Review of Digital Lizards of Doom vol 1
Posted: 05 Feb 2025, 08:45
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Digital Lizards of Doom vol 1" by Gabriel Valentin.]
Digital Lizards of Doom Vol. 1: Level 1: Dizzy Doom by Gabriel Valentin is a graphic novel for children aged 7-12. Children who enjoy comic books and video games will love this colourful and creative book, illustrated by Ernie Najera.
Pineapple Pete is a self-proclaimed evil genius. He has trapped a whole dimension and its characters in a video game. He discovered a hidden universe born from the power of imagination. Sorcerers from this universe claimed the power of this dimension came from the realm between realms, and the scientists there believed the power came from the stars. Sorcerers discovered rotary runes, which are magical stones that help build castles and spaceships, and scientists discovered thunder coils that can reshape the ground. The combination of these mighty powers made this world the most advanced, and its name is Kragladon. War began when an electric killing organism and his robotic army invaded Kragladon to obtain the Dark Portal. The scientists and the sorcerers united with a magical guitar to defeat the enemy and exile the electric killing organism. After this event, the Shokunin formed to maintain peace in Kragladon. Pineapple Pete, however, has been up to mischief and removed all the members of the Shokunin except two lizards, Dizzy Doom and Khlugus, two siblings who are on the brink of starting the adventure of their lives to protect Kragladon.
This graphic novel is an example of visual storytelling. The comic book style will delight readers. The book is abundantly fun and packed with full-page illustrations. I found it nostalgic and reminded me of the days of eagerly reading comic books and spending time searching for all the visual information displayed in the illustrations. The artist has done a fine job of expressing the plot line through artwork. The book is colourful and has a very striking pop-culture appeal. The characters are equally as entertaining as they are unusual, flamboyant, and eccentric. Readers will get a kick out of the good and bad guys and enjoy the creativity of the author's characters. There are also comedic moments. The characters possess humour and sarcasm that add to the fun.
I particularly enjoyed the variety of characters. The book includes witches, zombies, ninjas, robots, and lizards. All the characters will capture a child's imagination, and all would be great characters in a video game. This graphic novel is the first volume of a series and ends with a great cliffhanger. The author has written this superbly to make readers eager to enjoy the next volume. An interesting back-story gives more depth and more layers to the characters. Hidden relationships become apparent, answering many questions but leaving enough to encourage further reading.
The book is excellently edited. I loved the illustrations and the visual storytelling. I particularly liked the nostalgic feel, combining comic books and video games into a happy union. The characters are imaginative and fun, with intriguing histories. The book is colourful, vibrant, and immensely appealing for children. I found nothing to dislike about the book, so I give it 5 out of 5 stars.
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Digital Lizards of Doom vol 1
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
Digital Lizards of Doom Vol. 1: Level 1: Dizzy Doom by Gabriel Valentin is a graphic novel for children aged 7-12. Children who enjoy comic books and video games will love this colourful and creative book, illustrated by Ernie Najera.
Pineapple Pete is a self-proclaimed evil genius. He has trapped a whole dimension and its characters in a video game. He discovered a hidden universe born from the power of imagination. Sorcerers from this universe claimed the power of this dimension came from the realm between realms, and the scientists there believed the power came from the stars. Sorcerers discovered rotary runes, which are magical stones that help build castles and spaceships, and scientists discovered thunder coils that can reshape the ground. The combination of these mighty powers made this world the most advanced, and its name is Kragladon. War began when an electric killing organism and his robotic army invaded Kragladon to obtain the Dark Portal. The scientists and the sorcerers united with a magical guitar to defeat the enemy and exile the electric killing organism. After this event, the Shokunin formed to maintain peace in Kragladon. Pineapple Pete, however, has been up to mischief and removed all the members of the Shokunin except two lizards, Dizzy Doom and Khlugus, two siblings who are on the brink of starting the adventure of their lives to protect Kragladon.
This graphic novel is an example of visual storytelling. The comic book style will delight readers. The book is abundantly fun and packed with full-page illustrations. I found it nostalgic and reminded me of the days of eagerly reading comic books and spending time searching for all the visual information displayed in the illustrations. The artist has done a fine job of expressing the plot line through artwork. The book is colourful and has a very striking pop-culture appeal. The characters are equally as entertaining as they are unusual, flamboyant, and eccentric. Readers will get a kick out of the good and bad guys and enjoy the creativity of the author's characters. There are also comedic moments. The characters possess humour and sarcasm that add to the fun.
I particularly enjoyed the variety of characters. The book includes witches, zombies, ninjas, robots, and lizards. All the characters will capture a child's imagination, and all would be great characters in a video game. This graphic novel is the first volume of a series and ends with a great cliffhanger. The author has written this superbly to make readers eager to enjoy the next volume. An interesting back-story gives more depth and more layers to the characters. Hidden relationships become apparent, answering many questions but leaving enough to encourage further reading.
The book is excellently edited. I loved the illustrations and the visual storytelling. I particularly liked the nostalgic feel, combining comic books and video games into a happy union. The characters are imaginative and fun, with intriguing histories. The book is colourful, vibrant, and immensely appealing for children. I found nothing to dislike about the book, so I give it 5 out of 5 stars.
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Digital Lizards of Doom vol 1
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon