This book... I have no words... It was adventurous, it was exciting and it was a marvelous story. The mini love story was very interesting and I loved the unconventional take on Dick Grayson’s origin story.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with my e-arc! I genuinely enjoyed this spin on Dick's origin story and see him as an angsty teenager struggling with his place in the world since Dick's original story is a lot darker and we didn't get to see him with his parents, or his life before Batman, really. It's a fun and quick read with teen angst, a healthy familiar relationship, friendship, and summer romance. Now looking back on it, it does border on predictable, but it is a younger and lighte...

The Lost Carnival is a supernatural teen romance taking place in dueling Wyoming carnivals. It's not really in any way attached to the Batman universe, aside from the fact that the main character has the last name Grayson and he's a trapeze artist. So, don't get your hopes up for any Bat-cameos.As YA, it's sufficient. Grayson is kind of a jerk, in a "he's got room to grow" way. He's tired of working with his family in a run-down carnival, so he visits the vastly more magical carnival next door a...

Amazing artwork and a great story. Loved it

2.5I'm a sucker for Dick Grayson, but this was somewhat disappointing. I didn't mind reading it, but I didn't care about any of the characters either. The plot was nothing new and didn't stand out. I'm not sure how old Dick is supposed to be when Bruce Wayne comes along (it probably depends on the version) but I always picture him younger than 16 as he is here. I did like the coloring changes.Content: some mild language2020 challenge: A book with an upside-down image on the cover

I am a Dick Grayson fan. He's my favorite character in the DC universe, and when I saw he was getting a new book from the same style as Teen Titans: Raven by Kimi Garcia (which I loved) I was thrilled. Upon actually reading, I am not nearly so thrilled. The art of this book is good, and is - I think - the only thing that saves it from being a complete waste of time, money, ink, and paper. I like how the two settings are color coded, and felt like the chosen colors really fit how Dick felt about

Thanks to NetGalley for my e-ARC.You needn't know anything about Dick Grayson or Batman lore to love this story of friendship and risks we're all willing to take for the ones we love. The art is incredible and emotive, really bringing the story to life. The little easter eggs for fans of the comics were a wonderful treat. Loved it from start to finish.

Sorry, but this isn't a Dick Grayson book. It's a supernatural circus comic that is good enough to stand on its own without needing to glom onto an established character to ensure it sells. The writing is pretty good, and the art is, as well. It should be an OGN though, outside of the Batman universe entirely.

3.5 starsThis was a cute story and I enjoyed it. This is potentially a little known fact, but I love Dick Grayson. He's been my favorite D.C. comics character since I was maybe 14. Anyway I say that to say that even though I've sort of fallen off the main D.C. canon I was still excited for this new Dick Grayson content and I was satisfied with it. To use fanfiction terms I read this as an AU One-Shot so I enjoyed it. If this is meant to be real canon it doesn't really work with the timeline, but...

Welcome Back!We are back and coming into this week strong! I have been doing a ton of reading and catching up on my TBR and I am feeling on top of the world. I am also catching up on some television and I only have two episodes of Little Fires Everywhere left (its been my solo binge watch lately and with my husband we have been watching the second season of the Marvelous Ms. Maisel, which I highly recommend, I have already seen this season but we are watching it together). In between watching sh...

I loved the cover. The inside was a bit of a let down.The resolution to the plot was telegraphed far ahead, and I kept hoping that I hadn't figured it out, and there was going to be a bigger twist. I actually raced through all the "feelings" pages to see if I was right. On the plus side, it was a neat look at Dick Grayson, pre-Batman, when he was hanging out with his parents, and being part of the Flying Graysons. The characters were not super developed, but the scenery was nice. It just didn't

Dull, messy, and stupid. A young Dick Grayson is all sulky and whiny because he wants to leave the circus in which his parents have raised him. And he wants to take along the cute, magical girl from the mysterious carnival across the way. But there are complications as hard feelings rise up between the two traveling shows and the battle takes a supernatural turn.Dick is unpleasant and the story is boring with its contrived and shoehorned action sequences and predictable villain. Yawn.Teenage Dic...

"I wouldn't say I'm all trouble. Some . . . Still, I was wrong. And I wanted you to know that how I acted - that's not me." -- Dick Grayson, acrobat"Well, Dick Grayson . . . You may not be trouble - not totally - but you are full of surprises. And that's why I like you." -- Luciana Valdez, dark arts illusionistThe DC Ink titles, which focus on the teenage alter egos of superheroes (plus a few supervillains) in the years before donned capes and/or cowls and jumped into action, have often been hit...

Yet another so-so DC Ink book. Bland story, bland art, and bland coloring. The coloring was particularly bad. Monochromatic coloring can be a great way of enhancing the art and seems to be a theme for the DC Ink line. But this was really heavy handed and dull unlike books like Mera: Tidebreaker which supplemented the line art immensely. The best part of this book was the art deco cover.

4/5 ⭐️Thank you so much to DC Comics for providing me with a free e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion!For those of you who know me, you might be aware that the Robins are my favorite characters from DC. I have loved all four of Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake and Damian Wayne so when DC kindly offered me the opportunity to review this new release, I immediately accepted. I cannot exactly explain why I love these four in particular, but I know one thing for sure and it's that...

Rating this is difficult. Judged as a story purported to be in the Bat-verse it is a piece of utter dogshite, unconnected to any established continuity and containing only the barest hints of pre-adolescent pre-Robin Dick Grayson. If you ignore all that which we know and read it as a stand alone tale with a protagonist who coincidentally shares a name with a famous superhero's alter-ego, then it's a nice - albeit slightly predictable - bit of fantasy fluff. Either way, the art palette of muted,

Gonna sit on my rating for this one for just a bit! I was really excited going into this because I love Dick Grayson and will definitely eagerly read any story about him. It was interesting to see this (very else world) take on his life as a teen with his parents and the circus, though I did find the story pretty predictable.

I am a bit disappointed in this book. The story is quite slow moving and predictable. The artwork is ok,though I did like the contrast of the colours used for the circus and the carnival. I will put my hand up and say I have never been the biggest fan of Dick Grayson. I thought he was ok when he was Robin, really came into his own as Nightwing, but not as Batman. He was too happy the brooding persona does not suit him. So having as a broody teenages did not endear the book to me.I did expect a l...

*Pre-reading thoughts included below*I first rated this 2 stars but then I thought that was a bit harsh so I bumped it up to 3 stars. Now whilst writing this review I've realised that it actually deserves it's 2 stars.I did not enjoy this graphic novel at all. It was so ugh. A true teen romance novel that managed to massacre the integrity of Dick Grayson's character.Some reasons why this graphic novel was rubbish:1. Dick was terrible. He was needy and selfish and reckless and ungrateful. He lite...

Every time I see a story about a carnival or a circus, I'm not sure what it is but I know that I will love it. And that was definitely true in this case. I loved the idea of a lost carnival that disappeared long ago only to pop back up years and years later. And the star crossed lovers from opposing carnivals was also really intriguing. It was fun, adventuresome, and sweet all at once. I think my only complaint would be that it wasn't long enough! I wanted more!!! But all in all it was a perfect...