably coy boy-girl dynamic in Casablanca or the fact that certain old Disney movies and Warner cartoons were brutally insensitive to non-WASPs, if we are considerate, we may be able to overlook these slights to our enlightened sensibilities and find an enjoyable product. Leave It to Chance isn’t perfect, but it’s still quite a bit of fun and should appeal to younger readers.
[review courtesy of Good Ok Bad]
January 4, 2015
This novel makes you feel like a kid again. The beautiful art & infectious story make you root for Chance from page one. If you are looking for a story unlike anything you've done. Don't leave it Chance (pun intended). It's a wonderful READ!
January 26, 2016
Dies ist eine weitere Zusammenarbeit von James Robinson und Paul Smith, die nicht nur einzeln Bemerkenswertes in der Comiclandschaft zustande gebracht haben (Robinson mit DCs Starman und Smith mit Marvels Uncanny X-Men), sondern auch mit Golden Age bereits einen beachtlichen Comic geschaffen haben, der aber sehr zu Robinsons Leidwesen als Elseworld verkauft wird.
Die erste Leave It to Chance Miniserie, die hier in Form eines Comicalbums vorliegt (statt des handelsüblichen Trade Paperbacks) ist leider nicht so gut. Chance, die Tochter eines klassischen "Stadtretterhelden" wächst gegen den Willen ihres Vaters in dessen Fußstapfen, wobei sie in klassischer Pulpmanier - und LITC bezieht sich sehr offensichtlich auf Pulps, was Storylines und Retrodesign angeht - von diversen wohlwollenden Nebencharakteren unterstützt wird.
Die Geschichte ist nett, aber eben auch nur das. Graphisch hat Paul Smith in der Vergangenheit weitaus Beindruckenderes geleistet.
Alles in allem halt ein netter Comic, der für das, was er hergibt, einfach zu teuer ist und - zumindest mich! - nicht wirklich zum mehrfachen Lesen verführt...
Die erste Leave It to Chance Miniserie, die hier in Form eines Comicalbums vorliegt (statt des handelsüblichen Trade Paperbacks) ist leider nicht so gut. Chance, die Tochter eines klassischen "Stadtretterhelden" wächst gegen den Willen ihres Vaters in dessen Fußstapfen, wobei sie in klassischer Pulpmanier - und LITC bezieht sich sehr offensichtlich auf Pulps, was Storylines und Retrodesign angeht - von diversen wohlwollenden Nebencharakteren unterstützt wird.
Die Geschichte ist nett, aber eben auch nur das. Graphisch hat Paul Smith in der Vergangenheit weitaus Beindruckenderes geleistet.
Alles in allem halt ein netter Comic, der für das, was er hergibt, einfach zu teuer ist und - zumindest mich! - nicht wirklich zum mehrfachen Lesen verführt...
May 25, 2020
James Robinson says in the intro this Nancy-Drew inspired indie is his favorite series, even more than his classic Starman. 14-year-old Chance Falconer is the latest in the long line of mystics who've protected the town of Devil's Echo – but her father says his successor will be her son someday in the future, because it's not girl's work. Guess what, it is.
This is very old school in style (in a good way). Chance wins not because she has awesome magic but because she's daring and has a good heart: when the bad guys flooding the city threatens the goblins who live in the sewers, her first priority is to get them to safety. It's got some of the same idealism as Starman but gentler and sweeter.
This is very old school in style (in a good way). Chance wins not because she has awesome magic but because she's daring and has a good heart: when the bad guys flooding the city threatens the goblins who live in the sewers, her first priority is to get them to safety. It's got some of the same idealism as Starman but gentler and sweeter.
June 9, 2023
Chance believes it's her destiny to follow in her father's footsteps but he thinks otherwise. At 14, she's ready to start her training as a paranormal investigator. Her father has been scarred and lost his wife defending against the occult and won't have his daughter pt in that danger. Chance has other plans and takes it upon herself to find answers. She's smart, she has helpful friends and she's determined. Her escapades find her deep in the sewers with Goblins, fighting shape-shifters and a huge toad....ugh. Chance is a character you can root for as she tries to do what's right even if it's against her father's wishes.
January 14, 2021
Artwork: Excellent.Story: Great. When I read this , some time ago I loved it Reading it since and I still love it. It has magic, suspense, and adventure. It has great artwork and mystery. I still love it.
July 20, 2017
Randomly found this at the library while looking for James Robinson stuff for my husband. Now I need to find the rest of the series...
December 9, 2020
Una chispeante sorpresa, agradable lectura.
November 30, 2024
90s urban fantasy book. Too 90s in a bad way if you ask me and quite generic when it comes to art and scenario.
March 18, 2020
Young Chance Falconer lives in the city of Devil's Echo and is the daughter of the world's premier paranormal investigator. Her life is a dream! She lives in a castle with fairies in her garden and an Alfred like servant.
She's a celebrity, and not just in her home town. But following the death of her mother during the investigation of one of her father’s greatest cases, a case that left him disfigured, she has been a veritable prisoner in this gilded cage.
Though Chance is ever her father’s daughter and nothing will hold her back when a mystery is afoot... and when your cases tend to be the ones that fall through the cracks it's hard for a true detective to say, "No."
And in true YA fashion, the smallest mysteries thread to bigger and bigger problems as we fall into the the mystery of the "Shaman's Rain"
Based on Nancy Drew, Chance was created by James Robinson and Paul Smith. Writer James Robinson, who has written both super-hero comics and movies for Hollywood, and Artist Paul Smith, a legendary X-Men artist, worked there hearts out creating this series which sadly only has two volumes.
Hitting the book stores back in the mid-to-late 1990's the series had the distinction of winning Eisner Awards for both Best New Series as well as Best Title for Younger Readers.
RECOMMENDED for anyone who loved a good Young Adult story, mysteries and adventure books
She's a celebrity, and not just in her home town. But following the death of her mother during the investigation of one of her father’s greatest cases, a case that left him disfigured, she has been a veritable prisoner in this gilded cage.
Though Chance is ever her father’s daughter and nothing will hold her back when a mystery is afoot... and when your cases tend to be the ones that fall through the cracks it's hard for a true detective to say, "No."
And in true YA fashion, the smallest mysteries thread to bigger and bigger problems as we fall into the the mystery of the "Shaman's Rain"
Based on Nancy Drew, Chance was created by James Robinson and Paul Smith. Writer James Robinson, who has written both super-hero comics and movies for Hollywood, and Artist Paul Smith, a legendary X-Men artist, worked there hearts out creating this series which sadly only has two volumes.
Hitting the book stores back in the mid-to-late 1990's the series had the distinction of winning Eisner Awards for both Best New Series as well as Best Title for Younger Readers.
RECOMMENDED for anyone who loved a good Young Adult story, mysteries and adventure books
February 11, 2009
Chance is the only daughter of Falconer, the city’s Batman-type figure, and she longs to do what her father does. He, however, has said it’s only passed on from father to son, so she cannot get involved. Being a mischievous and curious girl, though, leads Chance down a rapid road to excitement. She frees a dragon, uncovers a mystery and helps send a Toad
God back to where it came from. All is done without her father’s knowledge. This graphic novel is perfect for girls, though boys will enjoy it as well. Chance is a likeable character, and her desire for adventure (and eventually getting said wish) is relatable. The drawings
are clear and precise, and the use of color and page layout is well done. Readers can easily follow most of the storyline (only a couple of pages are confusing, but perhaps meant to be so) and will be wanting more by the time they get to the end of the book. This book could be put in a juvenile section—there is some violence, but nothing too gory.
God back to where it came from. All is done without her father’s knowledge. This graphic novel is perfect for girls, though boys will enjoy it as well. Chance is a likeable character, and her desire for adventure (and eventually getting said wish) is relatable. The drawings
are clear and precise, and the use of color and page layout is well done. Readers can easily follow most of the storyline (only a couple of pages are confusing, but perhaps meant to be so) and will be wanting more by the time they get to the end of the book. This book could be put in a juvenile section—there is some violence, but nothing too gory.
November 19, 2015
I remember debating whether to buy the first comic of this series when it came out. I did. But I only bought the first one. Did I read it? I think I did. With the graphic novel, I jumped at the chance to read it again, this time the entire mini series.
The artwork is good, but I was confused by one thing. The eyes of Chance sometimes look like normal eyes, and sometimes they are just small circles, which reminded me of Little Orphan Annie in the newspapers. I guess I really didn’t like that. The artwork is well done and reminds me of the way that Dick Tracy was drawn.
The coloring, of course, is excellent. Computer color separation techniques were always top of the line in Image comic books.
The story is well-written, and Chance is intended to be the Nancy Drew of the paranormal world.
Even though there are Trogs and Goblins in the story, Leave It To Chance: Shaman’s Rain is a fun read for both the younger and older audiences.
I rated this book a 7½ out of 10.
The artwork is good, but I was confused by one thing. The eyes of Chance sometimes look like normal eyes, and sometimes they are just small circles, which reminded me of Little Orphan Annie in the newspapers. I guess I really didn’t like that. The artwork is well done and reminds me of the way that Dick Tracy was drawn.
The coloring, of course, is excellent. Computer color separation techniques were always top of the line in Image comic books.
The story is well-written, and Chance is intended to be the Nancy Drew of the paranormal world.
Even though there are Trogs and Goblins in the story, Leave It To Chance: Shaman’s Rain is a fun read for both the younger and older audiences.
I rated this book a 7½ out of 10.
February 2, 2008
This is a extremely fun comic series, equally well-suited to kids and adults. The series follows Chance Falconer, daughter of the famous occult expert Lucas Falconer. Chance very much wants to be trained as her father's successor, but he is reluctant to do so, thinking that fighting the occult is a man's job -- and also fearing that she will be killed the way Louise Falconer, Chance's mother, was. Ever irrepressible, Chance takes it upon herself to battle the forces of darkness anyway, accompanied by her pet dragon St. George. The plot is not exactly complex, but it's exciting, and the supporting cast is also a lot of fun. Paul Smith's artistic style is well-suited to the story: his art is very kinetic, and calls to mind both Jack Kirby and Tintin.
July 29, 2008
Strangely compelling, w/a protagonist (Chance) who is a remarkably likeable combination of Robin, Kitty Pryde & Bone. But by comparison with Starman... well, there isn't really a comparison there. This is more of a book for kids, but it's still pretty fun, but there's lots o' the dreaded exposition lurking behind every turn. Well, I don't know if you'd call it that. Thought bubbles. People talking to themselves. In modern comics, these things seem dated. Which could be part of the feel of the book, but it falls a little short for me.
November 8, 2008
Kickass girl detective, a la Nancy Drew, living in a world where demons and goblins are as common (and sometimes less evil) as cops, teachers, and lawyers. Well done and interesting; I am contemplating buying them and am sad that the series only lasted 12 issues. This reminded me of Buffy (demons) and, of course, the indomitable Nancy Drew.
May 23, 2012
Have been picking up graphic novels that I remember really liking from the early and mid 90s and reading them again. Thought I would give Leave it to Chance another spin and so glad I did. The artwork is wonderful and the story of Chance and her Dragon, St. George, is just too cool. Wish there were more works like this. Can't wait for the other 2 volumes tho ship via amazon.
September 15, 2015
Paul Smith's art is always beautiful, and James Robinson has created a wonderful world here. It's a perfect all ages book, and would be especially appreciated by little girls, although anyone can enjoy it.
July 26, 2016
A tidy little story. Not sure if the rest of the volumes are as episodic as this one, but I do appreciate that in a first issue.
Chance is a great character. She is very relatable and brave and foolhardy at times. And I love me some dragon side-kicks.
Chance is a great character. She is very relatable and brave and foolhardy at times. And I love me some dragon side-kicks.
March 10, 2009
Good clean fun, female protagonist. An accessible Graphic novel for people new to the genre.
March 16, 2009
Makes good use of diverse character design to create an easy-to-read, engaging story.
November 28, 2010
Reread this series recently because I'm giving copies to a friend's kids for Christmas. It's a great series, and the first volume is the best and most self-contained.
December 15, 2011
Another 'I forgot i read'. It was fun, but I admit i never did any follow up on finding later issues.
November 16, 2013
Fun, family-friendly. Chance is a good heroine: believable and yet still cool. The art goes well with the story, almost cartoonish but not quite. St. George the Dragon is very cute.
May 1, 2014
cool little story.
January 25, 2016
Pretty cute. A lot of this is set-up, so it was a little harder to get into, but very enjoyable.
February 9, 2016
Urban fantasy, young heroine with a dragon buddy, fighting misogyny AND the mob with sass and competence. Kind of like a younger Veronica Mars, with very compelling artwork.
November 25, 2016
A really cool setting and a nice (if not thoroughly engaging) character. A well told story.
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