Maximum Ride, Vol. 1(Maximum Ride: The Manga
#1)
by James Patterson
I have to review this both in relation to the original, and by its own. Tough!
Anyway, the story is still amazing and captivating, so points there.
It's an American original manga that they hired a Korean to write. It is definitely MANGA and not GRAPHIC NOVEL,
especially considering it was serialized first in Yen Magazine. However, it does read left to right.
I feel like a little bit of the internal feelings/thinking is lost in this version over the original, which is interesting
because many Japanese manga have quite a bit of internal thought. The emphasis on this version of Maximum
Ride is definitely fast-paced action sequences, which it does well.
The character designs are all very good, and distinctly Japanese-manga-y. I especially like Max and Iggy, who look
older than I imagined and both got super sexy. Fang looks off to me, and Nudge looks like a ganguro girl, but
whatever ^_^
Definitely a good adaptation in its own right, it loses some of the charm but keeps all the appeal of the original.
3 Quality, 5 Popularity|I DID NOT GET MY NICKNAME FROM MAXIMUM RIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a great manga adaption of the MAXIMUM RIDE series. I read the first book by James patterson ages ago,
and after reading this, I don't remember the manga leaving anything out. The only character that came out as I
imagined was Gazzy. And the first thing that struck me when I began reading this was - WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
WITH FANG'S HAIR???!!! HE LOOKS LIKE A GIRL!!!!!!
imagined was Gazzy. And the first thing that struck me when I began reading this was - WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
WITH FANG'S HAIR???!!! HE LOOKS LIKE A GIRL!!!!!!
Yes, that was my reaction. It was my friends' reaction too. I knew it was long but... really, waist length - In a
ponytail?! Poor Fang. I've heard he gets a haircut in book 2, though.
The other thing that struck me was how much Ella and her mum look like max (I know why they look like her,
don't spoil it for other people), it's amazing how the artist was able to pull that off with out giving away... well,
you'll find out if you read THE FINAL WARNING.
The erasers came out TOTALLY differently to how I imagined them - GREEN HAIR?!
Oh well, Basic summary:
The art was amazing
Fang's hair was over-the-top (but I still love Fang!!!)
Nudge looked quite cute
Iggy was awsome (like he always is)
Gazzy only farted once (that's very unlike him)
Angel was so adorable I could die!!!
Max had nice hair (kind of like mine)|Ok, let me first say something: I picked up this book knowing nothing about
it, and because I was desperate to read something new. And I absolutely loved it!
This is the manga version of the original book for Young Adults (mainly) by James Patterson, and it's very skillfully
transformed into the new format. Excellent art, brilliant dialogue and characters so real you feel they might just
jump off the page!
Before I go into a bit more detail, if you're thinking of buying this book then DO IT!! Buy it NOW! You won't be
able to put it down, the plot keeps your on the edge of your seat the whole way through. I read it all in one
sitting!
**WARNING, SPOILERS AHEAD!!!**
The main character, Max, is a great lead. She's super cool, and really appeals to a teenage reader. The story starts
off with her dreaming about people chasing her, and in her dream she has wings. This part (if you have the same
version as me) is done in colour, which is a great start to the book. After she wakes up, we're introduced to the
rest of the gang- Gazzy, Angel, Fang, Nudge and Iggy, who all have various and wonderful talents.
The main twist in the plot (stop reading now if you haven't read it yet!) is the arrival of the Erasers, terrifying wolflike creatures who are led by Jeb's son Ari. Their arrival is drawn over a double-page spread, which draws the
reader directly into the suspense. After kidnapping Angel, they fly off and take her to the School, a place where
Jeb freed the others from years ago.
I'm not going to go into much more detail about this plot, because it's fairly self-explainitory, Max and the others
plan to rescure Angel and run into mysteries about the Erasers, Ari, their parents and Jeb himself along the way.
The book ends with a cliffhanger (I'm not saying what it is) which made me yell "Wait, say WHAT!!" ^_^'
I'm going to end my review with a simple list of why you should get this book: 1. Brilliant characters 2. Stunning
art 3. An involving and fast-paced, action packed plotline!
Enjoy!|i did not get what was going on|Wow. That's all I can say about this book.
I had put it on hod at the library and went over to pick it up along with the second book, since I couldn't get my
hands on the chapter book yet, and man am I happy that I picked it up.
This series has everything - a refreshing cast of characters that are funny and adventurous and all those other
things that other characters lack, and for once, they are realistic, not cliche like Bella and Edward and the whole
crappy cast from Twilight is. The art is great to look at and I truly feel like I'm reading a manga book, not a cheap
excuse for a manga like a few books I have read were like.
The theme of this series actually reminds me of my own book I'm writing because there are some similiar details,
especially cause my main character also has wings. But enough about that.
I can now tell why this series is so popular. Looking forward to enjoy the rest of it