It’s fun to see Laura and Chris working together again, and honestly, this trade volume is fantastic as a piece of what comics can be. There’s small throwbacks to Samnee’s other works, but the visual language is astounding in its simplicity - the younger reader learns how to read a page while the older reader notices small gorgeous details. This is well pitched at the all ages audience too - a younger reader can cut their teeth on the not too frequent word balloons and learn how to read visual language too. There’s small Rocketeer and Thor references in here too that make me really happy. In summary; yay creator owned books and both the Samnees getting to flex. He gets to do kaiju/One Punch Man and a good sister story.

Monsters? No problem! Just punch them.

I think this cover honestly does a great job on selling you what this little graphic novel is: the art is fantastic; the world is interesting and suddenly Jurassic; Jonna is feisty, fearless, and bombastic.

My only problem is honestly with how short it is-- I blasted through the whole thing in probably less than 20 minutes. But I liked what it had to offer and the worldbuilding that's going on, while staying centered on a family story at its heart.

3.5-4/5

I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley and Oni Press, I was allowed to read this Graphic novel, on eARC.

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One day on earth, Monsters came out of nowhere and decided to destroy everything on their way. Rainbow and Jonna are sisters who got separated after an encounter with one of those monsters.
After one year of searching, Rainbow finds her sister and together, they set up to find their father. On their way, they meet other survivors and different basecamps.

At first, honestly, it was a bit confusing ( Graphic Novels on-screen arent's exactly my favorite things.) and the events were happening so fast, it was hard to focus. It felt like, every time I blinked, something new happened. But after a couple of pages and once the story seems to settle down and find its pace, I managed to dive into this new world.
Jonna, managed to get me curious about her and her life (past and future. Because they don't say so, but Jonna seems to have a heavy background. Not heavy as sad. But heavy as full.) She is very curious, doesn't seem to talk much, nor get scared. Which is quite fun, in a tiny human. And I remember ever since I was a kid, the fearless and silent sort of characters were always my comfort characters because they were my opposite and I felt "protected" by them.
Her relationship with Rainbow is also an element that convinced me that I should keep an eye out for this graphic novel because there is a true bond between them and I loved it.
This first book was quite nice to read, made you want to know more and understand this universe.

I'd say children from the age of 12 can read this. 10, if they really like reading. It's colorful and nicely drawn too.

Thank you to Oni Press and Netgalley for the e-Arc!

This sounded like so much fun but this was just not my jam. I didn't mind the art style so much but I wasn't a big fan of the colouring and I thought the story wasn't very well explained so I got pretty vored reading this one which was a real shame.

Review to come August 3rd on blog/goodreads.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

A book that sounded incredible, sadly it lacked in execution and I wasn't a big fan. 2 stars. :(

Why didn't I enjoy this one so much? Well, the story begins good with an exciting scene of one sister (Rainbow) following her sister (Jonna) who is once again running around. Something happens and boom it is a year later. Yep. That is what happens. However, instead of seeing something of a search she eats something at an older lady and boom someone has found her sister for her. It just felt so rushed. I would have loved more of a search. Seeing more of the land. Seeing more of everything. See her travel. Not eat dinner at someone's place and then boom.

It is that the blurb states what has happened to the world otherwise I wouldn't have understood it for most. I mean, we are a year later and suddenly the whole world is a dead zone. With monsters, no water, tons of dried out stuff, and more. It is dangerous. But instead of seeing what happened we just have to guess. Later on we get some conversations on what happened but it felt too late for me.

It also didn't help that what Jonna is. I mean, I just cannot get a handle on the girl. She is so strong. She doesn't seem to talk (and never did from what we glimpse in the earlier part/memories we get). For me she just seemed like Rainbow picked up a random wild girl. Jonna has zero emotion over seeing her sister again. Like she didn't even know here. It just felt odd and very weird.

The whole story was just going from one thing to another. BOOM next scene. BOOM next scene. Explanations? What are those? Story? Naaaahhhh, action is where it is. Screw stories and explaining people what is going on. I mean the action is good, but it needs to flow right with the story. We need to be rooting for these people, not just seeing them for a couple of pages.

So Mehsi, is there anything you liked? Yes, I loved the art, it was fantastic. Lovely colourscheme, great character designs (well for most, still not sold on Jonna). I loved that we get some activities near the end.

But yeah, lack of story, lack of execution isn't making me want to read this series further and this could have just been so much more. Just give it 50 more pages, instead of 115/116 make it more. Explain stuff. Give us reason to root for the characters. Show the world. Expand!

A very fun and adventurous story about a girl searching for her sister and with a few monsters sprinkled in too. The art is lovely and I enjoyed the story, although everything went by rather quickly, although this is aimed for children. I wish there was more back story about everything, but I suppose it'll all be explained in the next volume. This also ended in a very intriguing cliffhanger, which I'm sure will have some itching to grab the next book in the series.

I honestly didn't find the story itself at all intriguing. It was a bit pedestrian, with nothing terribly exciting (despite a lot of action towards the end). However, the artwork more than made up for it -- the colors are fantastic and catch the eye, the dynamic poses kept me engaged, and the general style is gritty without being too dark and overdone. This one was a solid -- meh.

Thank you Oni Press for providing me with an early copy of Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters Vol.1 via Netgalley

This is such a cute graphic novel. It reflects on family and sisterhood, also on hopefulness when things aren't looking too great.

It was a quick read with beautiful illustrations, I will be looking to check out volume two when it comes out.

I do wish it were a little longer, but I do keep in mind that this is for children, so the length is perfect.

Also, it has a few activity pages at the end of the chapters, so it would be nice to do with kids!

⭐️3 STARS⭐️

This was a lovely little comic! I am a very character driven reader and so it means a lot to me that the characters were well written and I liked that the bond between the two sisters was already there but getting rekindled in her search and finding of her sister.
I like the total difference of the two sisters and how they become accustomed the the environment they were in, separate from one another. The way things are shown and not told was well done too. The monsters being a big part of the world was really cool. They are a massive danger and threat and force the people living in the world into hiding and camps, to be safer in numbers. All the characters have lost people, friends and family memebers, which makes them very relatable and more realistic in a world ravaged by big scary monsters.

If there is one thing that stands out about this graphic novel is the astonishing artwork! It is super colourful and bright and each frame is filled with hope, joy and creativity!

"Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters" by Chris and Laura Samnee, is a super cute and fun story following Rainbow, who is searching everywhere she can for her father and her semi-feral younger adopted sister, Jonna, after being separated from them when giant monsters begin to roam the land, and society has broken down into small townships.

This graphic novel would be great for children of all ages and honestly I’m sure many older readers would adore this cutesy novel as well!!

The only problem I had with this wonderful piece of art, was that it wasn’t long enough and now I have to wait until Spring 2022 for the next, incredible I’m sure, instalment!!!

*3.5
Thank you for the arc!
This book is a quick and nice read.

Things I liked:
The art
The plot of the story

Things I disliked:
I didn't get the chance to see too much of the characters and their qualities but there is going to be a vol. 2 so I hope in vol. 2 there will be more about the characters.

I know this was only volume one but I felt like this story really left me understanding almost nothing. A great tactic to get me to seek out volume two, but not a great tactic to get me to WANT to seek out the next volume. The illustrations were stunning, and I really loved the moment of flashbacks Rainbow had, but other than that I’m just feeling like I’m missing to much to have enjoyed this

Very quick read. The authors said they wanted to make it to be able to share with their daughters, but I feel like everything happened too fast for me to enjoy it much. You barely have time to become upset that the sister is missing, before she is randomly found again. Everything happened very bam bam bam, and all emotions were pretty underplayed compared to how you'd feel in real life. But the art was fine and the characters were sweet

I sometimes forget when it comes to graphic novels just how important the artwork can be. I am so focused on storystorystory that I fail to notice how truly talented some of these artists are. At first glance I was a little tempted to blow Jonna off with a meh. But when I stopped for a good look, I could see just how much the intended child audience would enjoy it. Beginning with an incredible saturation of lush colour, rounded shapes, and a style that is simplistic enough that the subtle detailing becomes a point of focus. This is the innocence of youth part of the story. Two sisters playing in a lush forested world. In the aftermath of a monstrous invasion, as the eldest sister spends all of her time searching for her lost sibling Jonna the colour is drained. Things become bleak and broken, even the background details. But the search for Jonna continues no matter what. Simple, yet beautiful, and meant for the child who will be delighted by the kinetic beauty within.

I would definitely read volume two

Ok, 3 stars if you’re an adult reader but 4 stars if you’re a little kid that likes adventure stories and kaiju I think. It’s cute and despite the scenes of wandering survivors saying who they’ve lost surprisingly sweet. The underlying story is a adolescent or preteen girl looking for her younger adoptive sister despite everything. There isn’t a whole lot here, it’s very much a series starter, which is why I think it’s 3 stars for an adult reading it but the interesting world shown is going to catch the eye of a little kid who’s young enough for imaginative play. It’s cute enough I’d read volume two as an adult to see where they are going with the story.

3.5 stars
What an interesting concept! This is a world where giant monsters have taken over, razed villages, families have been torn apart.
It starts out with Rainbow looking for her sister Jonna, she gets knocked out because of this big monster, and all of the sudden it's one year later and Rainbow and Jonna have been separated. To be honest, right away I was a little confused. Throughout the story, there were just little things that didn't completely add up. I really wish there had been more explaining and world building.
Rainbow was the most fleshed out character in the book, she was searching so hard for her sister Jonna, she was so protective. All the other characters just felt like they were being introduced, so I hope we get to learn more about them in the coming books.
The artwork was absolutely beautiful. It was my favorite part of the book. It really gave life to the story and was very attention grabbing.
I really am looking forward to more from this world and can't wait for the next book to come out!

Very good, but way too short! I love that the little girl is the hero with super human strength. You don't see ACTUAL kids as the hero ever!!

The art style is gorgeous. I love Rainbows design and Jonnas character. Jonna reminds me of a small Tarzan.
Easy to follow and fun, i just wish they were longer!

Enjoyable and i look forward to future releases

Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters By Chris and Laura Samnee is about two sisters surviving in a world with kaiju. The artwork is amazing and the story is a very fun read. I would recommend this to any fans of Chris Samnee.

Thanks to NetGalley and Oni Press for the ARC

Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters is a book that's ideal for readers of comics, especially (but not limited to) young readers. A wonderful introduction to the medium, exploration of fantasy, and an enjoyable read.