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Dans un monde voué à disparaître à cause de l'extinction prochaine de son soleil, une jeune fille se révèle dotée d'un pouvoir lui permettant d'échapper à la catastrophe finale. Pour cela, il lui faudra réunir quatre épées de verre tombées du ciel en quatre points de la planète. Mais il lui faudra aussi composer avec sa propre histoire et son désir de vengeance qui pourrait bien éclipser la mission dont la destinée l'a chargée.
54 pages, Hardcover
First published August 1, 2009
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July 21, 2019
This is a fairly short graphic novel, but so far, I'm intrigued by the plot. The characters seem interesting, and I like the main female character, as I definitely think that there's more to her. I really do love the artwork, and it made this a pleasure to read. I am looking forward to the next installament in order to discover the characters fates!
June 11, 2019
The beginnings of a simple revenge plot are in the making. But the detailed Moebius-reminiscent art style is hard to deny.
Story: 3
Art: 5
Story: 3
Art: 5
December 15, 2019
Swords of glass fall from the sky...
...and change everything. Lovely artwork!
It looks as if it‘s done with coloured pencils and watercolour. The forrest animals are incredibly cute. And the landscapes are also really nice to look at...
Coming of age, maybe the end of the world as they know it, revenge and a quest... completely open end, so I will very likely continue with the next volume straight away.
The story is good so far, although not terrible original or mysterious. I think it‘s a pretty safe bet to say that we will look at a happy end at the end of whatever volume this story arc takes us.
...and change everything. Lovely artwork!
It looks as if it‘s done with coloured pencils and watercolour. The forrest animals are incredibly cute. And the landscapes are also really nice to look at...
Coming of age, maybe the end of the world as they know it, revenge and a quest... completely open end, so I will very likely continue with the next volume straight away.
The story is good so far, although not terrible original or mysterious. I think it‘s a pretty safe bet to say that we will look at a happy end at the end of whatever volume this story arc takes us.
May 4, 2020
I am very impressed with the storyline and artwork on this one.
Poor Yama has a hard road ahead of her but she is a tough little birdie.
Such an old schools art - where artists stick to panel and format 😊
Already on #2.
Poor Yama has a hard road ahead of her but she is a tough little birdie.
Such an old schools art - where artists stick to panel and format 😊
Already on #2.
January 30, 2021
The art of this one gets a lot of praise, but I never could get over with how weirdly realistic the faces look. The story's all right for now - a bit of a slow boil, just setting things up rather than having any arc of its own in this one. I'll see where it goes.
January 5, 2016
3.5 Stars
I love stumbling across comics from other countries. This is from a French writer and Italian artist. The story is pretty interesting, but I'm wondering if the translation is a bit off. At times it seems like some dialogue is wrong or missing. Regardless, I really enjoyed the art and the origin of Yama and her mentor. I'm looking forward to reading more of the series.
I love stumbling across comics from other countries. This is from a French writer and Italian artist. The story is pretty interesting, but I'm wondering if the translation is a bit off. At times it seems like some dialogue is wrong or missing. Regardless, I really enjoyed the art and the origin of Yama and her mentor. I'm looking forward to reading more of the series.
May 2, 2021
Lured into this BD by the promise of fantastic fauna - which is kept, but not in the quantities that would counterbalance a pedestrian fantasy story. The set-up is vaguely reminiscent of Nausicaa Of The Valley Of Wind - ecological catastrophe, strange creatures, beleaguered tribe - but with 1/100th the charm and imagination.
December 6, 2021
Beautiful art, subpar writing...
September 14, 2019
I found this on the Prime kindle lending library, so thought I'd give it a go.
I absolutely loved the artwork in this, all the creatures were designed brilliantly - this could so easily be turned into a cartoon
I didn't realise this was such a small part of the story, so when it abruptly came to an end I really wanted to carry on reading
In this story something is happening to the sun that will cause much destruction on earth - there's also a revenge plot, taken up by a little girl who's family and village are slaves, and a rad sword that falls out of the sky one day
I absolutely loved the artwork in this, all the creatures were designed brilliantly - this could so easily be turned into a cartoon
I didn't realise this was such a small part of the story, so when it abruptly came to an end I really wanted to carry on reading
In this story something is happening to the sun that will cause much destruction on earth - there's also a revenge plot, taken up by a little girl who's family and village are slaves, and a rad sword that falls out of the sky one day
April 18, 2024
4.0 stars—-
I really liked the art in this one, story was a decent revenge plot. The sun is dying while Yama plans her revenge, but the four magic swords can save humanity.
I really liked the art in this one, story was a decent revenge plot. The sun is dying while Yama plans her revenge, but the four magic swords can save humanity.
January 13, 2020
Beautiful artwork, strong characters, simple yet entertaining story.
February 10, 2019
Conventional fantasy tale of girl seeking revenge with echoes of Miyazaki’s works. Gorgeous art and the animals/creatures are stunningly creative.
February 20, 2019
3.5 stars for this. I love the artwork and the creatures in it but even though the story has good elements I found it a little 2D at times, I am still curious to see how it ends all the same.
October 25, 2021
Quite a dark little fairy tale this one. Its hard to get a handle on it as it feels like it barely gets going but what I did see I really enjoyed. On reading the reviews I understand this is the first of 4 parts which feels odd in terms of pacing as it does not feel like it moves that far in this edition. It felt like a long introduction.
The art is lovely, the writing is really good. The plot has a good number of questions to be answered and it did grab my attention.
It was a good read.
The art is lovely, the writing is really good. The plot has a good number of questions to be answered and it did grab my attention.
It was a good read.
January 13, 2018
The colorist did a beautiful job and the art and character designs are solid and visually interesting (with a minor quibble regarding hair designs...), but the writing? Hooboy... it's bad. Clunky. Poorly paced. Utterly derivative.
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April 10, 2022I picked this up at random and I'm so glad I did! The art is fantastic and once the storyline gets going, it's impossible to set aside.
July 21, 2020
I found the Swords of Glass Volume 1 to be better than the sum of its parts. I picked up this book without knowing anything about it. I just found the cover art intriguing. I am glad I did pick it up.
The story follows a young girl who is motivated to avenge the embarrassment and death of her father. The plot is very straight forward, but I am a sucker for a good old-fashion coming of age story. There really isn't much here, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
The art took some getting use to. It is an eclectic combination of water color and what I think is colored pencils. I find the faces to be very interesting. They have a rigid realism which is at odds to the fantastic world and beasts around them. I find the art to be a little jarring, but also quite fantastical. The coloring is great.
The imaginative world building and creatures are really what carries this comic and elevates it from the pack. I don't think I have seen such a creative blend of existing cultures ever before in any fiction. The buildings, clothes, jewelry, etc. are all pulled from multiple historic civilizations and blended together in a new way. I found it to be very creative, but some people may be put off by it.
As a comic, the book is fine. The layouts are more on the dull side, but they get the job done. It is also exceedingly short. But I love the coloring and environments, and I am drawn to the more tradition art medias used to illustrate the volume.
As an overall package, I find everything to be uneven and a little jarring. However, I can overlook these critiques and I am thoroughly charmed by its creativity and oddities.
The story follows a young girl who is motivated to avenge the embarrassment and death of her father. The plot is very straight forward, but I am a sucker for a good old-fashion coming of age story. There really isn't much here, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
The art took some getting use to. It is an eclectic combination of water color and what I think is colored pencils. I find the faces to be very interesting. They have a rigid realism which is at odds to the fantastic world and beasts around them. I find the art to be a little jarring, but also quite fantastical. The coloring is great.
The imaginative world building and creatures are really what carries this comic and elevates it from the pack. I don't think I have seen such a creative blend of existing cultures ever before in any fiction. The buildings, clothes, jewelry, etc. are all pulled from multiple historic civilizations and blended together in a new way. I found it to be very creative, but some people may be put off by it.
As a comic, the book is fine. The layouts are more on the dull side, but they get the job done. It is also exceedingly short. But I love the coloring and environments, and I am drawn to the more tradition art medias used to illustrate the volume.
As an overall package, I find everything to be uneven and a little jarring. However, I can overlook these critiques and I am thoroughly charmed by its creativity and oddities.
October 2, 2020
This is volume one of a four part story, all parts being currently available on Kindle Unlimited. It’s a French graphic novel translated into English for the US market. It seems to be a single narrative hacked into four parts as the ending of this episode is a brutal cut without rhyme or reason. This episode is not a structured self contained story by any means.
By far the best aspect of this book is the art, which provides beautiful ligne claire artwork combined with watercolour backdrops. Although the characters are a little stiff, the sheer visual imagination and coherent world building is astounding in depth and flavour. The little design details earn the score of 4/5 by themselves.
The story is intriguing, but not particularly original. It’s a straightforward quest to gather magical items following a prophecy, with a couple of sides of revenge. The characters are somewhat generic and don’t evolve within this episode, but that may yet come. But that hatchet ending is unsettling. I’ll read the next episode just to see if the story continues from that point, or if there’s simply some pages missing.
By far the best aspect of this book is the art, which provides beautiful ligne claire artwork combined with watercolour backdrops. Although the characters are a little stiff, the sheer visual imagination and coherent world building is astounding in depth and flavour. The little design details earn the score of 4/5 by themselves.
The story is intriguing, but not particularly original. It’s a straightforward quest to gather magical items following a prophecy, with a couple of sides of revenge. The characters are somewhat generic and don’t evolve within this episode, but that may yet come. But that hatchet ending is unsettling. I’ll read the next episode just to see if the story continues from that point, or if there’s simply some pages missing.
August 5, 2017
I love it.
The plot is the usual "tyrant killed parents, kid promises revenge, finds mentor, trains, years go by, kid finally is an adult and goes after tyrant" plot, but it still is interesting and engaging. Added to that is the fact that the sun will stop shining in ~30 years and therefore the climate/weather is changing and wreaking havoc. I like.
The art, though? The art is so, so, so gorgeous. Also, all the animals in it? The creativity of creating them? Wow. Wow. Wow.
*makes grabby hands for the next part*
The plot is the usual "tyrant killed parents, kid promises revenge, finds mentor, trains, years go by, kid finally is an adult and goes after tyrant" plot, but it still is interesting and engaging. Added to that is the fact that the sun will stop shining in ~30 years and therefore the climate/weather is changing and wreaking havoc. I like.
The art, though? The art is so, so, so gorgeous. Also, all the animals in it? The creativity of creating them? Wow. Wow. Wow.
*makes grabby hands for the next part*
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September 10, 2020
Damn cliffhangers...
Yama decides to train to be the best warrior she can to avenge those closest to her. She makes some strangest friends and together they help each other to fulfill their goals. This had an interesting concept to it and I think it is very unique. Yama is quite the strong female lead character and with the help of her friends she grows more determined. The art was awesome and added great details, and the creatures of the world were very unique. It ended on a cliff hanger so I ca g wait to start vol. 2.
Yama decides to train to be the best warrior she can to avenge those closest to her. She makes some strangest friends and together they help each other to fulfill their goals. This had an interesting concept to it and I think it is very unique. Yama is quite the strong female lead character and with the help of her friends she grows more determined. The art was awesome and added great details, and the creatures of the world were very unique. It ended on a cliff hanger so I ca g wait to start vol. 2.
December 15, 2020
Enredo perfeito para um filme de sessão da tarde. A história é mediana - uma pena, porque se houvesse mais aprofundamento no universo em que se passa seria fantástico! - mas ainda assim é um bom entretenimento. O ponto alto pra mim sem dúvida é a arte incrível da Laura Luccheri, que na verdade foi o que mais me instigou a ler esse primeiro volume. Os cenários são lindos de morrer e os personagens humanos e animais têm um design muito bom.
Vou pegar o segundo volume pois este primeiro terminou em um ponto curioso da narrativa (e também porque quero ver mais arte bonita basicamente). :D
Vou pegar o segundo volume pois este primeiro terminou em um ponto curioso da narrativa (e também porque quero ver mais arte bonita basicamente). :D
January 21, 2019
Prica o osveti i spasavanju svijeta od propasti, smjestena u svijet koji izgleda kao kombinacija kultura latinske amerike i europskog feudalnog društva nastanjenim životinjama iz Leovih dalekih svjetova. Prvi dio polaže temelje price upoznavajuci nas s likovima i uvodeci u siru pricu kroz pricu o uvjezbavanju i odrastanju.
January 26, 2019
This was very much the start of the series and it's only about 70 pages so I don't really know whether this series will end up being great or a mashup of fantasy tropes, only time (and the other 3 books in the series) will tell. It's a promising start though. I like the art, the characters are a bit 2D at the moment, we'll see how that develops as the series goes on.
February 8, 2019
Hero's Journey Fantasy With Some Intriguing Twists.
The set-up and narrative are very familiar; the scenario and character interactions are a good deal more interesting, particularly the final 'wham who'd panel, which is going to take the story somewhere very interesting. Bears comparison to the likes of Dune, Aquaman and Tigana as to the direction of travel.
The set-up and narrative are very familiar; the scenario and character interactions are a good deal more interesting, particularly the final 'wham who'd panel, which is going to take the story somewhere very interesting. Bears comparison to the likes of Dune, Aquaman and Tigana as to the direction of travel.
November 11, 2020
I really liked the artstyle, especially for the surroundings and the setting was really interesting in general. It was very short and I don't really care much about the characters and the story. But since this only has four volumes and they are all on Kindle Unlimited I think I will continue reading this series, I think it is worth it just for the stunning art.
February 22, 2021
A story about a young girl's quest to avenge her parents, mixed together with the impending destruction of the world due to climate change. The only thing which can save the world.are four swords made of Glass, all depicted in such gorgeous artwork. An interesting story which is rather short, and I'm definitely interested in further instalments.
June 1, 2022
Art's lovely and reminds me of Jean Giraud/Moebius..hmm, maybe I should actually read those. Art not sure if it can be thought as culture-borrowed or appropriated, quite possibly offensive. Doing that also seemed kind of lazy in creative thought. The kitty creature's my fave. The background art of course is probably 5 stars worthy!
October 28, 2023
Derivative, but still worth it. Excaliber. Female lead who dedicates her life to revenge from a young age. Some of the leads are unconventional, I wish they gave more of a chance in the storyline. There's a prophecy too. The alien, retro-futuristic fantasy illustrations are well worth the journey. I suspect the European format is published in a larger size.
January 31, 2020
Interesting start to a story. Yama is a headstrong young girl and I'm interested to see how she gross in the later volumes... The artwork is devine and you immediately know that you are in a whole new world very impressed!
July 31, 2021
A great start to the series, but I hope it doesn’t take the cliche route. Other than that, the artwork is absolutely beautiful and the characters are interesting. Currently starting the second novel and can’t wait to see what is next.
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