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I've got one more graphic novel for you guys this month:
By: Jeremy Bastian
Adventures on and under the high seas lead a cursed pirate girl to encounter mythic creatures, gnarled and crusty pirates, and ghostly apparitions as she tries to find her lost father, one of the dreaded Pirate Captains of the mythical Omerta Seas. Cursed Pirate Girl is a whimsical, swashbuckling tale of wonderland journeys and unimaginable dangers, starting in Port Elisabeth, Jamaica in the year 1728, and quickly heading across - and beneath - the waves!
My Review:
This is the story of the cursed pirate girl. She inadvertently pisses off the local governor
by corrupting his daughter by telling her tales of her glorious pirating
adventures. He probably wouldn’t have
even known except his daughter proceeds to go all pirate at the dinner he has
planned especially for the prince. At
first he is just humiliated, but the prince thinks it is cute, that is until he
takes a piece of fruit to the face. Then
he just becomes an ass. I mean really he encouraged Apollonia’s antics and then
gets pissy when she accidentally hits him in the face. Definitely a jerk. It all leads up to the governor sending
someone out to kill the cursed pirate girl and that is what leads into her
grand adventure with the parrot Pepper Dice to locate her father in the Omerta
Seas.
*Sigh* I liked the story. Too bad it wasn’t able to be completed
in one volume. But I liked the story
well enough that I would be willing to pick up the rest of the series to see
how it ends. The story itself, as well
as some of the art work, doesn’t take itself too seriously. While there are some gory parts, of the
story, someone loses an eye, and some people get eaten, overall the story is
fun. It is also quick paced and there isn’t a lot of down time in the telling,
something is always going on.
I liked the characters too.
The cursed pirate girl is fun and takes everything in stride. Her companions are entertaining as well as
some of the more colorful characters she meets along the way. I especially
liked Jacob.
****Spoiler Alert **** The ending is a cliffie and
definitely leaves one wondering if she will ever find her father. (I personally want to find out more about the
turkey and the dragon pirates. Sorry so spoilery I know) I personally dislike cliffies that seem to
end mid scene, but I enjoyed the story so much so far that I will let it go.
The main issue I had was with the art work and the
lettering. The artwork….there was just
soooo much of it. I liked that there
were tons of details.
According to Amazon the book will be available December 25th. I was able to get my copy through NetGalley.
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