Yes and no... or should that be 'oui et non...', for this is a translation of a French comic, handily collecting the entire three books so far. It's not bad at all, but it's certainly not as pleasurable as it might have been. Our title character is one of a handful of kids under the care of a professor of cryptozoology – fanciful creatures and non-human humanoids, etc – at a summer camp that is designed to whittle them down to a solitary apprentice. But something or someone else is doing the whittling in unexpected ways. The problem is that this is an awkward set-up, seemingly demanding of all the kids that they just bicker and bicker (when they're not crushing, that is), and a heck of a lot of the plot is coming from their animosity and arguing. Also, the whole world building feels off, with a sick gorgon, a vampiress, a host of zombie pixies and so much else all trying to have their place in the story – so much of this world is crypto it's no bloody wonder the prof needs unpaid help.

Things might improve after the first episode, which was where this and I parted ways, finding the interchangeable kids very disagreeable and the story not very well executed. I can't say the same for the visuals, for they have a fine craft and, for all their love of looking-down-on-scenes-at-45-degrees-like-things-are-a-computer-game, something of a classic quality. Like I say, it's not at all terrible, but if people are intending to turn a scan of this into a love of the whole series they will require a majorly high tolerance level for snappy bratty kids.

This was a really imaginative story full of interesting creatures. Unfortunately I couldn’t really admire or enjoy the art style or the colours at all as the arc has everything inverted and in black and white, which is a shame as I can’t fully comment on the full experience of reading this and it made it more difficult to read.
But I enjoyed the use of fantasy elements and cryptids combined with mystery elements. I think it’s something I would enjoy reading.

A little bit of magic; a little bit of adventure, a little too much love for magical creatures and a little bit of drama. I absolutely adore the presentation of the graphic novel. The artstyle is everything!

The story is quite interesting as it involves a little bit of mystery as well.

Perfect for the target audience (middle grades), I feel it's a good start for those who want to start reading graphic novels.

Engaging and fun, this one is going to make a rather adventurous reading session.

The highlight for me is the character dynamics.

Go for this one. It's fun and entertaining.

Thank you, Andrews McMeel, for the advance reading copy.

Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This is an interesting concept--students competing to become a crytopozoologist's assistant, studying and helping to heal injured fantastical creatures.

The artwork in this middle grade graphic novel is beautiful and pulls you into the story. The mystery, hints, clues, and misdirection keep you intrigued, trying to figure out what is really going on, but there are times when the jumps between scenes feel slightly disjointed to me.

I enjoyed reading this one and will most likely read the next installment as well. This one ends on a cliffhanger.