This starts off with it feeling like you are chapters into the story. I do believe the writers are going under the assumption that the readers have played the video game, which is understandable. However, if you have not played the game, you might be scratching your head and feeling a little confused.

I have not played the video game, but I have seen others play it.

In the book, we start off at a school reunion. The main character is feeling out of place and realizing he is... oh my gosh... old!! I love the interactions between the characters. There is a very cute interaction with a classmate turned author. I loved it. It gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling in my book-loving heart. And the seagulls...so funny.

Each short story was good, but the seagulls stole the show!

All in all, this was so fun to read. I enjoyed it. However, I do believe it would be much better if you were a fan of the game and knew about the characters' backstories.

Cute art and fun stories perfect for fans of the game! While newbies could enjoy the comic, it does rely on the fact that the reader already knows these characters. With little vignettes featuring the daddies, it works to satisfy the craving for more that players may want.

DNF
I tried to read this and lost interest.  I ended up DNFing this novel; however, I do still want to try to finish reading it at some point in the future!  I just don't think that now was the right time for me and this book.

The Dream Daddy graphic novel is based on the video game, which is basically your typical dating-sim visual novel... but with suburban dads. The graphic novel isn't a retelling of the game's story, but a collection of bonus stories that feature the characters from the game. I think if you go into the book expecting it to consist of five fun short stories, you'll enjoy it, but I think I was expecting a bit more from it.

I personally have played the game and greatly enjoyed it. (It's quite wholesome and funny, plus LGBT+ supportive!) Because of this, I already knew the characters and their backstories. The graphic novel sort of assumes that you already know about the characters going in, so I think that people who haven't played the game could be confused. That being said, the characters are all super fun and I think that anyone could enjoy their antics and the dad jokes. 


This book features five stories by five different artists. While it's great that a bunch of artists are getting exposure, I felt that the different art styles could be a bit jarring between stories. I wish that they had just stuck with the same artists who worked on the original game,

<p>I would recommend this graphic novel to anyone who enjoyed the game, but I also feel that people who haven't played the game might be a bit confused.

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Comic Book by Leighton Gray; Vernon Shaw is based off a game which I definitely need to play now. It was funny, sexy and everything in between.

*~~*ARC kindly provided from the publisher/author to me for an honest review *~~*

Full review to come

5 stars

I haven't played the game for more than a few hours, so while I don't have a lot of knowledge on the source material, I really enjoyed this one! I'm hoping there will be more to follow.

I enjoyed this it was such a fun read! It is a great collection of short additional stories about the characters that you may, or not, know from the game. 
It was so cute to see more interactions between the dads and not only our dadsona's adventures with them. There was also a range of art styles, with a different creative team for every issue, and I liked them all. I highly recommend this title, especially to the fans of the game.

I was provided an e-arc from netgalley to read and review 

I unfortunately missed the opportunity to read

I was familiar with this title from the internet. I thought it was going to be funny. It was not funny to me. It was boring Was not my cup of tea. I didn't finish reading it.

An interesting read. Enjoyed the art style, but definitely for a specific type of person. Had fun reading it, but I wouldn't want to own a copy.

Definitely for a particular type of audience. The art style is really cool and it's a fun one to read for sure. Had me laughing out loud multiple times. Though obviously there's no deeper meaning to this, kind of just a gag book honestly.

As a fan of the game and its creators, I knew instantly that I’d love this little book companion, and it did not disappoint.

With gorgeous illustrations, ‘Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Comic Book’ tells five individual stories of different Dads, each with their own romantic plot line suitable for the character’s personalities. Although, I personally advise those wishing to read to play the video game first, purely for enjoyment, it’s not essential as these stories are entirely separate and new.

The stories themselves are all pure and adorable, with each Daddy having their own personal dilemma and the protagonist supporting them through the situation. Even though, I did feel as if it was slow-paced in parts, the overall beautiful illustrations and pure adorableness made up for any issues.

This charming collection of stories was a joy to read, with drama, romance, and the occasional pun, it’s impossible not to love this little book.

This is a collection of 5 comics set in the "Dream Daddy" game world written by different authors and illustrated by separate illustrators as well. It certainly gave each entry its own feel and style. I haven't personally played the game, so I didn't go in with a ton of context, but I have seen a quick play-through and have heard a ton about its humor and candid. 
I went in with pretty high hopes after how adorable the first comic was, though maybe not as developed as I would've liked, but I guess that's what you get with each entry being an entirely new "universe." I was looking for cute rom-com/date scenarios, and I got some arguably cute stories but not the romantic plot-lines I was looking for. 
I think people who have played the game and already have an idea of the dads' personalities will get more out of this because the comic definitely doesn't spend time developing anyone. Overall, this was enjoyable and not a waste of time, but I also won't be returning to it or keeping my eyes peeled for new installments.

I've never actually played the Dream Daddy game that these comics are based upon, so I will admit that my knowledge here is a little limited.  Instead, I was curious about whether the stories presented here would be possible to follow without prior knowledge of the franchise, as well as whether it was still entertaining to go in fresh.  Overall, I was reasonably pleased.  The characters are varied, diverse, and interesting.  I never felt like my prior unfamiliarity was held against me, and I found myself getting interested in the stories quickly.  With that said, however, while newcomers can definitely enter into this comic without prior knowledge and not lose out on anything, there are a ton of different characters, so I imagine I still would have gotten more out of this graphic novel if I had previously played the game.  Still, this was a fun time and I'm glad I gave it a shot.

I got a copy of this book from NetGalley.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This comic collection was quite fun. I haven't played the game (sorry!) but the stories were funny, enjoyable and beautifully illustrated. Really, the art was standout. Some of the writing varied in quality but overall the bar was pretty high.

I mostly read this because I have a friend who adores the game and I figured my teens would be all about a dating sim where you're a hot dad dating other hot dads; but also because Kris Anka does some of the art and his art is to die for! Because it is an anthology of short stories based on the game, some of the stories are better than the others, but overall the whole collection is a hit! I have it in a cart to buy for my library already!

This was a nice anthology of short comics. As someone who never played the game (I know, I know) I still enjoyed some of these a lot. Others seemed slightly childish, but a lot of people would enjoy them out of sheer ridiculousness. I appreciated a lot the different art styles, which made the anthology more interesting to me, and all were very well done, eye catching and colorful.

This was the sweetest thing! I have only played the demo of Dream Daddy, so I had a little bit of context for the characters but not all the backstories, and this was a dream of its own. Inclusive, warm, and witty, it was a delight to spend time in this world with these people and get to see more of the neighbourhood, and how everyone interacts. I also appreciated the mixture of Player Dad character inclusion with stories about the romanceable dads, and the kids were consistently great <3 I would one hundred percent pick this up for a friend, and I'm super excited to reread it when I've finished the full game!

I loved the first short story and was so disappointed that it was a short story and not the whole comic! I really wanted to know more about the characters and their past and present relationship.