Common Sense Media Review
By Michael Berry
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Graphic novel is part game, part comics, all fun.
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What's the Story?
As ADVENTUREGAMECOMICS: LEVIATHAN starts, you're on a journey to the Cobalt Ises, where the inhabitants fear a giant sea creature who attacks anyone who lies. As the reader, you must chose the path you take.
Is It Any Good?
Comics needn't be linear to be enjoyable, as this interactive graphic novel proves. Creator Jason Shiga has designed something original in Adventuregame Comics: Leviathan -- something game players and puzzle solvers will take to immediately. Shiga's art is simple yet expressive, and the stories will delight and amuse.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how Adventuregame Comics: Leviathan offers a new way of reading comics. How is it different from a conventional comic?
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Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : Jason Shiga
- Genre : Graphic Novel
- Topics : Adventures , Animals ( Ocean Creatures )
- Character Strengths : Courage , Curiosity , Humility
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Amulet Books
- Publication date : September 13, 2022
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 8 - 16
- Number of pages : 144
- Available on : Nook, Hardback, Apple Books, Kindle
- Award : Common Sense Selection
- Last updated : September 29, 2025
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