A Reader's Guide to Books and Reviews

The Battle of the Labyrinth: The Graphic (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Graphic Novels #4) by Robert Venditti (Adaptor), Rick Riordan, José Villarrubia (Illustrator), Attila Futaki (Illustrator)

Genre:
Comics, Graphic Novel, Mythology, Greek Mythology, Mythology, Percy Jackson, Young Adult, Monsters, Contemporary, Urban Fantasy

Publication Date:
October 2, 2018

Page Numbers:
128

Read/Finished Date:
July 2nd, 2025 - July 3rd, 2025

Rating:
3/5

Premise:

Half Boy. Half God. ALL Hero.

Honestly, blowing up another school was the last thing I wanted to do.
As the son of a Greek God, I've had my share of near-death disaster - and now my arch enemy Luke wants to invade our camp via an ancient labyrinth.

If he succeeds, thousands of bloodthirsty monsters will attack. So it's goodbye sunshine, hello darkness as four of us descend into the terrifying underground and beyond...

Review:

The art of this series remains a contentious problem. I don't know what it is, but the whole art bothers the hell out of me. It feels messy, like the art was on a deadline and they had to pull something together quickly.

I don't want to drag this review out. I don't feel that nitpicking this book will solve the missing pieces, because nothing will change regardless of our griping. It's been written already, and it's been chopped into pieces that I feel the book missed a lot of the important marks this book had in the novel.

The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Graphic Novels #2) by Robert Venditti (Adaptor), Rick Riordan, José Villarrubia (Illustrator), Attila Futaki (Illustrator)

Genre:
Comics, Graphic Novel, Mythology, Greek Mythology, Mythology, Percy Jackson, Young Adult, Monsters, Cotemporary, Urban Fantasy

Publication Date:
July 2, 2013

Page Numbers:
128

Read/Finished Date:
June 28th, 2025 - June 29th, 2025

Rating:
5/5

Premise:

NOTE: This is a graphic novel

Seventh grade has been surprisingly quiet for Percy Jackson. Not a single monster has set foot on his New York prep-school campus. But when an innocent game of dodgeball among Percy and his classmates turns into a death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants, things get...well, ugly. And the unexpected arrival of his friend Annabeth brings more bad news: the magical borders that protect Camp Half-Blood have been poisoned by a mysterious enemy, and unless a cure is found, the only safe haven for demigods will be destroyed.

In the follow-up to the wildly popular The Lightning Thief, The Graphic Novel, Percy and his friends must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their camp. But first, Percy will discover a stunning new secret about his family--one that makes him question whether being claimed as Poseidon's son is an honor or simply a cruel joke.

Featuring a faithful adaptation by Robert Venditti, stunning artwork by Attila Futaki, and sumptuous colors by newcomer Tamas Gaspar, Rick Riordan's blockbuster book comes to life in The Sea of Monsters, The Graphic Novel.

Review:

This has to be one of my favorite books of the Percy Jackson books. The whole Grover having to make a wedding gown just to delay a Cyclops was absolutely hilarious and to see it play out in a graphic novel was the chef's kiss. Again, this is just a shorter version of the novel and I do recommend if you haven't read it prior to this, that you do so now.