Percy Jackson Graphic Novel: The Sea of Monsters

I enjoyed this one a bit more than the first, more fun. And I guess because the main characters are already acquainted with each other, so we can spend more time developing their dynamics. I'm slowly becoming more emotionally invested in these kids. I'm very looking forward to seeing Percy and Annabeth's relationship bloom in the following books, we're already getting lovely hints here. Also, the plot thickens a lot in this one and that cliffhanger was fantastic.

3½*** because it's my favorite book of the entire PJverse – Clarisse's quest, and she's my Number One XXXOOO. Unfortunately, though, this graphic edition doesn't give Clarisse enough attention, and it's especially weak in its portrayal of Clarisse's inner turmoil, which so much humanizes her as a character in the novel (and perhaps "inner turmoil" doesn't in general come across as well in graphic as it does in print).

This graphic, in fact, does a far better job in its visual portrayal of Annabeth than it does Clarisse, so the graphic might be more of a treat for Annabeth's fans. The pictures of Clarisse in this graphic are, I think, inferior to those in the predecessor graphic of The Lightning Thief.

I've been missing Clarisse show more terribly from the more recent books – partly made up for, though, by the appearance of Hazel, and I'm especially eager for the next novel installment, Hazel's quest, The House of Hades, coming in October. I'm happy at least to have Clarisse back with us with the graphic series, though, even if I have to settle for a weaker portrayal of her than I would have liked in this Sea of Monsters graphic. show less

This is the second book in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians Series which is at least 100 pages smaller than the first -- but the action doesn't slow down and in fact leaves a cliffhanger ending.

Another school year has gone by and Percy has almost made it to the end without any major mishaps. That is until some new students show up to a dodgeball game and things turn deadly. Camp Half-Blood friend, Annabeth, arrives suddenly to help Percy defeat the monsters and to share news that bad things are happening at camp. The tree that protects the borders of Camp Half-Blood has been poisoned and is dying. The new quest is to save the tree -- but the quest is given to Clarisse, daughter of Ares. Neither Percy nor Annabeth has confidence in show more Clarisse to succeed -- plus Percy has been plagued with dreams that their friend Grover is in trouble. So Percy and Annabeth secretly leave Camp to rescue Grover and to find the one thing that can heal the tree and save the Camp. show less

This was such a fun book. I really enjoyed it. I think it is funny how clueless Percy is. There are things that are obvious to everyone around him, but he is just oblivious to it all.

This is the second Percy Jackson and the Olympians graphic novel, adapted closely by Rubert Venditti from the book series. I like the realistic style of art by Attila Futaki - the vibrant colors are striking and just slightly hyper realistic, which suits the fantasy elements. I found this book in a Little Free Library, but I'd be interested in reading the other graphic novels if they are the same quality. I'll probably buy them all and share them with a friend's child.

This series would be a good intro to comics for a middle grader. (I read this in January, and I was waiting to see if I would get the first book in the series so I could post that review first, but then I thought I should write this up while I still remember how I felt.)

This book had more action and adventure than the first one, and less mystery. It was still a fun, fast read I just enjoyed trying to figure out what was going on in the first one more. The Sea of Monsters definitely upped the level of feels though.

I suprisingly enjoyed this one even more than The Lightning Thief. I just love how humorous Rick's writing was I love these characters so much.