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| Marvel |
Brandon Montclare
Amy Reeder
Natasha Bustos
2016
The Summary
"Lunella Lafayette is an inhuman preteen genius who wants to change the world!
"That job would be a lot easier if she wasn't living in mortal fear of her latent inhuman gene. There's no telling what she'll turn into--but Luna's got a plan. All she needs is an Omni-Wave Projector. Easy, right? That is, until a red-scaled beast is teleported from the prehistoric past to a far-flung future we call...today! Together they're the most Marvelous Team-Up of all--the Inhuman Moon Girl and time-tossed Devil Dinosaur! But will they be BFFs forever or just until DD's dinner time? And Lunella soon learns that there are other problems with having a titanic T. Rex as a pet in the modern-day Marvel Universe. School, for one. Monster hunters are another--especially when they're the Totally Awesome Hulk! Then there's the fact that everyone's favorite dino didn't journey through time alone. Beware the prehistoric savages known as the Killer-Folk--New York City's deadliest tourists! Can Lunella handle all this turmoil...and keep herself from transforming into an inhuman monster?"
The Good
Featuring smart, sassy Lunella and, of course, the indomitable Devil Dinosaur, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is an amusing and adventurous comic to read. More to the point, it's a good comic for all ages as it's both entertaining and accessible without compromising on complexity or content. (Plus it's a great comic for the Read Harder Challenge for 2017, just so you know.)
I admit, I was a little hesitant to pick up Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. I'd seen single issues in the local comic book store and, for some reason, I couldn't imagine myself reading them. They seemed too young for me or too cartoonish or too...well, something, but then I discovered the first volume collection and I immediately fell in love.
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is one of those comics that has a feel-good message and a strong moral (i.e. girls can like science--and they can be kick butt heroes just like anyone else), but it also has a good story, a strong female protagonist, hilarious hero-villain interactions, unusual adventurers and unconventional victories. It reminds me a bit of Squirrel Girl, minus the acorns and furry tails, of course.
Granted, it's a bit absurd, but it's fun and it's wonderfully light-hearted and it's incredibly colorful. I loved how expressive each panel seemed, taking into account facial expressions and background colors and movement. Plus, I just loved Lunella. She was such a fun character to follow and she a great narrator. Sassy, but not obnoxious; humorous, but not clownish; intelligent, but not overwhelmingly smart. She was a perfectly balanced character.
Overall, I thought it was a great comic and I'm so glad I took the opportunity to read it.
The Bad
Hulk.
For some reason, I just couldn't take the "Totally Awesome" Hulk seriously.
The Ugly
It's easy to forget that Lunella is only 9-years-old. She's such a strong, dynamic and intelligent character, you sometimes don't think that she's still in elementary school. But then you come across a scene where she's broken-hearted, sobbing because she's terrified her Inhuman genes will turn her into a monster--and that's when you remember.
She's just a kid. She still needs her mom and her dad.
It's a bit heart breaking.
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