I really enjoyed this graphic novel about teenagers sent on a terraforming mission in the future. They end up 10 years beyond where they were supposed to be, and above a strange planet. I liked how the teenagers reacted and handled the situation. It was a very clever story. I want to thank the author, the publisher, and Netgalley for giving me an e-copy of this book, in return for an honest review.

Bountiful Garden is about a group of teenaged scientists that have woken from cryostasis before originally planned. They find themselves stalled, alone in deep space, and have to figure out what it was that caused it, no matter how dangerous it might turn out to be.
What originally drew me to this graphic novel was the art style, which does a wonderful job of complimenting the creepy, sci-fi horror genre story line. I'm hoping there is a series in the works because the premise set was intriguing and unique but felt more like a pilot episode.

It’s the year 2200. A team of teenage scientists is sent on a mission to inhabit a new distant planet. They should wake up from cryostasis just before they land. But they wake up much earlier and discover that they don’t have enough food for the journey.

Bountiful Garden has an excellent story and concept, but it bothered me that all the characters were pretty much unlikeable. All of their childish quarrels annoyed me to the extent that I had difficulty keeping my focus on the story. I had one question: why would someone send immature teens on such a mission?

The art is very good. It creates the creepy atmosphere. A dark sci-fi/horror story. For fans of Alien and similar stories. This edition includes volumes 1-5.

Thanks to Mad Cave (Diamond Book Distributors) for the ARC and this opportunity! This is a voluntary review and all opinions are my own.

My first glance at the creepy cover hooked me; the storytelling within its pages won me over. BOUNTIFUL GARDEN presents an engaging team of teenage scientists, the best and brightest of their generation, on a mission to terraform a distant planet that goes terribly long. The writers and artists do a great job of evoking a compelling and terrifying antagonist that remains mysterious and largely unknown throughout, and gives us a great cast of characters who respond in interesting ways. Not to be missed.

It’s 2200. Six teenagers are awakened fr9m their cryostasis to discover that the ship has stopped. Their awakening is ten years early. They were sent on a terraforming message on a distant planet — not this planet. They are orbiting around. The teenagers decide to break into two groups. One group is to repair the ship and the other group will explore the planet. All their training may not be enough for what they discover. Why? What will they do?

The authors have written a story that kept me interested. The concept of it is where the villain or monster is never seen but its presence is felt. The artist has done a great job that matches the story well. This story does leave questions at the end of it. Their is a nightmarish tone to this story. It’s quite creepy. It’s an excellent story.

'Bountiful Garden' by Ivy Noelle Weir with art by Kelly Williams is a graphic novel about a deep space exploration with a team of teenage scientists.

A group of deep space explorers, referred to by their job title, is suddenly awakened out of deep sleep by their ship stopping near a planet. The crew has to fix their stalled ship, but also they want to explore the nearby planet. As seems to be the way in these stories, things don't go well.

I liked this creepy story of space exploration. The characters are decent, but not deeply explored and serve their roles fairly stereotypically. The art has a quality that is not my favorite but does work fine for the story at hand.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Mad Cave, and NetGalley. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

I think I'm more picky about the quality of the graphic novels I read than regular novels. I expect the art to be top notch, as well as the story. This didn't let me down. This is something I want to buy a physical copy of for my home library.

Quick read and very interesting story line. The art is really good. Ends on a bit of a cliff hanger leaves you wanting to read more. Some graphic novels fall to the problem of being to slowly paced this was super face paced. Was overall a very good read probably wont read it again not a favorite.

This volume contains 5 issues of a YA space horror graphic novel. In it, six teenagers are woken years early in their journey to a newly terraformed world, only to find their ship powered down over a strange, seemingly-lifeless planet.

First off, I loved the art by Kelly Williams! There is lots of detail, and the colorist Giorgio Spalleta used a watercolor effect to turn panels into lonely, creepy alien landscapes, space, and ship-bound spaces that I loved exploring. The characters themselves? Well, they were recognizably kids, which was nice. However, I was a little thrown out of the story by their lack of training and cohesion. If they're on this mission by themselves, I would have assumed a bit more prep work on chain of command and crisis control.

On the whole, this is a cohesive cosmic horror story with excellent artwork. My thanks to Netgalley, Mad Cave, Ivy Noelle Weir, Kelly Williams, Giorgio Spalleta, and Justic Birch for a copy of this e-arc to review.

In the year 2200, a team of teenage scientists is sent on a terraforming mission to a distant planet. Selected as the best and brightest of their generation, architect Jonas, botanist Marnie, biologist Jane, engineers Anya and Kamari, and security detail Kurt are all put into cryostasis expected to wake up when it is time to prepare to land on their assigned planet.

As expected in any sci-fi comic or movie, the ship wakes them early for no reason that they can find. With the early awakening, they know they do not have the supplies to finish the trip alive.

It's a YA graphic novel so all the characters are in their teens it seems. They have been chosen, for their intelligence and I suppose their ability to colonize another planet. That part took a little suspense of belief but it worked.

Just creepy enough and spooky enough to work for me. I enjoyed it immensely and the art was beautiful

Thanks to @netgalley Mad Cave, Diamond Book Distributors, Ivy Noelle Weir, Kelly Williams, and Giorgio Spalletta for the opportunity to read this eArc in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.

This contains 5 volumes of Bountiful Garden, a sci-fi/cosmic horror graphic novel. I enjoyed this, it was very quickly paced in the sense that a lot of minor dialogued was skipped, but it was still easy to tell what was going on and what the plot was. Essentially, 5 teens were sent to colonize a planet, but they were woken up too early in their trip. They must find another source of food/supplies, since theirs will run out soon. It's a bit YA (the main characters are all teens of an unknown age, could be like 13-18?) but the plot does not ease up on them just because they're kids, which I liked. I think the plot really hinges on the fact that they're kids with bad decision making skills, which leads you to wonder why kids were chosen for this kind of mission? It also kinda felt like their jobs were useless, so I'm not sure why the jobs were so specialized.

I liked the art a lot, the watercolor was a nice touch and some of the panels were super sick and foreboding. The color choice felt very intentional as well. Overall just a nice quick cosmic horror read, would be interested in more volumes that further the lore in some way.

Thanks to Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy to review!

Truly enjoyed this science fiction horror that reads like Alien meets The Ruins.

There was an instant creep factor and the characters were diverse and compelling. The illustration style with dramatic hashmarks and dark panels gives it a wonderfully creepy vibe. Since this story is written for young adult readers, at times there were heavy exposition dumps in dialogue form and character back stories were laid out in repetitive ways. But all in all, my favorite character is Anya for how instantly in control, resourceful, and active she is as a leader.

I honestly wanted this book to be twice as long to build the ambiance and heighten the tension; this should definitely be a movie! I can't wait to read more from these creators!

this was a very interesting read, it's literally about five teens who are on a mission stranded in space, having nowhere to go, three of them land on a strange planet looking for something and very weird things start to happen in-between them and with the other two on the ship, it's very dark and mysterious, kind of scary at parts because we're literally in the unknown.

I really liked it and I'm curious for the next installment, i just wished we'd known more of the background of the characters, where they come from, why did they volunteer for this, how does everyone know all the crews always disappear around that area?

Overall it's an enjoyable read, you can literally read it in a sitting bc it's so engaging.


Thank you to netgalley for giving me a free arc in exchange for an honest review!

A quick and creepy graphic novel about children sent into space to colonize a new planet lightyears away from Earth. Unfortunately their hypersleep is interrupted and chaos ensues.

The storyline is bit disjointed at first, but leaves room for further explanation as the series progresses. The incredible artworks makes up for any lapse of plot.

Could not open this file on any of my devices, no matter what apps I downloaded. A shame, because it sounds really intriguing!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Bountiful Garden by Ivy Noelle Weir, Kelly Williams, and Giorgio Spalletta is a YA sci-fi and horror graphic novel that will appeal to fans of Ender's Game. The story revolves around a team of teenage scientists who are sent to a distant planet in the year 2200. According to the description, when the crew is "awakened abruptly, ten years early, halted above a strange planet, the teens are tasked with trying to figure out why they're stalled - or what stalled them."

Overall, Bountiful Garden is a YA sci-fi and horror graphic novel that will give you chills up and down your spine. Unfortunately, it was just a bit too creepy for me. I'm not a fan of horror in general. In addition, the art complemented the spooky storyline, but as a result, it didn't really appeal to me. I'm sure it will appeal to fans of horror though. If you're intrigued by the description, or if you're a fan of sci-fi and horror, you can check out this book when it comes out in April!

Unfortunately, I can't open this book on any device and it cannot be sent to my Kindle. The book looks great though!

Thanks to Netgalley and Mad Cave for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion.

The upcoming physical release of Bountiful Garden is pretty great for fans of sci-fi and horror. I appreciated the homage to Lovecraft in the form of ancient, rotten temples dedicated to tentacled horrors. I loved the feeling of futility, a throwback to The Thing. The art is beautiful, and some of the characters were able to hit the reader's heartstrings just enough to care about their fates. It was also a SUPER quick read - I didn't expect to be done over a lunch break, but here we are.

While there is a lot of diverse representation, it is only surface level. It honestly doesn't matter what any particular character's background was except for two characters who are given something of a backstory. Bountiful Garden (or at least this volume) doesn't tread any new ground in the genre either, but it definitely has the potential to down the line. That isn't to say it's not worth reading - if you care enough to look at book reviews about it online then this is a book you should pick up. You won't regret the time you spend on it.

Fantastic short space horror story, along the lines of Alien but with teenagers and plants. Fantastic artwork and gorgeous, dark, creepy color choices.

This reminded me of a futuristic version of "The Ruins" but in space with teenagers.
I was captivated from the very beginning, the artwork was fantastic, give me space and add murderous plants and I'm ALL IN.
My only complaint was I was mad when it ended, I need to know what happens. Can't wait to read the next part of this story.