inlibrisveritas
Written on Sep 7, 2011
The story is fairytale like and very simple. Which is kind of a flaw because with a title like The Last Dragon you almost expect a little complexity. It’s also fairly short so you can certainly finish it in one sitting but it was over almost too quickly. Instead of being a graphic novel story it ended up feeling more like a recited bedtime story that was then illustrated. I wish it had been fleshed out more in the way of the story so it didn’t quite feel so lacking, because once I finished it I felt as if I had read it in five minutes which wasn’t the case I took several breaks throughout the day with it. That being said it is a good story but it’s not the story that keeps you interested it’s the artwork instead. I had high hopes going into this because the beginning seemed so detailed with it’s descriptions of the islands, dragons and the three sisters; however as the story progressed it steadily got simpler and simpler until it was reduced to a what I call a ‘meh’ factor. It has spots of humor in it as well, which are hit and miss but cute nonetheless.
Overall I personally wouldn’t purchase this for myself, though maybe if I had a young cousin around 6 to 8 years old who loved dragon stories I would buy it. The art is definitely worth looking at though so maybe if you can borrow it.
I received this from Dark Horse and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.