A Japanese space mission came back from its historic visit to Mars with an unwelcome guest - an ancient evil banished there ages ago. Now the descendants of of the ancient heroes need to step up and defeat this evil now! Yuko, a Japanese drummer gets electrical powers to defeat an evil wind and very strange turtle creatures. Amir, an Egyptian millionaire has to defeat Seth and his evil reincarnated mummies. Then there is Abigail, who must perfect her singing and use her voice to defeat Loki! A fun start for young heroes fighting a good fight. It will be interesting to see what other heroes will join the fight.

This series will delight fans of Percy Jackson. Ogaki weaves an excellent layer of complex mythology into a fast-paced story. In this first book, we meet three of the six heroes who will battle to save the world. While I enjoyed the introductions and training of these three, at times it felt repetitive. I'm glad we only got the first three in this volume, rather than this happening with all six children in the first book. I hope book two offers a bit more variety!

A comic for kids about some children from around the world who inherit powers to battle evil. It's a decent setup for a kids' comic. The issue is that it's very repetitive. Each of the three stories in this are basically the same. A kid in a different country inherits an ancestor's power. Someone in power has turned evil and is lying to them and the kids need to find a special weapon in order to defeat the bad guy. A lot of kids will probably enjoy this quite a bit.

I did not prioritize this book and never got it read before publication or archive so this is a late review. When it came to it I also did a lot of skimming because this was not the sort of story that pulls me in with a graphic novel. I'm not saying it was bad at all, the format of different characters stories and artwork was fine, but this felt a lot like a marvel comic. There was just nothing new or exciting or different for me to get excited about. I do have the second Mythics and I will give it another try to see if I enjoy it more or its about the same sort of stories about beginnings of superpowers.
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC to review and sorry it took so long to get to this one.

I requested this because of the cover, not going to lie. The cover is beautiful! And after reading it, it is just as amazing. The art work is amazing in this book and the writing was awesome.. This is one that I am going to be purchasing as a gift for my niece for her birthday and then again for myself. I will have a full review up on my blog later in July.

Heroes Reborn is the first book in The Mythics series, and it didn’t really work for me. I’m extremely picky when it comes to graphic novels – there are only a handful I have really enjoyed – and this one didn’t quite tick the boxes for me.

It was a cute enough story, but I would have liked more depth from it. It felt like a lot of clichés, and there was nothing overly surprising for me. It was a bit too young for me, a bit too simple, but that’s just because I like more complicated stories.

I’m sure many will enjoy this one, but it’s another graphic novel series I will not be following.

This story is about a group of kids that are going to try and stop evil from taking over the world. I think that they will eventually meet up, but book 1 was really just a lot of setup. There were three stories in this volume. Part one took place in Japan, part 2 in Egypt, and part 3 in Germany. The stories didn't really connect except that they were approached by a god who then gave them powers.

I think I will enjoy the book more when the characters come together. With very little background information the shifts in time sometimes got confusing.

The Mythics was originally written in French and then translated into English. I am not sure but I think some of the awkward wording might have been from the translation process. It is also super wordy for a comic. There is so much dialogue that it sometimes interferes with the art.

Overall it was a good story, I think my students will really enjoy it.

Creative Team:
Written by Phillippe Ogaki, Patrick Sobroy, and Fabien Dalmasso
Art by Jenny, Phillippe Ogaki, and Dara
Colors by Magali Paillat and Valeriane Duvivier
Translated by Elizabeth Tieri
Letters by Wilson Ramos Jr

In the ancient times of Gods and heroes, evil attempted to seize the world disguising themselves as six different gods. While they were spreading all their power of destruction, six heroes, each with extraordinary powers and brandishing sacred weapons, rose against these incarnations of evil. The evil was defeated and sealed in a secret place within the red desert on the planet Mars ...Today, enter six young heirs: Yuko of Japan, Parvati of India, Amir of Egypt, Abigail of Germany, Miguel of Mexico, and Neo of Greece suddenly pulled from their everyday lives. It was fine. The art was sometimes clunky but it might just be my personal taste

The Mythics #1 Heroes Reborn by Philippe Ogaki; Patricia Lyfoung; and Patrick Sobral is a children's graphic novel. In the ancient times of Gods and heroes, evil attempted to seize the world disguising themselves as six different gods. While they were spreading all their power of destruction, six heroes, each with extraordinary powers and brandishing sacred weapons, rose against these incarnations of evil. The evil was defeated and sealed in a secret place within the red desert on the planet Mars. Today, enter six young heirs: Yuko of Japan, Parvati of India, Amir of Egypt, Abigail of Germany, Miguel of Mexico, and Neo of Greece suddenly pulled from their everyday lives. About to face the greatest threat that the contemporary world has ever known, in a flash, they get to discover just how worthy successors they may be of the ancient heroes.

Heroes Reborn is a graphic novel telling three origin stories, with three more to come. The artwork is very well done and I liked the style. The stories were nicely varied, with different locations and the focus or each tale different in lifestyle and interests than the others. The action was good, and the stories were well told. My problem is that none of it was surprising. The twists as to who was the carrier of evil in each part was fairly predictable, as were the reactions of the teens discovering their powers and dealing with their guide. It felt like so many other stories, so many superpower or magic origin stories, that I started skimming the action scenes in ope that the next character development moment would wow me. It was not badly told but it was not extraordinary. It felt familiar and fun, but not as new or fresh as I was hoping.

Heroes Reborn is a well drawn and entertaining graphic novel.

3.5 stars.

I love the mix of super hero and mythic lore that is interwoven in this graphic novel. There are some really good humorous notes, as well as some truly poignant ones, that tie in to the darker plot.

Fans of Japanese, Egyptian and Norse mythology as well as fans of superhero based comics will find this to be an endearing cross over.

Cute comics, with very different main characters! I like the concept of the three stories, although I wish they had an even more clear connection to each other. Good stories and I like that we explore different things with the different characters. I felt like the story was way too fast paces tho!

I was provided the ARC by NetGalley in exchange for an honest opinion.

I was really enjoying this comic book with all its hero vibes, but it all went downhill for me in the last act.
The classic battle between good and evil, the trope of being a descendant of a mighty hero from ages gone by and the mentor from the spirit world was all so well done. They are tropes that we see often and are familiar with, but it was all very refreshing in this story. I loved that the chosen heroes weren't all American as we see way too often but from different parts of the world. It also gives a slight nod to capitalism being the evil, always. The colors, the panels, the characters were impressive and expansive. I was really in to this comic book, and thought it was great for kids and middle graders, as well as, adults.

But ***SPOILERs ahead*** in the third act, a well known climatologist who regularly warns people about the dangers of climate change being the vessel of evil made me really angry and frustrated. They did try to paint it in a better light by saying that he was in it for his monetary gain and somebody without ulterior motives would do a better job, but it really was not enough for me. Too many people already do not take climate change seriously and to play with it in this negative way made me reevaluate this entire book. In the same third act, I did not like the fact that Abigail was show naked (albeit, in a PG/PG-13 way) twice, for no reason. Especially, when she was naked for the transformation that Yuko and Amir had gone through as well, but they were never shown naked during it. It looks like a classic case of female objectification and male gaze. I did not like the plot of Kirsten and Abi being set up against each other either. I am tired of seeing this 'women fight women for petty things' trope in comics.

I was going to give this one five stars, but the above mentioned things made me revise my rating to three stars.

**Thank you to Papercutz and NetGalley for providing this E-ARC to me for review.**

This is a unique hero story, that introduces ancient gods and mythology to the present day. There are 3 different heroes we meet in this first volume: Yuko, Amir and Abigail. Each is from a different country and receives powers related to those of their ancestors, as well as ancient villains relevant to their country of origin.

I liked the amount of culture and mythology shown with the heroes and the villains. As an anime fan, I really appreciated the chibi spirit guides each hero had to teach them how to use their powers, and found that each pair had a different a humorous dynamic. I thought the transformations and costumes to be tastefully done for the female characters, and that Amir was absolutely adorable. I also loved the Evil minions in the first 2 stories, I feel with children being the target audience they will enjoy them.

I want to mention some issues that I found with the book that are not related to the story. In Part 1 - Yuko, I did notice quite a few errors in grammar, and the story seemed very stiff. I understand that this is supposed to be a Japanese family and they are very formal in their actions and speaking, however, their dialogue did not read like native speakers. To me it seemed like they were speaking a second language, not their native tongue. With this being an ARC that was translated from French to English about a Japanese family, this matter does not effect my star rating of the title. I am hoping that by the time that this graphic novel is released some of these items have already been resolved..

On to the parts of the story that I did not enjoy, firstly I did not see why both female characters had to be shown in the bath or shower. I found it unnecessary, as there are plenty of other places to find a mirror that do not involve the character being naked. Next, the info dump was strong in all 3 parts, which is probably due to this being for kids, but I didn't care for how it was executed throughout. Lastly, this is probably nit-picky on my part but I did not quite understand the revelation about Amir's family, it seemed like they just wanted to add some unneeded tension to the story.

Overall, I did enjoy the story and would love to read the next volume to meet the new characters.

*received for free as an arc on netgalley*

Okay so. I feel like overall this was pretty solid but I had some minor issues with it that unfortunately ended up bringing my enjoyment down a little.

I thought the art style was really nice, even though each story was done by a different artist. Often when it comes to comics with action scenes, the action is hard to follow but that wasn't the case here at all. I also thought the characters were really solid and I enjoyed the fact that all three of the characters mentioned in this come from different parts of the world and that the myths they deal with, for the most part, come from their own culture. That made the story more interesting to read.

My issue with this is that I just don't think it was long enough for everything it was trying to accomplish. There was a lot of world building and not of lot of pages to do it so the characters ended up being introduced, getting their powers and defeating their incarnate of evil in a very short amount of time. The fact that this happened three times in a comic that was only 160 pages definitely didn't help.

I think Yuko's story in particular suffered from this way of storytelling and the fact that her story specifically jumped around a lot without any indication of it doing so made the story jarring and hard to follow. Amir and Abi's stories were a lot easier to follow and didn't jump around at all but even they were rushed and probably should have been more drawn out.

Despite that, I really did like the art styles and the overall concept is really interesting. I can't wait to see what other characters are introduced in the other volumes and I'm definitely looking forward to continuing in this comic series because I see a lot of potential here.

'The Mythics #1: Heroes Reborn' from Papercutz is about an epic battle and the 6 young people who have been chosen to fight it. We meet the first 3 in this volume.

Each new hero is from a different part of the earth and learns from an older god that they have been chosen. That god shows up in our world in a cute mini-manga style to train our hero. The hero also needs to find a weapon to help channel their energy, then finds out that someone close to them (usually a trusted adult), is actually their new rival.

The problem is the story structure is very repetitive. After three of these, I'd rather move on to what happens when all 6 kids get together. The art by different artists is pretty good consistently.

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

This was a pretty good read. It basically had 3 books in one. All of them were interesting. The artwork was really good but some of the dialogue sounded like it was translated funny. You could tell it wasn’t originally written in English, but it didn’t matter too much to the story. It did have a few scenes where the girls were nude, but Covered by a sword (or you just see her from the side). Not enough to be horrible but I might not want my young boys to be reading it. All three books were easy to read and fun but I think I liked Part 2: Amir best.

The Mythics: Heroes Reborn is a new comic series following six young heroes and their fight to save the world. As with any classic grouping of heroes, each and every one of them has their own backstory and set of talents or powers.

One day, they were ordinary kids. Well, mostly. The next day, they were pulled from those worlds and forced into becoming heroes. Now? They're determined to save the world, and it's all thanks to the fact that they've been transformed into something more.

They're set to go up against villains traipsing around the world as gods, and we all know exactly how dangerous that sort of adventure can be. But to do anything else would be to give up on the world. Something these six will never be willing to do.

I should mention that this series is specifically being targeted towards a younger audience. That fact is made clear through the main characters and art style. It's fun and light and is perfect for anybody slightly younger, but still desperately wanting to get into comics.

The Mythics: Heroes Reborn is everything it promises. It is a dramatic origin story, showing off six new heroes with everything they have to offer. I know it's targeted towards a younger audience, but I personally think that is great – and I hope it finds its audience.

This first volume introduces the core of the plot; the enemies they're up against, as well as the setting in general. It also introduces three of the six heroes that will become the main focus. I actually adore that they split up the introductions, and are going to take the time to let us get to know them all individually. I actually wouldn't have minded it if they spread out the introductions even more, giving us a chance to truly know the heroes before moving on. But I'll take what I can get!

I adore that each character is coming from a different part of the world. It's allowing for a massive variety in the characters, backstories, and perspective they have to offer. It's also a really nice touch, especially when trying to reach a wider and younger audience. I hope it works out well for them.

This series is already looking to be perfect for any kid (or teenager and up) that loves fantasy, science fiction, or action. Because this series has a little bit of all of that, and then some. I'm looking forward to seeing what they come out with next.

When browsing Netgalley, The Mythics caught my eye immediately. The cover drew me in and stood out to me. When I read the blurb, I immediately requested it. I love superheroes, and the concept looked like it would be fun.

The Mythics series has some wonderful artwork. You can tell that a lot of work went into this graphic novel series. Unfortunately, the series became repetitive. Each story followed the same formula, and that became dull after reading the first one. I would have loved more of a variety in the stories. I love the concept, but unfortunately, it fell short.

Fun, if a little off, story of teens gaining mythical powers and battling an ancient evil unleashed unwittingly (from an...um...shall we say 'interesting'ly shaped crater? Am I the only one that saw what I saw???) by some astronauts. The book felt one off, perhaps it was the translation, and a little stilted at times for maybe the same reason. Still, it was a quick read and a mildly fun escape.

I had a great time reading this graphic novel. Each story ended up being better than the one before it. This ancient evil was strong, and taking it down was never an easy task. Yet as this story comes to a close, it looks like this threat is neutralized, at least for now.