Wasn't as thrilling as I was expecting but still a good, quick graphic novel read. I'm always down for more villains.

It didn't exactly blow my mind nor is it the most original story I've ever read, but I enjoyed it while I was reading and there are some very solid story points in there.

Happy thanks to NetGalley and Mad Cave Studios for the early read!

Really liked this graphic novel. I liked the art work also. Sometimes stories in this format can be confusing but I loved how this one had sections and introductions. The story was good and reminds me of a show I love!

It doesnt support or open after I download the pdf version of it. It's also not showing in my shelf in netgalley and I cant open it to read Please look into the issue and if you can send me the pdf in my mail ID- taniagungunsarkar@gmail.com I cant read the book from here. Please look into the issue

The Matilda Rep-tilly's dream comes true: she became a part of the heroes' organization - The Coalition of Heroes. She even gets paired with the great Shadowdown to learn how to be a superhero. Seems pretty good, but she discovers that Shadowdown will kill the British ambassador and run to tell this information to Pillar, manager of the heroes. Tilly's surprise was that Pillar knew that and she give Tilly a chance to choose to stay with them or leave. The same night the new hero discovers the Coalition declared her a dangerous terrorist and now she must hide and work with 'the bad guus' of The Shadow Order.
The story is pretty cool but it has a lot of similarities with The Boys, that why I didn't enjoy the story as much as I would like. I love The Boys and for me, it's a perfect series. Villainous has a great idea but I didn't like so much how it developed. The pacing was too quick for me and the characters not so good. But, I loved the drawing and the story has a very funny and hilarious moments. It's an interesting story and I will give it a try. I want to know more about The Shadow Order, the characters are pretty good.
Thank you, NetGalley to the great opportunity to read this story.

DNF

I cannot read this book properly because the edition has a lot of mistakes. First of all, the first 20 pages were white and without any images. If I can't read it properly, I can't write a review.
I really liked the art of this story and for that reason, I wanted to read it, but I couldn't read it at all. The first chapter was blank. In the future, I will read this comic.

it is a fantasy genre comic bbok
thanking the publisher for arc
it was quite complicated to understand at the initial stage but kept you engaged as it goes on
the illustrations were pretty good

Two societies, one of superheroes and the other of villains, fight for control of a city. superheroes try to fight against villains and villains seek control of the city and the world.

The factors that this graphic novel touches are superheroes and villains, and the conflict between Russia and other countries.

I liked this story, I am not able to abandon a saga so I will continue, and more for a book that I did not hate, but I did not hate it either.

I have many points to rescue, I just loved the extension. The story as such is entertaining, but there were moments that did not fit for me, it is for this reason that I did not love it, that is why I did not put 5 stars.

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Dos sociedades una de superheroes y la otra de villanos luchan por el dominio de una ciudad. los superheroes tratan de combatir contra los villanos y los villanos buscan control de la ciudad y del mundo.

Los factores que toca esta novela gráfica son los superheroes y villanos, y el conflicto entre Rusia y otros países.

Me gustó esta historia, no soy capaz de abandonar una saga así que voy a continuar, y más para un libro que no lo odié, pero tampoco lo odié.

Tengo muchos puntos a rescatar, me encantó la extensión, apenas. la historia como tal es entretenida, pero hubo momentos que no encajaron para mi, es por esta razón que no me encantó, por eso no puse 5 estrellas

2-2.5 Stars

I really enjoyed the concept of the comic, where the heroes are actually the villains and vice versa. Unfortunately, apart from that, there wasn’t really anything about this story that stood out. We never really get to know any of the characters beyond a caricature of what their powers are and which side of the line they stood on. That being the case, it was forgettable and didn’t really offer a whole lot as far as a story.

Received via Netgalley

Tilly, the lizard-lady on the cover, is a fresh recruit for the Coalition of Heroes. She's brought in as a sidekick, but quickly discover that things are not quite what they seem; in a (not so) shocking twist, Tilly discovers her idols are dirty. Then things get a little more complicated.

Thematically, Villainous is similar to The Boys with super-powered individuals that the public perceive as heroes but end up acting more like villains (or at least in their own self-interest). In fact, the superman analogue is reminiscent of Homelander. However, there are enough differences that make this feel less like a re-hash. Tilly is super-powered in her own right and she finds some allies in her clash against the Coalition. </p>

There's nothing ground-breaking about Villainous, but it is a fun enough read. The art is a bit inconsistent. The characters all have interesting designs, but they often seem to simply be cut and pasted over panel backgrounds. A lot of the time, there was little interaction between them and their environment. There are, however, some more dynamic action sequences (although they stretch a bit too far into 'cartoony' for my preference).

Honestly I thought the story was pretty good but what I really loved was the art. For a graphic novel the art is very important obviously and just hitting that perfection doesn't happen often. So of course I loved the art but what else contributed to the five star review? The main character for sure. I also really liked the initial plot that sucked me in right away. Overall amazing!

With the swap of villains being the good guys and the technical heroes being the bad guys gives a good twist to the story.

However, I believe the graphics and the writing style could have had more character

Did I choose to read this because of the cover?
yes.

Did the art inside disappoint me?
yes.

There is nothing wrong with the art, but it is very basic. It looks like every other superhero comic style-wise. I was hoping it would be more interesting, with cool colour-palettes (such as the front), but this wasn't really the case.

I'm not a huge fan of superhero/villian stories (that's on me), but because I wasn't impressed by the art also, I decided to stop reading.

DNF- did not finish. Not that there is anything wrong with this book, just not my cup of tea.

If you really enjoy superhero stories/comics, I would recommend. The superhero and villian roles are exchanged, so that is quite interesting.

A graphic novel in the same vain of Watchmen, but while Watchmen has full fleshed out characters and deep story lines and actual character development, this only took the concept of "bad superheroes" and sadly did nothing with it.

It seems like it is the first volume, so they could've paced this volume a lot better, but there was no development, no convincing motives. I think the art was cool, and some of the characters' designs were good, but sadly, I thought it had a chance to do something with the whole "superheroes are bad but villains are good" idea, but they didn't.

I thank Netgalley and Mad Cave Studios for the digital ARC.

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I enjoyed this more than I was expecting but still wasn’t entirely my thing. I liked the concept of the good guys are actually the bad guys and I was genuinely interested in the characters and their stories. I have found that super hero stories aren’t really my thing when it comes to books, but I would still recommend this one to anyone who is interested in those kinds of stories! I also really enjoyed the art, it made the story really come to life!

The story is very cliche, and not in a cool way like "oh, it's a new way to tell this story". No. It's literally the same thing that other stories with that "villainous heroes x heroic villains" tell.

The character design is really cool tho.

*Thank you to NetGalley, and the publishers for this advance copy*
This comic bind-up has the first 5 volumes of Villainous, a story about superheroes and one girl's desire to be a hero. It reads like a more toned-down version of The Boys, and brings up twists and turns to keep you guessing while reading.

Villainous follows Tilly, a reptile-like human who joins the heroes, but she quickly learns things are not all as they seem. The people she once looked up to are awful, no better than assassins for hire. They even force Tilly to make a choice between being a hero and going against what she stands for, or don't. But going against the heroes has consequences, one that Tilly will learn soon enough.

This comic was fun, albeit a little bland. If you like The Boys, but aren't a fan of the gore or language, or want to get someone younger into comics this is probably a perfect story. The art style has beautiful colors and is very straight forward so it won't be distracting and you don't have to search for hidden secrets, and the characters are interesting. The star of the first 5 volumes of these comics is definitely the character designs. Each character has such interesting designs, and I honestly want to know why specifically the guy with the mouth cover.

But while the character designs thrived, I think there are some aspects that could have been better. The first being, the pacing. I know comics go fast, I grew up on them, but this felt too fast. Too much stuff happened in one day for it to be believable, or even entertaining. It felt like the timeline was so short to bring about big reactions, but all I could think is there's no way. I also found it weird that the other apprentices/interns were only present for two strips, and there are so many of them. It felt like we needed a few more sections or at least more fight scenes to even understand how there are so many interns when we've really only seen 4 heroes.

I also think the biggest downfall to this comic series, is that it is not just LIKE The Boys, but it is almost the same. The main characters gets disgusted by the "good guys" after finding out they're not so good, the big hero is the worst with an ego, the main character gets sucked into helping "the villains" and tries to take down "the good guys" the big hero hotshot disappears after a confrontation. Yeah, it was all too similar that wasn't as enjoyable.

I am interested, however, in continuing on with the next couple of entries to see if it evolves from a younger The Boys or not. As I said above, I think if you are really passionate about The Boys, or have someone younger that you think would like the show but are too young to watch it, this is the perfect starting point.

So happy I got to check this book out. Lots of political undertones without being annoying. I loved the spin that what is perceived as good is actual evil and vice versa.

<b>56% ★★★☆☆</b>

I was given the change of making an honest review about this comic by NetGalley. I know, the percentage make it seems that I didn't liked, but I actually did. The idea of the fight of villains, the concept of "nothing is an absolute true", "we don't know who are the good guys" is really nice, I liked it. But the execution wasn't the best, everything was too much fast in a way that things stopped making sense. Maybe if we had more pages, this could be easily fixed.

I can see the metaphor of the USA government also. The concept of the terrorists, the bad guys, all of this I think is a metaphor, and a really great one.

It was a nice read, for the ones who likes comics, it might be a great read!
Thanks NetGalley for the oportunity!

I received an e-ARC from the author/publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Villainous is the first in a new graphic novel series for teens that asks the question: What if the heroes weren't really the good guys?
Firstly, this is a fantastic premise. And the artwork and colouring are great.
However, I felt that the execution of the story was kind of patchy. The general idea was conveyed, yes. But the narrative was quite condensed and therefore jumped between 'important' scenes, which made it hard to follow. The execution of the fight scenes was also extremely confusing. I literally had no idea who was doing what.

I think the series has a lot of potential, and I hope that it focuses a bit more on developing the characters. As it stands, it's a decent start, with a decent set up.