Earthsong Vol 1 [Paperback]

Lady Yates (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2006

The top-ranking, fan-favorite webcomic comes to print!

A young woman named Willow awakens to find herself on a mystical world with no memories of her former life. She soon discovers that not only are the residents of this world fantastical creatures of ancient lore, but the planet itself is alive and conscious... and in grave danger! Caught in the middle of a terrible struggle, Willow must come to terms with a harsh reality not of her choosing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Seven Seas; First Edition edition (June 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933164158
• ISBN-13: 978-1933164151
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,744,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ... the love child of saterday morning cartoons and manga, August 5, 2006

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Cari Corene (WA state) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Earthsong Vol 1 (Paperback)

What I like about Earthsong is that it's somewhere between manga and saturday morning cartoons. It has the strong female lead that is found often in manga while containing the most BIZARRE, colorful characters. Fire engine red goat men and a green woman with Medusa hair - exactly the kind of off the wall joy I want when I wake up on Saturday. That being said, there are some pit falls to the book. It is obviously a "learn - as - you - go" adventure for the artist with experimentation in photoshop and slight style improvements as you read. By the end of the book, though, everything looks pretty good and I think volume 2 will be excellent.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful artwork, and a story that can only be described as "epic", March 8, 2007

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~M.J.M~ - See all my reviews

This review is from: Earthsong Vol 1 (Paperback)

The artwork in Earthsong is a fairly unique style, and over time continues to improve as the artist continues the story. The first volume (this one) is actually entirely redrawn, and some of the original story has been revised for the print edition. The result of this is a very beautiful book, cover-to-cover. From the first page spread, which features the main character laying under a beautiful tree, to the pages in which we meet the main villain, this book does not dissapoint either in drawing or writing.

The story is as stunning as the artwork, with character depth being the primary draw for me. Characters like Nanashi, K'thonya, and Felucca become quick favorites as the main character (named Willow) learns more about them, and more about her new surroundings in a quest to find out who exactly, or what exactly she is.

Earthsong is definitely a story that anyone can pick up (it's child-friendly), and is beautifully drawn and written so it will also keep you entertained throughout. The only bad part about it, is when you get to the last page and realize you can't keep going.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Eye candy, February 28, 2007

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Fable Hill - See all my reviews

This review is from: Earthsong Vol 1 (Paperback)

There are so many reasons why Earthsong is worth buying. Number one has to be the art though, it's one gorgeous page after the other. The colors are jaw dropping, the characters are extremely well designed, and overall if for nothing else you'll want to buy it just to be able look at something this gorgeous.

But you'll want to buy it for more then that. Because the storyline is as good as the artwork. It's engaging and unique, but has a lot of very familiar tones to it that will entertain sci-fi, fantasy, and even action/adventure fans alike. In my opinion, it's one of the best on-line to print comics since megatokyo.