Zodiac Legacy #1, The

My 11 year old son loved this graphic novel and asked for the next one for his birthday. I love that it encourages him to read.

Grandson in 7th grade (12 yrs. old) loves this series!

This is something worth getting !!!

'The Zodiac Legacy #1' by Stuart Moore and Stan Lee with art by P.H. Marcondes is a comic book version of the book series. In the series, the Chinese Zodiac is embodied in people, giving them strange powers related to zodiac animals. The character we follow is Steven Lee. He finds himself caught in the struggle. Some of the Zodiacs have good motives and some don't. They have divided into two sides. Steven is the tiger and he is with dragon, ram, rooster, rabbit and pig, with skills like invulnerability or teleportation or information processing. Opposing them is dragon (apparently, the dragon power got split in two pieces), dog, horse, monkey, ox, rat and snake. Steven's team is looking for a new base on a place called Tiger Island and they are visiting a city there called Mediterra. It's a beautiful place, but it won't be tranquil for long. The bad guys attack by controlling animals and forcing them to attack innocent people. The team has their hands full subduing the animals and keeping everyone safe. I think more familiarity with the series is probably needed, but the book starts with a lead in intro. There are also some creator bios at the end. The art is bright and engaging. Since there are so many characters, it can get a bit confusing and a lot of time is spent telling what the superpowers are. That kind of pulled me out of the book a few times, but it's a pretty good young reader graphic novel. I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Papercutz and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

Son absolutely loved the graphic novel

thank you

I guess my son and I missed the part that this was a graphic novel. My son has already read a couple of the actual book series so I figured this was a little take of those. He was not really impressed. The photos in the book itself very well drawn, and the dialog is decent. I just wish we would have known that it was a graphic novel before spending almost $7 on the book. I think the actual book series are only $8-10. I would rather spend the extra couple bucks on the series than on the graphic novels.

I love the concept, the incorporation of zodiac superpowers, and the artwork. The text was pretty easy to follow, although there's some room for improvement for the flow. The storyline is the typical good vs. bad arc and the characters are similar to X-Men and Kung Fu Panda. A good graphic novel for younger readers. Net Galley Feedback