I wasn't sure what to expect, but I enjoyed reading this. An interesting story with fun characters. Well written.

This is a fun series. I think fans of the Dogman series would get a kick out of it.
It's really nice to see harmless and fun quick reads for our younger readers to pick up and just have an escapist good time while reading it.

This book isn't exactly complex. The art is fairly simple, basic lines and not a lot of background detail. The plot is a bit odd. THe focus is more on quirky humor than coherent plot. Quick and simple entertainment.

If you or your kids liked the Tiny Titans or Tiny Hellboy (etc) graphic, than be sure to pick up this brand new book by the same guys. And this is a new superhero named Encounter. He has a blue pup sidekick and even a robot bone. They will help those in need, and maybe even solve a mystery or two. This green and orange speckled alien, will be the new superhero your tikes can't stop stalking bout. Both fun and entertaining, this book is a great edition to the already popular series by Baltazar.

'Encounter Vol. 1: Out of This World' by Art Baltazar, Franco Aureliani, and Chris Giarusso is a fun original graphic novel with a colorful new hero.

Encounter first shows up at the zoo as an egg in the giraffe pen. He hatches in to an orange and green tiny giraffe, then morphs in to all kind of things, finally settling on a superhero and cape. He finds a sidekick in a dog, which he gifts with speech and turns blue. He came to Earth with some pods to protect, and now all the bad guys are after those pods. In this volume, he fights off Gadget Man, Cold Blaze and Ribbon Rhonda among others, but what are the pods and where did Encounter come from.

Included in each issue is a fun back up story that relates to each main story, usually with Barko and his robotic dog bone treat saving the day.

I really had a fun time reading this, and it would be a great gift for an 8 or 9 year old. I liked the original idea for this hero and the hilarious alter ego that he assumes, which wouldn't seem to fool anyone, but somehow does.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Lion Forge, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

The art and story in this book work as boldly and colorfully as the cover. Recommended for a wide range of readers — entertaining material, for sure.

A very gaudy, but pleasant, superhero comic for the primary school ages. Encounter is just your usual shape-changing alien that Earth has accepted, with a common-or-garden talking and flying blue dog for company. All he wants is a quiet life of helping people, but peculiar baddies keep turning up threatening him for some pods he owns. Just what is going on? Well, with this being clear, concise and very kinetic the young reader will easily engage with what's on the page, and turn rapidly to find out what's on the next. It won't set the world on fire (and the subsidiary stories are a step back where standards are concerned), but it is worth considering. Three and a half stars.