This comic collection was quite fun. I haven't played the game (sorry!) but the stories were funny, enjoyable and beautifully illustrated. Really, the art was standout. Some of the writing varied in quality but overall the bar was pretty high.

I mostly read this because I have a friend who adores the game and I figured my teens would be all about a dating sim where you're a hot dad dating other hot dads; but also because Kris Anka does some of the art and his art is to die for! Because it is an anthology of short stories based on the game, some of the stories are better than the others, but overall the whole collection is a hit! I have it in a cart to buy for my library already!

This was a nice anthology of short comics. As someone who never played the game (I know, I know) I still enjoyed some of these a lot. Others seemed slightly childish, but a lot of people would enjoy them out of sheer ridiculousness. I appreciated a lot the different art styles, which made the anthology more interesting to me, and all were very well done, eye catching and colorful.

This was the sweetest thing! I have only played the demo of Dream Daddy, so I had a little bit of context for the characters but not all the backstories, and this was a dream of its own. Inclusive, warm, and witty, it was a delight to spend time in this world with these people and get to see more of the neighbourhood, and how everyone interacts. I also appreciated the mixture of Player Dad character inclusion with stories about the romanceable dads, and the kids were consistently great <3 I would one hundred percent pick this up for a friend, and I'm super excited to reread it when I've finished the full game!

I loved the first short story and was so disappointed that it was a short story and not the whole comic! I really wanted to know more about the characters and their past and present relationship.

Oni press always with the best graphic novels!
This time with Dream Daddy, based on the game Dream Daddy that is actually a dream just like this GN!
Funny, with good art and story.

Such a nice read to pass the time, enjoying yourself and laughing a bit. You can't help but fall in love with every other character!

I did enjoy this graphic novel, especially the artwork. However, I definitely did not like all the stories. For me it was very confusing to jump from one story to the next without really having an ending. I just had a really hard time comprehending what was going on. Had the artwork not been this great, I think I would have given it 2/2.5 stars.

Thank you Netgalley and publisher

Title .... love! Cover love!!

Happy LGBTQ. Love love love. Funny and sweet story. Great comic artwork. Loved it.

This was so much fun! The art was gorgeous and I just loved seeing the characters of such an amazing game back in full force. My favorite story was easily the Dungeons and Dragons one. I was cracking up while reading it and the art was gorgeous. My one critique of this is that I wanted the stories to connect at least a little bit and unfortunately they didn't at all. That aside this was a ton of fun and a total must read for any hardcore DreamDaddy fans.

The reason why I requested this book is because I played the game - and loved it. The book, while not needed to understand the game, is still a lovely insight into the dream dads, and each character is dealt with lovingly.

Cute collection of stories with great art! I particularly enjoyed "Much Abird About Nothing" and the title of the D&D one, "Dungeons & Daddies."

I'll have to check out the video game.

I get that this is meant to be kind of a slice-of-life following the various different characters, but I honestly just found it boring. The fact that the art style doesn't match was also pretty jarring... (and yes, I realise they were made by different artists, but still)

Very cute comic tie in for the Dream Daddy universe. The art work is lovely and the stories beyond sweet. This is one you shouldn't hesitate to pick up.

I'm unfamiliar with the Dream Daddy game, but still enjoyed this comics. I really liked that there were different drawing styles. As for the stories themselves, I would probably have enjoyed them more if I had played the game. Though it was a quick introduction in the Dream Daddy world, and I enjoyed it.

Having never fully played Dream Daddy (though I know the concept and the general gameplay), I was pleasantly surprised by the contents of the short stories contained in the graphic novel adaptation. The stories focused on the dads of the game, but while the game made a play of having the user-generated dad date one of the seven dads, the Dream Daddy graphic novel turns the focus to the different personalities of the dateable dads. You get a chance to see the dads as they are with their kids, at their jobs, or just plain having fun. What I enjoyed in particular was that while the book was not without romance, most of the issues focused on inter-personal issues with the dads, such as competition using their children or one targeting another over a misunderstanding. I especially appreciated, as someone who hadn't actually played the game, that I could still understand the different personalities of the dads and grow to appreciate them individually. However, I didn't give this a super high rating because there were certain aspects that I felt closed off from (such as some of the kids' personalities) becuase I hadn't played the game before reading the book.

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Comic Book is a collection of five standalone stories about the dads in Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator, the acclaimed visual novel video game. I haven’t played the game yet, so I’m not familiar with the world or any of its characters. This comic was my first introduction to it, but it isn’t really meant to be one, so I got a bit confused at first. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed these cute stories. My favorite is the first one, Much Abird about Nothing, written by Wendy Xu and illustrated by Ryan Maniulit. The art is amazing, the story is really adorable, and Craig is so… hot. And very charming. I love his mom and his kids, too. 10/10 would woo him.

I definitely would recommend this to fans of the game! I may or may not be tempted to check out the game myself!

I decided to give this a shot because comic and dating dads. What I got was a comic and dads, most of whom were not overtly dating. I enjoyed the first comic the most out of all of them. I liked the story, the characters and the artwork.
I wasn't expecting different artists for each comic, so the difference in art styles was a little jarring and felt a little disjointed when characters in common from story to story looked vastly different.
If the title didn't say Dating, I am not sure I would have gotten a romantic vibe from most of these stories. And they were all fairly short so there is no real arc to the storylines.
You may enjoy this more if you are familiar with the game, which I am not, but even without the game it was still a quick read with some enjoyable parts.

I've been interested in the video game ever since I heard about it - it did not dissapoint, neither did this. First notice is that the book might be an easier read if reader has former knowledge of/have played the game, though I'd need the opinion of someone who hasn't yet played it to be sure.
Really liked the DnD story. Also, the introduction of new dads, as to way of for the lack of the player character. I reckon that was a good choice character-wise.
Overall, it's just a bucn of lovely stories concerning friends and family supporting eachother, featuring several beautiful art styles.

Cheers to Netgalley for a free copy for my honest opinion !

I haven’t played Dream Daddy yet which is honestly a huge crime on my behalf because I want too and I just??? I don’t even have an excuse.

So when I saw the graphic novel up for request I knew I could at least consume this.

Having not played the game I can say that I still thoroughly enjoyed these stories; which y’know is pretty fab given I don’t read contemporary that often.

Each of the 5 stories was sweet and soft, and one even had some sneaky almost supernatural elements which was obviously my favourite of the lot.

Also, if this wasn’t clear from the cover, title or synopsis its very very queer and diverse.

Each story opens with its own full page art title which are FAB and greatly enjoyed.

And I really enjoyed how each story works amazingly on its own, and take place in different stages of relationships.

The first was very much the early bonding turning into a crush stage, which was so lovely!

I definitely found myself “awwing” out loud.

Some of the stories focused more on relationships with the children which were also very sweet and allowing the reader to get a better understanding of their personalities.

& we also get a story where all the Dads work together to help one of them advertise the workplace. It was lovely and got showcase all the characters skills to make the best of a temporarily bad situation.

The last story I wanted to talk about was another team building one as the Dads play Dungeons & Dragons, was very fun to see how this unfolded.

Plus we get to see them as their DND characters too!

I really enjoyed this GN and its definitely reminded me that I need to go and pick up the game next sale.

I was provided this graphic novel (as an advanced reader copy) by NetGalley. All views expressed in this review are my own.

I wanted to pick up the Dream Daddy graphic novels (yes, plural as I originally read each separately on my kindle) due to the fact that I played and truly enjoyed the video game of the same name, which I believe was developed by Game Grumps. If you are trying to decide whether to read the graphic novel or play the game first, I highly recommend that you play the game before reading; while it is possible for the graphic novel to stand on its own, it is mostly an add-on to the game to give those who played and enjoyed the game some extra fun stories involving the characters.

Overall, I think that "Dream Daddy" is very enjoyable, especially having played the game. It gave me more scenes to enjoy, which I did, but I did enjoy the game more (I definitely recommend you play the game after reading this if you haven't already! It's so fun and corny and cute!). My absolute favorite thing to see in this graphic novel was that each story/issue had a different art style that worked perfectly with the theme of that particular story. It was also lovely to see how the characters could be represented differently across the different art styles while still remaining inherently the same.

I rated the first story "Much Abird About Nothing" 5 Stars. I really liked that it wasn't just a story featuring the romance-able dads (as the other stories are) but the main character of the game is the focus of this story. I gave stories 2-4, 4 Stars each, and I gave the final story 3 Stars. Overall, I would rate this collection 4 Stars, because it was a fun read. If you're looking for a deep graphic novel with an important message, this probably isn't the one for you. It definitely works as a supplemental work to the game, which I believe would be its intended purpose; however, I do think you could read this with no knowledge of the game and still enjoy it, but might be a bit confused at moments.