Unfortunately this book was archived before I had a chance to read it. I would really like to read this story one day. It looks cute!

Decent story, and I'm always up for more serious/realistically drawn stories.

A fun graphic novel about a species of crab called the Square Crab, who can only move in one straight line. But...what if they could move in a different direction?

An offfbeat story of the Marble Crab.  A crab that can only walk back and forth in a straight line.   The art has this quirky 60's animation vibe.  Takes a long time before you can see an actual story start to emerge from the book.

This is a fun graphic novel with a message.  The story centers on three square crabs who have always believed that nature designed them so they could travel in a straight path.  Since they only travel in one direction they may never meet another crab like them.  All that changes when they discover that they can carry each other and change their path.  A whole new world is open to them.  There are some humans in this story too.  Film makers making a documentary about the only species not to evolve.  Greenpeace activists trying to stop a pipeline.  And beach goers who never seem to notice the small crabs.  There are also brown crabs who bully them.  Alone they cannot fight against dangers but together they can overcome anything.  The artwork is good.  The illustrator does a good job with the personalities of the crabs.  The moral of the story sweet and simple but important. Enjoy

The adorable adventures of a species of crab that can only travel in straight lines.
The writing is sweet and the colours are bright and pop.
Highly recommended.

I received a copy of this book from Boom! for an honest review. This is a quirky book. It follows a group of crabs that cannot change direction. This is a funny little book and I haven't read anything else like it. I enjoyed the characters, I could put myself in their shoes and realize how mundane their lives would be. As a biologist, I definitely giggled while reading it. If you're looking for something completely different, check this one out.

…Or as close to 5 stars as makes no difference.  Having seen some right dross from this publishing house, this was a wonderful surprise – a tale full of whimsy but strong metaphor as well, as a crab species endemic to but one river estuary that can only walk side to side, never turning, faces the open world of evolution.  The artwork style and colouring may not be to everyone's tastes, and perhaps it could lose a repetition or two here and there, but there's wit in the conversation of the crabs, drama in the human goings-on, and a heck of a lot to enjoy.  Roll on the rest of this trilogy, and plus vite, STP!

March Of The Crabs (vol 1) by Arthur De Pins is undoubtedly one of the most unique graphic novels that I have ever read. It took me completely by surprise by being nothing like I expected. The illustrations are fun and cheerful, even in somber moments, with each page being a study in both shape and color.

If you're even mildly considering reading March Of The Crabs, just do it. It is truly delightful and does not disappoint.

Art: 10/10
Story: 8/10
Rounding up to 5 stars because the GR rating system is terribly flawed and this deserves a 5 far more than a 4.

The sad life of the marbled crab, unable to turn and thus condemned to spend its whole life going up and down the same line...it may not be biologically accurate, but as a metaphor it's gold. De Pins (and what a great name for someone dealing with crabs) has a style which reminds me of those weird late Tom & Jerry cartoons where they lived with the young couple, but it works for this.

I was looking for a fun, cute little story about crabs. This was just...not my cup of tea.

<p>I read this comic, then promptly forgot that I read it, which is odd since it's actually a kinda cute book about cute little crabs who can only move in a straight line. 
 Then two crabs intersect at a perpendicular angle and the world is their oyster (hee hee sea pun!), and if not the world, than their little French estuary.  The drawings have that French mod/new-wave feel and I did enjoy reading it, but then again, I keep forgetting that I did, which must mean something, if I could only figure out what.</p>

<p><A href="https://www.librarything.com/work/10785055/book/140486754">March of the Crabs Volume 1</a> by Arthur de Pins went on sale March 31, 2015.</p>

<p><small>I received a copy free from <a href="https://www.netgalley.com/">Netgalley</a> in exchange for an honest review.</small></p>

This is just so cute! The crabs are adorable and have unique little personalities and it;s funny and touching! Good translation too!

While I am extremely tired at this juncture I will say this: this book is incredibly cute. It talks about the fear of change when walking life's path, but wants you to look at it like at an adventure.

Beautiful illustrations make this well worth reading, with both lighthearted, comic characters and a feeling of both light and dimension to the visual design. Reading this makes me want to watch the film short it's based on, 'La Révolution des Crabes.' The story and characters (with moderately mature content) are neither earth-shakingly profound nor scientifically revealing, but offer an entertaining enough diversion.

I was given a free cope of this graphic novel by the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. 

This graphic novel was adorable. The illustrations were very nicely done, the storyline was interesting and often humorous, and the characters (human and creature) were all enjoyable. I am looking forward to Vol 2. Highly recommended!

Fun book with a great premise. The characters are well drawn and colored perfectly. The story is unique, and gives presence to a simple crab. I definitely want to read the second volume,

Loved the humor! 
... but when a crab starts falling in love with a human woman (à la Bee Movie), I'm out.

Really good fun with good artwork.

This graphic novel is both educational and amusing. It is a story about the crab,  Cancer Simplicimus Vulgaris, otherwise known as the square crab.

Unlike other kinds of crab this one can only crawl in a straight line. They cannot change direction and as a result suffer all kinds of indignities and bullying from other crabs, human beings and fate in general. And they seem unable to change this until three crabs decide that enough is enough and that they are going to rebel against the confines of the straight and narrow path, and do something very different.

As they initiate this monumental plan of rebellion, other things are happening that influence their destiny. Greenpeace are staging a blockade which goes horribly wrong, two cameramen decide that the crabs would be an excellent documentary subject and the crabs themselves suddenly realise that working together can help them achieve their freedom and this graphic novel shows us what happens to the evolution of Cancer Simplicimus Vulgaris when the pieces to the puzzle fall into place.

This is the first highly entertaining volume of the three part series. The art is good, the dialogue is just the right amount of text for a graphic novel and the pace of the story is just right. It feels as if it should be set to music!

I definitely want to read the next two. 

Copy provided by publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.

Target Age Range: 

Adult

Genre:

Natural world, humour

Art Style:

Cartoony

Reading time:

Took me about twenty minutes to half an hour with a few short interruptions.  

Let’s get gabbing:

Considering this is a one-track story (see what I did there?!) it's remarkably engaging.  There are two plot lines unrolling simultaneously.  The first involves the crabs of the title - Cancer Simplicimus Vulgaris - who have ignored any attempts at evolution and are mostly (except for a few renegades) perfectly happy to be restricted to following a straight line of travel their whole lives.  The second storyline features two documentary makers who are certain that Cancer Simplicimus Vulgaris are at least as exciting as anything David Attenborough could cook up, and are intent on filming this threatened species in its natural habitat.  

This is quite a funny story.  Aside from the inanity arising from the trials of a species that can only walk in a straight line, the crabby characters each have their own personalities, if not their own names.  You see, the likelihood of one crab's path crossing another's is so scant that the crabs don't even bother to name themselves - what's the point if your trajectory won't ever bring you into hailing distance of another of your species?  I particularly enjoyed the scenes featuring a nihilistic crab who had the misfortune to be born between two large rocks.

Once the plot twist happens (**spoiler: an unlucky situation prompts a serendipitous discovery by two of the crabs) the story is suddenly plunged into action scenes which have a humour all their own.  A bombshell is dropped right at the end of this volume and I can't imagine how life is going to change for our crusty protagonists with their new-found knowledge.  I'd like to find out though.

Overall snapshot:

I want to know what happens next for Boater, Sunny and Guitar - the three protagonist crabs - given the exciting note on which the story ends here.  If you are a fan of quirky stories and unexpectedly lovable characters, you should definitely check this graphic novel out.