The greatest webcomic ever published. I recommend this to everyone!
by Tom Siddell
Genre / themes: magic, science, boarding school, orphans, spiritual and mythological themes
Art level: Very high, improves dramatically over time and went from 'good' to amazing. Unique, both manga and western. Books in colour.
Star Rating: 5/5
Number of Books: Two published so far, ongoing series. Book number three, Reason, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.
Other notes: webcomic, won several awards, and I wrote a complete lens about it. Books are hardbacks and very high quality printing.
My Review
Gunnerkrigg Court is the book I would give to almost anyone. The story of self-possessed Antimony Carver, who arrives at the mysterious school of Gunnerkrigg Court after her mother dies, you could tentatively compare it to Harry Potter (and fans of Harry Potter books would definitely enjoy it). But Gunnerkrigg Court is unique, and mysterious, and keeps you guessing constantly without ever frustrating you entirely.
It was also the winner of a bunch of webcomic awards in 2008 and 2009, and was listed as one of the 2010 Top Ten Graphic Novels for Teens by the ALA.
While I'd happily give it to children, it's definitely intelligent and complicated enough to be an story for adults. And the art is beautiful - it starts off good, then evolves to mindblowing. The book is also very high quality - a small, heavy hardback in full colour. This is one of the books that I buy, and will buy, automatically as each book is released.
There are two books out so far, and I own both of them.
The second book came out at the start of 2010, and was titled 'Research'. It was even better than the first book - Tom Siddell's art started off good, and becomes incredible. I've already read everything online so far, but I'm still definitely buying the third book when it comes out - this is a story that is worth re-reading in physical form.
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