When browsing Netgalley, The Mythics caught my eye immediately. The cover drew me in and stood out to me. When I read the blurb, I immediately requested it. I love superheroes, and the concept looked like it would be fun.

The Mythics series has some wonderful artwork. You can tell that a lot of work went into this graphic novel series. Unfortunately, the series became repetitive. Each story followed the same formula, and that became dull after reading the first one. I would have loved more of a variety in the stories. I love the concept, but unfortunately, it fell short.

Fun, if a little off, story of teens gaining mythical powers and battling an ancient evil unleashed unwittingly (from an...um...shall we say 'interesting'ly shaped crater? Am I the only one that saw what I saw???) by some astronauts. The book felt one off, perhaps it was the translation, and a little stilted at times for maybe the same reason. Still, it was a quick read and a mildly fun escape.

I had a great time reading this graphic novel. Each story ended up being better than the one before it. This ancient evil was strong, and taking it down was never an easy task. Yet as this story comes to a close, it looks like this threat is neutralized, at least for now.

This is a fantastic comic that explores the depth of the mythlogical status of the old pagan religions that we know and love. My favorite part was the Egyptian part, although I feel Set is a creation of Apep. The real Set would not damage Egypt like this. I was shocked at Loki's relevation, and I felt this comic was fantastic. I just don't have words to express the brilliance of the script, each of the characters and I cannot wait to see what is in store.

I loved the Norse and Egyptians the best. I would have wanted to have seen more Samurai mythological elements with the modern day Japanese part. I felt Yuko had the most lively personality, but Amir of Egypt was the most likeable of all the characters. This series had more of an Avatar the Last Airbender aspect and I think this is a fantastic comic. I loved Horus, I loved the way the Gods were interpreted. I did feel Abigail needed more scenes and research about her Norse ancestry.

Are these characters related too to the Gods in any sense? Yuko, Amir and Abigail were the best. I found this a great comic and I would wholeheartedly reccomend this.

10/10

A beautiful mix of Sailor Moon, mythology, and the old 90s show Mummies Alive! A group of children find out they are heirs to ancient powers of their ancestors and must defeat the great evil that rivaled them long ago. I need the second one now and this one isn’t even out for the public yet!

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* I really liked the art and the idea in this comic and even the characters themevles for the most part but it was really short imo even for a comic? and im not really sure If theres going to be a pattern to the god thing or? but I mean it wasn't bad

In theory, I'm cool with this book. I like a story that explores a person's relationship to their religion or mythology. And this book does that three times over, assigning characters power based on their personality and individual mythology. It sounds coo. But I really struggled with understanding this book. It felt poorly translated, like the text wasn't really conveying what the authors meant.

I loved the premise of this one, it was very reminiscent of other things I love. It includes a few tales of children/teens who are descendants of great warriors/gods having to take up the mantle to defeat evil. I really enjoyed the settings and story of each character as well as the challenges that they faced but it kind of seemed disjointed as a whole. I did kindof wish there had been a prologue of sorts that set up the premise, since you pretty much just jump in with no set up. The art style and stories themselves were great, I just feel something to truly connect them would have made it so much better - so I'm hoping that there are issues/volumes in the future that do connect them.

'The Mythicz' is a children's graphic novel/comic book series written by the French team of Philippe Ogaki and Patricia Lyfoung, and Patrick Sobral.

First released in France under the name Les Mythics in 2018, the title is set to begin release in the U.S. on March 24th, 2020. It is your basic good vs evil tale, stretching across the ages to bring legendary heroes together with their descendants, when the evil the ancient team had vanquished, returns to create havoc all over again.

Introduced in a three-part origin story, we get to meet the first half of the heroes in the first installment, with the rest coming in the second book. Yuko is a Japanese student, who plays drums in the school band, and discovers she's the descendant of Raijin.. the god of lightning, thunder, and storms. Amir is basically an orphaned child of a wealthy family, being raised by appointed guardians and sort of a little lord of the area he resides in. As descendant of the god Horus, he wields healing magic. And Abigail, is descendant of Freya, a singer who uses the power of sound.

Though each segment was formulaic, I find it forgivable.. both since it's meant for 8-12 year olds and due to the fact it's 3 pure origin stories back to back. Unfortunately, until the 3rd book releases, we won't really get to see what the structure is like. But.. it's really cute.

Each character has a well formed backstory, complete with rivals of their own. They go through training to learn to use their inherited abilities, search for legendary weapons, and fight the form evil takes on their turf. Amir is actually a darling and I adore the child. So far, he's my favorite.

It'd make a good gift for children who love adventure and magic, mythology, and don't mind some walking dead. If they're precious and like their violence a bit more.. grown up, this probably isn't the story for them. But most younger kids would probably have a good time with it.

This book was received as an ARC from Papercutz in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I could not stop reading this graphic novel. Immediately when I first read the book, I thought...Captain Planet. I am a die hard fan so I knew I would love this graphic novel and I could not be more happy. The dialogue, plot, characters and especially the artwork were so breathtakingly genius and fascinating that it made me love this book even more. Our older teen/young readers will appreciate this series a lot so I hope this continues on with the series and I know they will be talking about it for a while and they will be waiting with high anticipation.

We will consider adding this title to our JGraphic Novel collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

Fun comic along the same lines as Percy Jackson. The best parts were seeing how these parallel stories would be compelling and unique. My favorite was the Raijin story, I loved the nods to pop culture and the integration of the drums. My least favorite section was the Freya part as it had a lot of elements that I personally don't care for such as frenemies and male gaze issues. I did, however appreciate the Die Hard reference even if the intended audience will probably miss it.

I was lucky to be approved by Netgalley to read the arc of Mythics Heroes Reborn which is a Children's Graphic Novel by Philippe Ogaki, Patricia Lyfoung, Patrick Sobral and in my view it was fabtastic and I want more please. The Graphic Novel is split into three parts and tells the story of Yuko from Japan, Amir from Egypt and Abigail from Germany. I'm not going to go into anymore detail as it would spoil things for other readers but what I will say is the artwork was amazing as was the actual stories and I can't wait for the next instalment as I will so be reading it as soon as it has been published. So for this reason I have to give Mythics 4 stars

arc kindly provided by the publisher and netgalley in exchange for an honest review

This was an okay read to me. I liked the premise of it, of descendants of ancient gods and beings having to suddenly fight evil when it reappears. This did deliver on that but I think this was just a bit too young for me. It was super predictable and everything plot wise was just a little too convenient. I liked most of the art style so it was still enjoyable to read, just not my favourite! But I’m sure the target audience for this will really enjoy it!

3/5 ⭐️

This is definitely a manga, my first to read. It seemed childish at times, but I also wouldn’t let my young children read it 1. Some drawings were for an older audience 2. Some of the writing was too adult as well. But at other times the dialogue was so childish and mundane. It also b came quite redundant as every part had the same structure. I did like the drawings though.

The Mythics: Heroes Reborn by Philippe Ogaki and Patrick Sobral, 155 pages. GRAPHIC NOVEL
Papercutz, 2020. $20.
Language: G (0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Evil is on Earth, and he has chosen human vessels as hosts for his power, but, no matter where Evil rises, though, heroes are preparing to defeat him. In this volume, Yuko fights Evil in Japan, Amir fights Evil in Egypt, and Abi fights Evil in Germany. Wish these new heroes luck!
In typical good versus evil fashion, these three new heroes have a lot to learn before they can win, and their stories were fun to read though not unique. Transitions were consistently choppy, and I felt like I was being pushed from introduction to climax without enough building action. The story, as it was told, didn’t give me enough reason to invest myself into the characters, but I would have enjoyed a stronger connection with them. The mature content rating is for brief nudity, and the violence rating is for battle sequences.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen

A mysterious shadow energy infects an astronaut and ends up on Earth, precipitating the creation of heroes - and return of evil - from various places around the world. I appreciate the attempt to infuse a superhero narrative with different mythologies, but stiff dialogue and straightforward illustrations make for an uninteresting read.

A very sweet graphic novel which reminded me a lot of the WITCH-comics I read (and LOVED) as a young girl. That too had this sort of manga-esque style which, for something aimed towards children, feels appropriate. As someone who's always been a bit of a mythology buff this was a nice (but done before) spin on some of the pantheons of mythology out there in the world. As far as I gather there are even more stories in the same universe in the original French.

The Mythics: Heroes Reborn #1 follow the Japanese girl Yuko, the Egyptian boy Amir and the German girl Abigail and how they all turn into heroes saving the day in their respective countries. Via events told in the three different storylines it is evident that all these happenings are connected, and I'm guessing that all the characters will meet up at some point to destroy some bad guys together.

There might be a reasonable sci-fi comic here, but you do have to look past all the horridly inane bickering, childish manga stylings and dialogue such as a daughter saying "Congratulations, papa! The fusion torch is your project" just in case said daddy/world-class scientist is so dim he didn't even know that. Bad decisions continue with the design of the Splinter equivalent, and the Minions equivalents being bipedal turtles with some kind of bright blue tonsures, which may be a sign that borrowing traditional Japanese folklore characters for an evil-from-Mars drama was not as successful an idea as it might have seemed. It should work, however – which only confirms my opinion that this could have been so much better. And should I read anything into the fact someone blatantly of Indian origin was the lead in the original book two, which this three-in-one skips over?! One and a half stars.

This is the story of a girl who is struck by lightning and survives. She’s given powers of thunder and lightning and told she is the successor to a strange old man with a unicorn horn who fights evil. She must get used to her powers and use them for good. This was okay, but not my cup of tea, or something my students would like.

ARC Copy...I did this title having potential in kiddie's libraries on the basis, it's a modern take on mythology and myth powered kids will interest the Percy Jackson crowds. I did there was a diverse cultural selection of mythologies explored. My favorite is the Egyptian boy who is probably the youngest and most innocent of the world yet he is still a hero in heart.