Nimona in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

May 06, 2016 Celeste rated it it was ok

I read this graphic novel to preview it's content for daughter. Content wise, I would let her read it, but it just annoyed me. I'm torn because I liked the overall premise of a sidekick helping a not-so-evil-supervillan, and I loved the supervillan-Blackheart, I also liked the story line in general. That said, I was frustrated by Nimona's immature irrational character and the fantasy component of the book didn't have parameters. Nimona shapeshifts which is an understandable power, but then she i ...more

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Nov 13, 2016 Debbie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

** spoiler alert ** I was ill-prepared for this web comic turned graphic novel. Nimona is quite a character - spunky, smart, powerful, funny, clever, vulnerable, protective, and much more. I very much enjoyed seeing her come to life on the page, with all of her complexities and so much to think and talk about. She's not a damsel in distress by any means, even in the climax really, and she is even more brutal than the arch-nemesis of the Hero in the story. Her thirst for death goes against what m ...more

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Feb 09, 2019 Sarah rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: graphic-novel, ya-fantasy, ya-lgbtq

This YA graphic novel is a total delight. I've been a big fan of Lumberjanes by Stevenson for a few years now, but I am embarrassed to admit that it never occurred to me to look for other titles by her.
Nimona is a shape shifter who, hires herself to be the trusty sidekick to Ballister Blackheart, despite his protestations, as he fights the Institution and his once-friend Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin. The story balances well the abject silliness of the plot and the at first glance tropey characters. ...more

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Mar 22, 2016 Lisa rated it liked it

Shelves: ya-lit, graphic-novels

This was a story of friendships, and how good and evil can be more cloudy than you think. I liked it, but it wasn't one of those stories that make you close the book in amazement of how good it was. Some of the battle scenes were hard to tell what was happening in that frame. ...more

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Aug 18, 2015 Sam rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: rc2016

If you like all the feels and a villain that will steal your heart, this YA graphic is for you. The artist and author's way of conveying emotion in a single panel is masterful and almost had me in tears on the bus to work. ...more

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Jun 29, 2023 Christine H rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: aaa

This was cute! It wasn't terribly substantial, but it was entertaining and the weird melding of sci-fi and fantasy settings was cool. I'm definitely going to check out the movie adaptation! ...more

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