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Friday 13 February 2015

Gronk: A Monster's Story Volume 1 - a comic by Katie Cook


Synopsis


Gronk is a monster... and not a very good one. 


Gronk tells the tale of a young monster who has turned her back on monsterdom (mostly because no one found her scary) and has become fascinated with humans. 

She moves in with her human friend Dale and her pets Kitty and Harli, a 160 lb. Newfoundland Dale wants to declare as a dependent to the IRS. 

Enjoy the first installment from this popular kids webcomic in a wonderful, full-color collection!



Review

Lovely, sweet and amusing, Gronk is an inventive comic and the art and words depict a great sense of humour and fun. Gronk is a lovely monster who isn't interested in scaring anyone; instead she enjoys company, friendship and adventure, and she finds all this when she meets Dale and accepts her kind invitation to move in with her and her pets Kitty the cat and Harli the dog. 

One of my favourite pages was the one where Gronk gets in the cardboard box with Kitty the cat, and her imagination conjures up some great scenes that are sketched out. I love Harli the dog. It's sixty pages, I enjoyed reading the whole book in one sitting - it collates the episodes shared via the original webcomic. The original wonderful black and white illustrations have been coloured for this book by Kevin Minor. 

Gronk features likeable characters, and includes references to Harry Potter and other popular culture. I'm sure children will love it, and adults too - I did.

The website for the original webcomic is here: Gronk Comic

Digital review copy via netgalley.

6 comments:

  1. This sounds like fun. My little guy is a new convert to comics so maybe I will pick this one up!

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  2. I have to admit I’ve not come across Gronk before, but it looks sweet and I know two little girls who would love it. (my granddaughters Zoe and Lilly)

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  3. I often buy books for the children in my family and this is the kind that I like to give.

    Maybe I would like it too!

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  4. How fun! I haven't heard of this before. Something to keep in mind for my daughter and me when she's older.

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  5. Loving the idea of a monster turning their back on monsterdom.

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  6. Oohh, this looks a perfect read for my two monsters - Thanks so much for the review!

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