The Bubble is a safe oasis in the middle of an alien wilderness. I love that the first reaction we have is a guy bugging her while she is trying to run. She has her ear buds in and is jogging, but he insists that she talk to him. I absolutely love her reaction that the buds don't come out, it is a design flaw. It is just the beginning to how witty this book is. The writing is exciting and flows well. The art is great. The expressions on everyone is great. The monsters are fun and just the right amount of creepy. The flow of the story is perfect. It doesn't move so fast you get overwhelmed and lost, but not one minute of the story is boring. The colors are fun. When they are in the Bubble everything looks familiar. When they are outside the Bubble things are just different enough that it really sells the concept of alien world. It will definitely be on my reread list.

Creative Team:
Created by Jordan Morris
Written by Jordan Morris and Sarah Morgan
Adapted by Tony Cliff, Jordan Morris, and Sarah Morgan
Color by Natalie Riess
Published by First Second

Not sure how I missed the original podcast story, but I’m glad I caught this graphic novel adaptation! While I’m not the target audience for this book, I enjoyed the characters and their relationships with each other, the pacing was great, and the artwork is fantastic! I expect this book to make big waves.

As someone who was not initially familiar with the podcast this graphic novel was based on, I must say this dos not convince me to be a potential listener. The story is average at best, it does not keep the attention of the reader with its d&d adventure feel, not its vague mystery elements. I'm pretty sure this kind of story has its audience, I can see why it is somewhat popular, I'm just not in its target demographic no matter how much I wanted to be.

the art and coloring of this graphic novel is is beautiful. The overall warm and vibrant colour palette works surprisingly well with its pseudo dystopic "post apocalyptic" urban society setting. The line quality within the illustrations gives the story a dynamic feel, very in tune with the tone of the story overall. Great choices in terms of the artistic side.

As a consumer the biggest impression I got was the one from the artist, I'd like to explore some of their other works. However, I don't think I'll do the same for the writing team.

A really fun romp and a cool design to replicate the podcast. I was a huge fan of Bubble as a podcast, and have always been bummed that it never had a second season. It is exciting to see it morph into this new format.

The story is a great concept, a colony of humans living in an alien world with a protective bubble over their Uber-hipster city. When Aline monsters sneak into the bubble there are gig-economy hunters (or “Huntrs”) that can be called through an app to take them out. This idea was slightly before it’s time when it cane out several years ago, in that the gig-economy and toxic online pretentiousness have gone up, both in amount and intensity. Gig jobs being the only thing available for young people has gone from a joke to a growing occupational problem, and although this is a tongue-in-cheek look at those issues, I think it does draw some good attention to that.

The art is quite good. I’m not a big animae person but this does seem to be done with a cool amount of manga-influenced look. The design of panels with monsters or mutation are particularly excellent, and the more day-to-day images of the city do a great job creating a shorthand for the culture.

The writing captures the essence of the underlying bit, the pretentiousness, cynicism, and world-weariness that unfortunately has become an adaptive life skill for so many young adults. At the same time the characters don’t take themselves too seriously. I was glad to see the inclusion of gags like the hunters having to worry about pleasing customers for 5-star reviews, or hiding from a monster because a nearby party-air-horn was just too fun to resist pushing.

There are also several little Easter eggs for fans of Maximum Fun podcasts. Some of the voice talents, like the McElroy Brothers, were well represented by the art in a way that will make you chuckle if you’re a fan.

The other humor is strong, but the one weakness of the book is that I’m not sure how funny you’ll find it if you haven’t listened to the podcast. And if you have listened to the podcast then there isn’t really anything new in the story here. They do one visual gag that you wouldn’t be able to do in an audio format, and I would have liked to see more of that, or maybe a few things that only appear in the book and not the podcast.

So they may have given themselves a little disadvantage with both audiences (those who are already fans of the podcast and those who haven’t heard it). The main reason to get this (to me) is if you’ve enjoyed the podcast and want to see it in animated detail, which is more than enough reason for me to get it and recommend it. Whether I’d buy a physical copy (I reviewed it digitally) for my comics & graphic novel collection, I’m not sure. I may, but there’s be other books I’d want to get ahold of first. But I definitely recommend getting at least a digital copy if you liked the show, if you think the premise sounds fun, or even if you are a Max Fun fan or patron.

4 solid stars. Funny, awesome art, and good writing. And it’s as fun as a comedy-adventure with this premise promises to be, which is what I loved about the podcast. Overall I’d say Bubble was a perfect podcast and a good graphic novel. I hope this takes off and there is a sequel, in either format. I’ll read the next one if there is one.

Big thanks to the publisher and to NetGalley for allowing me to review an advanced copy.

Thank you to Netgalley and Fiercereads for an arc of this graphic novel!

Based on the humor podcast, Bubble is about a dangerous world and the "bubble" communities that people live in, as well as the corporate Huntr app for monster hunters!

This was delightfully weird in the best possible way. There were some parts that I was completely cracking up about! It's so funny and unexpected. I really enjoyed the characters and how they interacted with each other! I liked the way the plot went and how everything turned out! I really enjoyed this quick read and am excited for the series to continue!

The one issue I had with this is that the only queer character is pansexual, and she is very promiscuous, which is a stereotype of pansexual people.

Pub date: June 13, 2021

Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Sexual content

I really did enjoy this book. I love the designs, the characters, and the plot. Graphic novels are really entertaining to me, and this just drew me in more.

This was so fun! I came into the book without any prior knowledge of the audio serial it is based on so I had no idea what to expect and was so pleasantly surprised. The characters are wonderfully original and pretty hilarious. The plot is one I haven't seen in any variation before, and the art is beautiful and detailed. Overall a joy to read!

Such a fun read! Really takes you on a ride that is enjoyable, funny, action-packed, and even emotional at times. Takes the podcast to a whole new level. I can't wait to see what happens next!

I loved, loved this graphic novel!! I loved how everyone is chill and excepting and patient. I found this graphic novel to be hilarious as well. I plan on adding this to the library’s collection. :)

I loved this book!!! I went in totally blind, but now I am interested to check out their podcast because the humor in this masterpiece is just amazing, right up my alley, I loved every second of it! The illustrations and colors are beautiful, just what I like in a comic/graphic novel, and the funny characters and jokes made it perfect.👍
Im obsessed with how the monsters and the fight scenes are also hilarious, and discussing totally not important things while they are killing each other. 😂 This is my new favorite, and I really hope there will be a next book because it ended on a cliffhanger, and I can see it already that it will be hilarious!

I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS BOOK

I went into it completely blind and I'm glad I did, but if you want to know what it's about:

Our four main characters Morgan, Mitch, Annie, and Van all live inside this bubble called Fairhaven. Outside the bubble, there is the world known as the Brush where all sorts of creatures (good and bad) live. The monsters from the Brush have started to come into the bubble of Fairhaven more frequently, so Morgan’s boss creates an app called Huntr where people can hunt monsters for money.

I loved how the author took a story that would normally seem pretty scary and turned it into something hilarious. I also thought that they art style was GORGEOUS.

There is corruption, a pansexual main character, nerdy references, and SO MUCH HUMOR. I laughed so much while I was reading this!! I totally recommend this to everyone.

Plus, Morgan has the best playlists. 5 stars!!

This book captured me from the beginning. The artwork colors popped off the page and the text was very funny. The cultural puns and references were enough to move the story along and kept me reading. At times I was confused about what I was actually reading but overall it was great.

What a fantastic read! I had never heard of Bubble or the podcast it was based on before but I absolutely was blown away by this graphic novel. The writing is snappy and an hilarious. The art style is bright and tight. The entire concept was fresh and original. I’m definitely going to recommend this one to anyone who enjoys fantastic graphic novels. A+ Wonderful surprise of a graphic novel.

This is a satirical graphic novel about a protected area of the planet (which apparently isn't earth, though they have all the earth pop-culture, but hey this is a satire, so just go with it.). It is a bubble, and the corporation runs it, and make sure that some of the outside world gets in every so often, in the form of creatures, so that people can hunt them? It is a gig economy, and that is one of the gigs, being a HuntR.

So, yeah, making fun of gig, of survivalists, because that is how people are outside the dome. And of course, corporations.

Other reviewers found it much funnier than I did. But it did tell a reasonably good story.

<em>Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.</em>

Well, I picked this up from Net Galley because it was a First Second book and it looked pretty great. Simply put, this book is amazing. The jokes are milk out the nose funny. The pacing is perfect. Sure, there are some hand wavy science parts, but the whole world is just that. We are just dropped in and asked to believe. I believe. I have never heard this podcast and honestly, I am not sure I am going to rush off to listen. There is so much joy in this book that I want to just enjoy it for what it is.

Morgan was born in the wilderness known as the Brush and now lives in the Bubble, a literal bubble that surrounds the city of Fairhaven and protects its residents. She enjoys her new life of safety and tedium, but when alien Imps from the Brush occasionally burst through the Bubble's protections she's there to kick some Imp ass. So when her company launches the Huntr app she teams up with a gang of misfits to save the day. Except what if the Bubble isn't what everyone thinks?

This inventive, quirky, graphic novel satirizing the gig economy, hipsters, and corporate overlords was based on a Maximum Fun podcast. The creators have built a colorful world that I'd love to spend some more time exploring, so hopefully Bubble is the first in a series. In the meantime I'll be checking out their podcast.

I didn't know about the podcast but I love graphic novels so I just knew I had to read it. The art is fantastic and the plot really entertaining. The characters are fun to watch while acting both good and very questionable. The concept was truly interesting and if there were 200 more pages, I wouldn't have said no because there was potential for more and more.

I received this book on netgalley in exchange for an honest review and I had fun reading this book.

This graphic novel involves interesting characters and the artwork is amazing. The storyline is interesting and you get to know about the characters little by little which makes it interesting.

It is full of monsters and is action packed. I had a great time reading it and would love to recommend it if you love graphic novels.

I really enjoyed this! I felt like the ideas behind the worlds of Fairhaven and The Brush were really interesting, though I wish we could have gotten a bit more insight into them; especially with The Brush, I wanted to see more! The characters were great, and they all felt unique and genuine. The pace of the story wasn't too bad, however I felt like the ending could have been developed some more as it felt a bit sudden for me.

I went into Bubble blind, I didn't listen to the Podcast, and this comic was a wild wild ride! It's always fun to read a book that is both hilarious and poignant about the world we live in or could live in. Bubble's artwork was really cool and helped drive the storyline well and really, who could turn down a graphic novel about using a phone app to help slay monsters. I was happy to read a very different kind of adventure.