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Nope. Just not my style
ivy is simply a gay icon to me <3
A gothic horror take on Poison Ivy's teenage origins goes down smooth and easy. I wish it had backed up just a little bit, because Pamela Isley seems pretty far along the road to becoming a super villain right at the start. But it is still one of the better books published under the DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults imprint.
Welcome to Bridge's Pride Month 2021 Graphic Novel Review Catch-Up Extravaganza!In the month of June I embarked on a journey to read more graphic novels and comics-- an area of readership that once upon a time seemed to be the focus of every young nerdy man's gatekeeping. No more, I say! I'll be the first to say that comics intimidate the crap out of me. I've always loved superheroes but I never knew where to start and then I saw that this book had been released. DC's "Poison Ivy: Thorns" is a g...
An impressing new story for Poison Ivy’s origin. It’s dark and mysterious, perfectly combining the art to the story. However, the ending was perhaps slightly lazy at dealing with the consequences of their actions.
An origin story for supervillain "Poison Ivy", centred around themes of bodily autonomy and romance. Pamela Isley is being harassed by a rich boy at school and experimented on by her dad at home, and everything looks bleak. She has a friend, or potentially more than a friend, in Alice, but the men in her life look at her as something they can control and use for their own desires. It's a dark book, with some heavy themes, but the moments of companionship between Pamela and Alice bring a certain
A feminist’s power anthem: environmentalist edition.It was extremely noticeable how there weren’t any good men in this graphic novel, but I suppose that was the point. The toxic environment led to Pamela’s transformation from meek and shy to crazy and, quite frankly, murderously insane.The flippancy with which the graphic novel treated Pamela’s escalation to murder was shocking. The love interest Alice helped to keep Pamela grounded, but, still, she was like a fast train on thin rails: bound to
A really nice read, even for the non-superhero fans (like me).
I just started getting into comics, and I’ve been really into DC.I’m adoring these new takes on the stories. I don’t knee much about ivy, but I really enjoyed this one. She is suffering from the discourse between her father and his work paired with the family secret. When a classmate stays with her, things start to change...This is a fantastic origin story. I could not put it down, and I loved the art.Perfect for new and old comic fans. Also, it’s queer!
This is a fantastic story for Ivy and great graphic novel too. It's nice to see an origin story that fits the character so well and treats her with respect. It's also a realistic portrayal of what Ivy would be like today as a teenager. She cares about the environment, she's a vegetarian, she wears vintage, thrifted clothes. Ivy's love interest, Alice dresses goth which was also a nice touch, signalling she's also somewhat of an outsider, someone who doesn't seek to fit in. Their conversations fe...
Poison Ivy: Thorns is a graphic novel and is written by Kody Keplinger and illustrated by Sara Kipin. It is the retelling of the origin story of an enigmatic villainess.Outside of class, Pamela Isley spends her time at Huxley High School’s greenhouse, which was donated to the school by her mother and at home involved in secret biological experiments with her obsessive scientist father.While Pamela's ill mother remains absent for most of the book, her influence on Pamela is evident. The teen also...
It’s very hard to write about a character’s descent and I don’t think it was successfully done here. It felt rushed and forced. Overall this graphic novel just wasn’t for me. It was very angsty and quite frankly I didn’t like Pamela/Ivy, which I understand she’s the villain but I didn’t even find her interesting at all. She was bland. I find mall goth Alice more compelling and interesting. I would rather read about Alice. Oh! Or a Alice and wonderland crossover with Poison Ivy.
I was very pleasantly surprised by this! I'm not the biggest YA fan, but I do love Poison Ivy as a character, so I had to give this book a chance, and I'm glad I did! The artstyle is dark and atmospheric, and while it did a great job at setting the stage, I did find it a little flat at times. Not often, just a few panels, but it was enough that I felt I needed to mention it. It also made it hard to see the changes hinted at, which I think took away from the story rather to give it anything. The
