A light sci-fi tale of Arite the robot, and his friend, Owen the vulture as they venture on their own. The art is cute and simple but so are the characters. The story itself repeats the same plot points and doesn't feel like it goes anywhere, but is a cute chapter book for a younger audience.

Look is a short black-and-white graphic novel about a robot named Arty, his bird robot friend Owen, and his urge to discover his purpose in "life." He spends his days wandering the desert, following the same routine, and not really knowing why. Arty decides to go past the desert to discover what else is out in the world. This was a sweet story that would be good for middle-grade children and has elements of The Lorax when talking about deforestation, as well as a message about finding meaning and joy in your life. However, the last section of the novel felt very sudden and abrupt, as there was no transition from where Arty was to where he ended up. I would have liked there to be a more clear transition that followed the pacing of the rest of the story.

Note: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley. I was not compensated in any other fashion for the review and the opinions reflected below are entirely my own. Special thanks to the publisher and author for providing the copy.

'Look' by Jon Nielsen is a graphic novel about a couple unusual travelers in a desert at some indeterminate point in the future.

Artie is a robot on a mission. He travels the desert with his vulture friend Owen. Occasionally, they check in with other animals living in the desert. Artie questions what he is doing. This leads him to get checked out, and his fellow robots try to have him wiped and reprogrammed. He and Owen escape and head for the mountains. Along the way, there are other surprises that I dare not share.

I liked this story of a bleak future, but one with friends. There is no indication what happened to most, if not all, of the people, and what Artie is looking for. The art is in black and white, and I liked it's simplicity.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from NBM Publishing, Papercutz, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

This book tells the story of Artie, a robot, and his friend, Owen the vulture.

The art is cute, simple and clean.

The characters are adorable, however, they lack complexity.

The story itself felt repetitive and certain plot points weren't explained as well as they should have been.

Rating: 3 stars

This graphic novel is about Artie, a small robot programmed to do only one thing. One day, he gets tired of doing the same chore everyday and, with his bird friend Owen, he sets off to an adventure. He finds other robots and the encounter isn't as good as he'd thought.
The art of this book is beautiful. It is simple and clean but I would have preferred it if it was colored.
It is amazing how the artist gave emotions to the robots using just the little ball they had as an eye.
The characters are fine, Artie and Owen are cute but that's all.
The plot was good but sometimes predictable.
I think this is a graphic novel for younger readers so, if you like that sort of thing, you should try Look. It was enjoyable for me.

Artie, the cute robot from the cover, Wall-Es his way through life when he starts wondering why he does what he does. What follows is a strange mix of boring and just not so good, that left me wondering 'why did I read this?'.

Let's start with the good things. The art was not special but it was nice. Artie's really cute, and has a nice interaction with his friend Owen, the Vulture. That's about it.

The story was filled with a lot of interchangeable/forgettable characters and scenes with clunky expositions. I was not a fan. Which is a shame, because I had good expectations for this one!

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

I thought this would be similar to Wall-E or somenthing like that, but the story was not well constructed and it was dragging at times. The beginning was great and I wanted more like that, but the rest kept going downhill. It was a good idea and the message is nice but it just wasn't enough for me.

A light sci-fi tale of a robot who quits doing his job after they've been abandoned by humans and decides to tread his own path. Along with his buzzard friend Owen, Artie meets many animals and robots on their journey.

I picked this up thinking it was going to be reminiscent of Pixar's Wall-e and instead found a robot who interacts with many characters. However, like Wall-e, this story is about questioning the status quo. Our fearless hero travels outside his world to meet other robots and ends up making a difference.

I was into this book up until the final third. It wasn't phenomena but I was intrigued. The art style is rather cartoony but that doesn't make it all jokes and silliness. It feels like there is more going on beneath the surface. I was afraid it was going to be a total Wall-E knock off. It feels influenced by the movie but is more complex in some ways.. We've got a more complicated world. but that's actually part of my problem. It's a complex world but we get only a cursory introduction. Why are there root birds? What's the deal with the city? What was Artie looking for in the desert? Those questions are never answered.

I'm always in search of a great graphic novel to add to my collection, but unfortunately, this is not one that I will add. In all honesty, I requested the title because it reminded me of Wall-E, one of my favorite movies, but then it turned out o be a little too much like it. The illustrations are pretty great though.

This is a cute but strange tale about a world seemingly populated only by robotic creatures of various sizes and types. Arties attempts to discover the true reason behind his endless task of traversing the desert. There seems to be a vast conspiracy hinted at for the cause of it. However, no clear answer or reason ever seems to be arrived at.

Despite this obvious flaw in the narrative, it was a cute book, fairly entertaining, with clean and concise graphics. The best part of the entire work is the exploration of the friendship between Artie and Owen and how it came to be. The end sees nothing much resolved, but the two friends once again happy in each other's company.

The artwork is very cute but the story is all over the place. It would most appeal to tweens but the concepts would probably be over their heads, and they would likely find it a bit boring.

A cute little story with lovely drawings. I felt the story itself came across a little too expected and "seen it before", but it was an enjoyable, quick read.

Beautifully drawn but I was not able to get into the story.

I received a ARC from Netgalley in exchange of a honest review.

I DNF at 39%.

When I saw Look I wondered if it was like the Mars Rover Comic that made me cry: https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/spirit.png

The Rover comic took up 1 page and had more information and emotion than the 55 pages I read of Look.

That's all I have to say about this.

I found this more philosophical than entertaining. The relationship between the robot and the vulture was cute but I feel the overall story was bland and lifeless.

Not quite what I was expecting from this graphic novel. Not bad though.

A little robot named Arty starts to question why he is going on rounds through the desert over and over again. And that quest for the answers to his purpose launch him and his best friend Owen the buzzard off on a journey out of the desert, over the mountains to strange new places in search of some big answers.

Simple black and white drawings are in a comic style that should appeal to a broad audience, from elementary kids all the way through adults. Arty is fairly simple, almost Wall-E-ish looking robot (with enough distinguishing characteristics we’ll overlook the similarities and Pixar doesn’t have to call any lawyers). He’s surprisingly emotive with just one square display where his eyes would be. I liked that his best friend is a buzzard (points for uniqueness there) who is the comic relief and more than he seems. The two have some grand adventures, manage to answer some big philosophical questions in ways that that entire elementary to adult audience could easily follow, and along the way save various other characters from their own issues like deforestation of habitat. Purpose of life is a rather big topic to tackle in a little comic. I thought Nielsen did have some good points, and there are hints at bigger implications but there’s still even bigger questions that go unanswered (which is ok, it is just a comic). (He tackles more self-worth and purpose related to job and talents and how closely those should be tied.) There’s some great discussion starters in here for families, classes, or book clubs who read this together. My only qualm with the book were a few panels where the flow wasn’t super smooth and I had to flip back a page to see if I’d missed something. Once I realized I hadn’t missed a page, I plugged on and a few more panels in I figured out what was going on. So just beware of the few hiccup spots and know that you’re not missing anything. I’m guessing Nielsen will get better at these transitions in future books (this is his first after all), and we’ll chalk it up to a rooky hiccup that overall doesn’t impact the story all that much. We only get glimpses of the setting of Arty’s world and it’s left me curious about what all is going on – robots old enough they’re jobs are phasing out, new technology that makes deforestation outmoded, and we never are told why Arty was surveying the desert… I’m curious enough I’d be interested in more tales about Arty’s world. The students at my school have an insatiable appetite for anything graphic novel so I’m putting this on my list to order if I can squeeze it into the budget.