This was such a great graphic novel! Wynd takes place in a fantasy world where magic is banned, including magical type beings. Wynd is one of those beings so hides his pointed ears while working at his adopted mother's restaurant. When someone comes to town that can sniff out magic, his mother tries to get him out of town before he's found.

Wynd was just a great character who, like any young person, was just trying to be himself. I loved how queer it was and his attraction for another young man was just normal and accepted. All the other characters were well written and mostly likeable and the art worked perfectly with the tone of the story.

I highly recommend checking out this series and I will likely read this again :)

This graphic novel was hilarious and well-drawn, definitely worth the money and the hype, and I hope will be successful!

This was a visually stunning graphic novel that immediately caught my eye with its beautiful art style, especially the use of colors. While I wasn't immediately drawn into the story, it eventually grabbed my attention. The world building is intriguing and it's easy to get invested in the characters' stories. The plot is fast-paced and action-packed, which makes it feel like you are speeding through the pages.

The only aspect of the book that didn't quite work for me was the romance part, which felt unnecessary since it didn't add anything to the story and even felt cringy at times. However, this is a minor quibble in an otherwise enjoyable read.

Overall, it was really interesting and I'm definitely interested in reading the next book, as I'm curious to see where the story goes.

Wow this book surprised me! I loved it so much more than I was expecting to and will definitely be picking up more from this series as they release. The art was incredible; so vivid and detailed and totally immersive. The expressions the artist was able to capture was awesome. The story itself is not entirely original, but I really enjoyed this take on it, and the way the book begins to explore racism, diversity, genocide and so much more. It's done in a really accessible way for young adult readers that doesn't hide the realities, but isn't so dark and gory that it alienates them. I thought the world building was very well done, and I really enjoyed reading about the histories of the world. I am so looking forward to reading more!

I loved this graphic novel! Wynd is so adorable and his crush on Thorn is so cute. The artwork was fantastic and the story was great too. It's a you're different so you don't fit in kind of story but it was far from predictable. Overall, a great graphic novel!

Wonderful, a fascinating world that blends various elements from various time periods in history together seamlessly. Great magic system. I haven't liked a graphic novel this much since I read I Hate Fairyland.

I'm not 100% sure about this one. On the one hand, there's a wealth of diversity in the story's characters. There are heavy topics (e.g.: racism and genocide) that are made accessible to younger readers through the allegory of a fantasy world -- which I'm always a fan of. The artwork is bright and vibrant, but the dialogue lettering was a bit clunky for my tastes.

I think this was a miss for me personally, but I would definitely recommend it to my YA readers.

This was a great start to an interesting new graphic novel series. As the first book it did a lovely job setting it's reader up for plot development, introduced us to some interesting characters and had a bright, fun, and fresh artwork style. I look forward to subsequent volumes and where Wynd will take us. Definitely worthy of adding to YA collections.

I'm going to assume anyone reading this review has also read the description of the book (if not, scroll up and read it), so I'm not going into the plot too much here. I really enjoyed this story, it's a great adventure, but it's not an easy-breezy good times adventure- serious stuff happens, and a lot of people get killed, including brave secondary characters who you really like. This is a story with all the feels, and it's gonna hit you in them, and you'll love it. The characters are well developed, three-dimensional, and relatable, and Wynd is a great protagonist. I mean, who didn't feel awkward and weird at his age? He doesn't fit in, he thinks people would hate him if they knew the real him, he has a crush on a boy he's never met, and he just wants to be normal. Granted, his situation is a bit different from a reader's situation, but still, we can understand what he's going through. The world building is good, giving us information in bits as we go along rather than info-dumping it on us all at once. The story is pacey, with all kinds of things going on, from coming of age stuff to royal intrigue, prejudice and fear mongering to the stirrings of first love, a truly menacing bad guy with a twist, and a prince who wants to change things, make peoples' lives better, but can't keep his arrogant snark to himself. The art is lovely, and suits the story well; the moods set in every setting using color, the detail that brings everything to life, are marvelously rendered. I can't wait for the next book, I need to know what happens!

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This was great. It's about a teenager growing up in a city where magic is outlawed because it's contagious and can cause many adverse affects to humans. He is an unknown magical being with pointed ears who hides them beneath long hair. The Bandaged Man has returned to the city for the first time in 20 years. He can sniff out magic. The last time he was in Pipetown all of the magical beings were sought out and murdered. So Wynd's adopted mother attempts to get him out of the city before it happens again. There's a lot of great world building here. I also like how Wynd is gay but no one cares. Even though there are still discriminatory undertones, it's because of magic not sexual orientation. It's an interesting contrast. Michael Dialynas has adopted a more cartoonish look for this world that looks great.

I loved this! I've since sought out my local comic store and bought the two newest issues. We had diverse characters: LGBT normalization (and cute as heck!), diversity in race and species since its a fantasy. One of the huge themes is an allegory for racism and discrimination and I felt it was done really well and in a way that translated well to a fantasy-adventure. In the same way, it didn't shy away from death, which I thought grounded the whole conflict.

The pacing way great. The stakes were believable and heightened appropriately. The exposition/history of this world was built really well into the narrative.

The bolding of dialogue words for emphasis was a bit too heavy handed/not natural to real speech patterns.

The colors and art were wonderful.

The villain was properly menacing and there were a few twists that had me on my toes, which does not happen often. The conversation between the bandaged man and Wynd was well executed. It didn't fall into any of the typical villain-meets-hero cliches.

STRONG WOMEN!

Characters weren't afraid to speak up, to defy, and that was awesome.

The creativity of the "weirdbloods" was awesome. I thought at first that the term was too obvious...juvenile? But it really made me think, and I ended up thinking it turned my head on how realistic that is to the way we create ugly and mean words in our society. Words that make the aggressor sound stupid, just like those in this story.

Wynd is such an easy character to like and root for. His and all the characters motivations were clear and complex. Their internal conflicts were rich and nuanced. Overall, it was an easy book to love as a reader and as a writer.

Pretty much any graphic novel will be a hit in my library, but I know student will enjoy this story. Part fantasy, part adventure and part friendship. Hand to students who enjoy the Bone series, Urban Legendz, or the Lumberjanes series.

Wynd is just a regular boy who lives in a fantasy world where magic is feared. He has a secret and has set off on a quest with his best friend to discover magic in the world. Volume 1 contains issues 1-5 of Tynion's series.

It was so good that I read it in one sitting not even pausing to take notes for my review. I could not wait to find out what was next. Before I had even finished I added Wynd to my pull at our local comic shop. I do not want to wait to find out what happens next.

The art is perfect for this story. The characters are complex and interesting. Everything about this book feels so real. I love it.

Creative Team:
Written by James Tynion IV
Illustrated by Michael Dialynas
Lettered by Aditya Bidikar

3.5 stars.
A promising idea that fell a tad short of being great. Entertaining but sluggish at times.

I’m not even sure I can describe exactly why I don’t love this, but I’ll try.

There are a lot of good themes in this graphic novel. There are LGBT+ characters, and magic, and adventure. There is death and murder, basically genocide (anyone with magical heritage is put to death). There are so many things I should like in this…

And yet…

I found it boring. 😞

Something just… didn’t click. I know I’m more of a manga girl, so the art wasn’t my favorite, but I knew that going in to the book so it wasn’t the issue. Maybe I felt it dragged on too long at times. Maybe I had a hard time connecting to the characters.

Maybe all of that is true.

Regardless, I do think people would enjoy this, assuming this is their preferred genre. It’s just not my cup of tea.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

At the local Tavern of Pipetown, lives and works Wynd a boy that has to hide his pointy ears that might betray his magical blood but when the king calls back for the Bandaged man to Pipetown in order to find and kill all of the weirdbloods, things got difficult for Wynd to hide his secret and has to escape to Northport.

A nice start with all the world building, characters, the back story and so on. I liked the artwork and the colour scheme which worked so well with the idea of this fanciful world of magic and fantastic creatures. However, the story wasn't what I was expecting it to be built like this, surely, when you are eager for adventures, epic fantasy , you're not thinking about the characters crying all the time, a sexy "gardener" not a knight or anything like that running around in "shorts" while your main character is peeping through his telescope on the guy dreaming about "having dinner" with him and don't let me start with the prince's stupid comments. At the end, it got more interesting with some action and I hope that it will get better in the next issues.

3.5 / 5 ⭐️
This was very different than I thought, but also a really fun one! I will definitely have to check out the rest of this series to see how the story progresses! The art style looks really good and I felt there was a good balance between visual and written story!

'Wynd Book One: Flight of the Prince' by James Tynion IV with art by Michael Dialynas is a fantasy graphic novel set in an unusual fantasy world.

Wynd works in a pub helping out, but Wynd has a secret. He has pointy ears and that could get him killed. Especially now that the menacing Bandaged Man is in town looking for him. Fortunately, he's got new and old friends that want to help him escape.

I really liked this world and these characters. I liked the twists and turns the story took and I'd be more than happy reading more in this series. The art is also a win, with great character design.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from BOOM! Studios and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

This was quite a nice read. I expected it to be more for younger readers but turns out, it’s also perfect for young adult. The art is nice and lively. I love how the sprytles are drawn, they are so cute. The story is very intriguing once you get into it and I really wanted to know what happens. It is nicely paced and I’ve come to like all the main characters (not the villain of course). I hope I’ll get to read the next volume.
I recommend it to people who like fantasy and graphic novels
3.5/5

I loved it!! The tension, the characters, the magic!!
Our poor queer pointed ear MC, stalking the palace gardener, so cute!!
The story was captivating and I need to know more! The art was really gorgeous, fantastic colours, intriguing plot, twists and more mysteries to unfold!
Can't wait to read more!