Jayson’s Reviews > Gotham Academy, Volume 2: Calamity > Status Update
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(1) Supernatural love triangle? Teenage super-genius? Dead parents? Female lead with zero personality? They are going for all the YA tropes.
(2) The love interest, Kyle, is on the tennis team, and wears his uniform all the time. Geez, I get it, he plays tennis. You don't see Harry Potter wearing Quidditch robes all the time.
(3) Rainy funeral is so "Vampire Diaries".
— May 28, 2020 04:30AM
Notes:
(1) Supernatural love triangle? Teenage super-genius? Dead parents? Female lead with zero personality? They are going for all the YA tropes.
(2) The love interest, Kyle, is on the tennis team, and wears his uniform all the time. Geez, I get it, he plays tennis. You don't see Harry Potter wearing Quidditch robes all the time.
(3) Rainy funeral is so "Vampire Diaries".
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Notes:
(1) The new "Harley Quinn" cartoon is screwing up the voices in my head. Clayface makes an appearance, and I know he's supposed to sound fearsome, but in my head he's totally hamming it up!
(2) The writing's not so sharp in this one. The individual situations are interesting, but everything ultimately devolves into Scooby Doo.
(3) Man cannot live on cuteness alone...
— May 29, 2020 04:30AM
Notes:
(1) The new "Harley Quinn" cartoon is screwing up the voices in my head. Clayface makes an appearance, and I know he's supposed to sound fearsome, but in my head he's totally hamming it up!
(2) The writing's not so sharp in this one. The individual situations are interesting, but everything ultimately devolves into Scooby Doo.
(3) Man cannot live on cuteness alone...
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Notes:
(1) The big tease at the end of the last volume was that Damian Wayne (Robin) would be attending Gotham Academy. Well, that only lasted an issue, and I have no idea why he enrolled in the first place.
(2) There's two distinct styles of art here. Karl Kerschl's very Disney animation style art, and Mingjue Helen Chen's sort of storybook CGI style. I prefer the former.
— May 27, 2020 04:30AM
Notes:
(1) The big tease at the end of the last volume was that Damian Wayne (Robin) would be attending Gotham Academy. Well, that only lasted an issue, and I have no idea why he enrolled in the first place.
(2) There's two distinct styles of art here. Karl Kerschl's very Disney animation style art, and Mingjue Helen Chen's sort of storybook CGI style. I prefer the former.
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Notes:
(1) The natural comparison for this series would be "Batgirl," which similarly is co-written by Brenden Fletcher, and went YA and manga-influenced to capture the teenage girl demo. This is better. "Batgirl" was too in-your-face about it. This hits that sort of "Kim Possible" sweet-spot of witty juvenility, where it's made for kids, but adults can appreciate it too.
— May 26, 2020 04:00AM
Notes:
(1) The natural comparison for this series would be "Batgirl," which similarly is co-written by Brenden Fletcher, and went YA and manga-influenced to capture the teenage girl demo. This is better. "Batgirl" was too in-your-face about it. This hits that sort of "Kim Possible" sweet-spot of witty juvenility, where it's made for kids, but adults can appreciate it too.
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Love the panel you have! The art is sooo pretty!
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Jenny wrote: "Love the panel you have! The art is sooo pretty!"Yeah, the art's the best thing about this series. It's definitely a fun series to look at, even if the story is only so-so.
Haha! Okay, I'm really surprised by number 3! You actually watched the show? *lol* And you're right it's really "Vampire Diaries".
Virginia Ronan wrote: "Haha! Okay, I'm really surprised by number 3! You actually watched the show? *lol* And you're right it's really "Vampire Diaries"."Really, you're surprised? I suppose it is a bit off-brand for me. I watched the The Vampire Diaries for a while, but bailed on it during season 4 after Elena turned vampire. I was like, "Wait, now everyone's a vampire or a werewolf or a witch or something? Are there any humans left?"
Fun fact: the first episode was filmed in my high school, but only the first episode. The rest was filmed in Georgia, I believe.
Lol I tried watching Vampire Diaries but bailed after 1-2 episodes 😂
Maja Ingrid wrote: "Lol I tried watching Vampire Diaries but bailed after 1-2 episodes 😂"Lol Should have considered that myself :)
Jayson wrote: "Really, you're surprised? I suppose it is a bit off-brand for me. I watched the The Vampire Diaries for a while, but bailed on it during ..."Yes, I am. But it's fun that you watched it unitl season 4! *lol* And you're right! Everyone was something supernatural except of poor Matt! Poor Matt always stayed human which cost him dearly. How cool is that fun fact? XD
Virginia Ronan wrote: "Yes, I am. But it's fun that you watched it unitl season 4! *lol* And you're right! Everyone was something supernatural except of poor Matt! Poor Matt always stayed human which cost him dearly. How..."Smallville was also filmed at my high school, but I never watched that. A great many things are filmed in Vancouver... it gets old fast :)
