ROMANCE

The Iron King

by Lidia Chan
Kagawa, Julie & Sara Gundell (text) & (illus.). Issues 1 & 2. Bluewater Comics. (Iron Fey). 2013. ea. issue: 24p. $1.99. Available for download from ComiXology, iTunes, OverDrive, iVerse, Wowio, Kobo, and more. COMICS/SUPERNATURAL ROMANCE
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Meghan Chase's 16th birthday takes a bizarre turn when she learns that her friend Robbie is actually the faery Puck and her little brother Ethan has been replaced with a changeling. After Puck helps Meghan to enter Faeryland to search for the real Ethan, she reaches King Oberon and Queen Titania's court, where she discovers that she's the king's illegitimate daughter. Queen Titania angrily sends her to work in the kitchens to prepare for a visit from Queen Mab, a visit that is interrupted by a Chimera attack. Taking advantage of the chaos, Meghan decides to run off and look for Ethan in Mab's territory.
VERDICT Beginning a new digital comics series based on the first of Kagawa's best-selling "Iron Fey" novels, this story thus far feels like a cross between Stephenie Meyer's Twilight and Jim Henson's Labyrinth but could become something all its own. The translation to the graphic format is awkward at times, with a couple of scenes unclear as to what is happening. However, Chan's manga-style artwork is enjoyable. Recommended to fans of Kagawa's novels or of paranormal romance. [The graphic novel version of this series is forthcoming.—Ed.]
Reviewed by Heather Williams, Whatcom Community Coll., Bellingham, WA , Jan 03, 2014
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