Oni Press rarely does me wrong, and this is no exception. It's basically a story about a group of Grubbins - sort of monsters, sort of kids (but what's the difference, really? ha) - who travel from their home world to the human world in their search for Halloween candy. It reminded me of Ahh! Real Monsters with just a little more tenderness and heart. I hope there are more adventures for these Grubbins in graphic-novel form.

This morning I was telling my daughter the meaning of nova and aha .. in'nova'tion. and now this book Costume Quest.. aha 'Quest'ion. A 'Quest'ion is a quest for answers.

Halloween's around the corner. Repugia, the monster land is facing Candy Shortage. what will be the monsters do? Courageously go into the human world through the less understood portal?

My kids and I thoroughly enjoyed this book around Halloween. The portal part of it added the science fiction to the story.

When I seen this on NetGalley, I knew I wanted to read it for the cover art alone. I love this bold and vibrant style of artwork, and was immediately drawn to it. I loved the story, and felt like it would be a perfect Halloween read for middle-graders. The main characters were hilarious, and completely likable. And just as I thought I would, I simply adored the artwork the whole way through.

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing me with a digital copy of this book and exchange for an honest review. I really appreciate it.

'Costume Quest' by Zac Gorman is a graphic novel based on the new animated series, which is based on the video game. It's fun and it works.

The video game follows a group of children as they enjoy Halloween. The premise here is a mirror world with monsters that come to our world to get candy. Monsters Klem, Sellie, and Brolo aren't the most well liked in their group. Klem wants to hang out with the cool kids, and promises to bring candy to a Halloween party. The problem is that there is no candy in monster world, and all the candy is in the human world. Klem and his friends set off to find candy, pursued by bullies. Things, predictably, don't go as planned, but lessons are learned along the way.

This was a fun read. I'm not the biggest fan of Zac Gorman's art, but I know other folks are. The story is cute enough for younger readers, and I really like how the video game characters get to have a part in the story.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

I came to this knowing nothing at all about the franchise (apparently some games, and soon to be a TV cartoon), but found this quite decent. I don't really like Halloween or stories with that as a theme, but there was something about this that really worked as a comic for the young. Three young monster friends want to hang with the cool monsters, and their way in to the select few is through sweets, and their general shortage – but lo and behold us horrid humans are giving them away, as it's Halloween. However nothing seems to turn out right when they come through a portal to our realm and try their best to fit in. Bullying features, but it's done well and never cloyingly, and the narrative turns at a decent lick. The only thing is that character needed to be better defined – the three are the smart one, the average one and the thick one, and that's about it. But the young reader will find pleasure in the differences between monster world and ours, and definitely enjoy the race against time drama the friends get caught up in. Recommended.

Great for kids, but captivating art for all. It's similar in tone to a Stranger Things adventure, but starring monsters.

Being a fan of the Costume Quest 2 video game and it's adorable art style, this graphic novel was not at all what I was expecting. The illustrations had an unfinished look to them which I wasn't a fan of and while the story offered a strong message to children, it was just too short to really enjoy.

A younger audience would probably enjoy this though, especially around Halloween!

OMG! I was super excited when I saw that I was approved to read Costume Quest from OniPress! I loved Costume Quest the game that came out a few years ago, and was super happy when I saw this book in my approved list!
What if a monster world has a candy shortage? What do the monsters do? Go to the human world of course! After a few set backs, some bullies and a lot of candy later, we have a great little story to read before Halloween. The illustrations were perfect for this Halloween themed comic. We are giving it 5/5 stars because it’s awesome! It’s a fast little book your little Halloweenie child (or you) will enjoy every year!
Thank you NetGalley and OniPress for my advance copy in return for my honest review!

Costume Quest was a short children's graphic novel about these monsters going through a portal to the human world to get Halloween candy since there's a shortage in their world. Even though it was only 50 pages, it took me so long to read and I wasn't the biggest fan of the art style. The world building could've been better (or existed at all.) I couldn't help but think of Regular Show while reading so that was the only real selling point for me...

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

So I played Costume Quest YEARS ago, I just had to check out this comic when I saw it.

A monster named Klem (snorts because Klem is a Dutch word and means clip/clamp in English) bribes his way into a party with the older (and cooler) kids for candy. And what better place to get candy then on Earth/human world where it is Halloween! They won't even need a costume as they are scary already (well, some of the monsters are, Klem and his friends are just cute).

But of course Halloween isn't fun enough, we also need 3 baddies from Klem's world who are determined to ruin things. Really, I would rather have had this whole volume be about Klem and his adventures. Though I would also have rather seen it also be about trick or treating, and less about Klem and his feelings. How he feels about the girl he likes, about his friends and how he dragged them with him. About their quest to find their friend.

Plus invasion of the Candy Snatchers? There was a little bit of candy snatching, but most was just drama and feelings.

I did like that we have a meeting with characters from the game!

The ending was sweet, and I was happy for Klem and his friends.

The art was pretty decent, I do feel the style fits perfectly with the Costume Quest world.

But yeah, all in all, this was a disappointment to me. I really was hoping for something magical and tons of candy and trick or treating, but instead it was mostly about feelings and some candy.

I think this book is geared more to the 10+ children. I thought it was a cute storyline and liked the graphics but it may scare younger children. It is in comic book form. I like the concept of the time portal on Halloween and the interaction with the human children. The Brolo character was a nice and welcome relief to the story. Sellie was Klem's guidance when they went through the time portal. It is a story of what Klem would do to be one of the cool kids. In the end it is a story of selflessness to help a friend. I really think the name should be different as it did not go with the story. It would be a great read for Halloween.
I received this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

<i>It’s not a mystery! Your teeth hurt because you’ve been eating rocks and pine cones all day!</i>

This is a cute story, which was spun off from the popular video game and features the art of Zac Gorman.

It is Halloween, a night which monsters rule and anything can happen. Klem is courageous and decides to go over to the cool kids even though he knows they won’t want to talk to him. He gets close and hears them discussing a party for that night. Because Repugia (where they live) has a candy shortage, Klem volunteers that he will bring candy to their party if they will let him come. The “cool kids” agree but do we believe them?

Klem ropes his two friends Sellie and Brolo into accompanying him to Earth. Sellie doesn’t want to go but Brolo runs ahead and jumps through the portal, thus forcing Sellie to accompany Klem so they can find their good friend Brolo.

On Earth, Klem and Sellie search but cannot find Brolo and the last portal back to Repugia is at hand. If they don’t take this portal, they will be stuck for one year. What should they do and where is Brolo? Did they at least get lots of candy?

This graphic novel, perfect for October or Halloween, is entertaining and has great artwork. It has an important message about friendship and what being a good friend means.

Thank you to NetGalley and Oni Press for an advance reader's copy in exchange for my honest review.

Fun and adventurous this graphical book is, an interesting comical journey of these friends and their foes. Sellie, Brolo, and Klem took a journey into the human world in the search of candy, unknown to them they were followed by the bully Ophirion and his gang, what an interesting ride. This impromptu journey had a few surprises for Klem about friendship and what it was worth. A graphical Halloween comic filled with quirky and fun characters, a fun and interesting read.

Cute little Halloween themed comic about some kids trying to get candy. Overall, a fun read, but I felt like it was part of a larger story that I didn't quite get.

ARC Copy...although I felt it was completely different from the game in terms of art style (yet it still has a quirky-cartoon feel) and doesn't have the game's hallmark trait of transforming costumes. i still appreciate it has a humor bend, acknowledges good grubbins (and their obsession with candy) and does features cameos from characters from the games looking just as they were in game.

This was a fantastic read about a short adventure that brings a few friends closer together. The story humorously deals with bullying, being an outcast, embracing who you are, and staying true to your real friends. I loved the illustration style and the kiddie banter, the characters will resonate with kids everywhere. I look forward to reading more by Zac Gorman, and definitely want to check out the animated series on Amazon.

This was a fun little graphic novel. I am only semi-familiar with the Costume Quest video game (I've played just the beginning), but even still I wasn't lost in this story-- it did a good job of getting me caught up on the important points of its universe. The story was simple but fun, and the art, though not particularly amazing, worked for the story.

Loved it. Great art, clever dialogue. Never insipid. Thanks Netgalley for the free copy. I'll be looking for more books by this author.