Cute and wholesome. The author does a good job of telling a story of the littlest still being able to help. It wasn’t too preachy about its messages and it is perfectly enjoyable for an adult reader on a once through if need to read it to a child. I don’t usually read ARCs this far ahead but I needed a light read before bed and this was charming!

3.5 Stars

Overall this was a cute graphic novel story following a battle between good and evil. Unicorns Vs orcs. Than they is punycorn, not necessarily majestic or your typical hero.

The premise is great, however the execution is not quite there. I read this one to our oldest. I appreciated that it tried to bridge gender gaps and have a little of something for everyone. However the story was a bit all over the place and my son was regularly getting bored.

The graphics/illustrations are great. They're bright and really well detailed. I think if some humor was mixed in this would really help to pull in kids.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Harper Collins for this advanced read copy. My review is voluntarily my own.

Thank you for providing me the opportunity to review this book. I am appreciative and leave my sincerity review voluntarily.

"Punycorn" by Andi Watson is a cute yet "not cute" graphic novel about a Puny Unicorn. NOT a Pun-y Unicorn. Who ends up saving the day. Quite honestly, I wanted to read this because I thought there'd be more puns. Unfortunately, I kept reading because it was cute and entertaining, but lacking in puns.

Epic? Yes! Chosen heroes on a quest and journey to vanquish evil? Yes!

Punycorn is my new favorite graphic novel series that is completely fantasy focused, hilarious, whimsical, filled with good silliness and humor, quests, adventure, a battle, friendship, and kinship. It has the perfect size and pacing for this type of story, switching scenes from battle plans to our hero's path.
Dual PoV shows the two sides of this battle of good vs evil, but it's not that literal. The Dread Lords Ogres, brother and sister must prove themselves as the next heirs of evil, a bully Ogre, and a very clever sidekick sister who is not always rooting for evil. On the other side, the Chosen Ones are unicorns who are brave, amazing, and sparkling, unlike punycorn. Up to now, adventure came to him as imaginary tales while he dusted the castle, but now that the Chosen Ones left, it's up to punycorn to defend his home and fight the army. To do so, he goes on a journey set by the oracle and finds amazing companions (a dragon with allergies and elemental included) and even a talking sword with more plot twists.

By the multi-Eisner-nominated author and artist Andi Watson who is also the creator of Hilo.
The artwork is simply amazing, in a doodling style ( it means that there are pages filled with so many elements, landscapes, or characters, that it's just amazing to look at all details) The extra detail is simple and whimsical with great colors and does not tire. There is also attention to detail in the text with humorous remarks that add a lot of personality to the world, even to background characters. The double page of the battle is just stunning.
Fast-paced, with an ending, although there are elements that were left open promising us more adventure and fun.

I got this Arc via NetGalley and thank you to the publisher for making it available. My opinions are voluntary and honest.

📚Book Review 📚
Punycorn
by Andi Watson
Pub Date 11/14/23

All the Chosen ones aka unicorn heros are away leaving Punycorn, the smallest, most clumsy, and puniest, to guard Carbuncle.

Sir Ogre’s evil army has been unleashed. Punycorn finds others like himself to help him in battle.

A cute graphic story about misfits and overcoming evil.

Thank you @netgalley Andi Watson and @harpercollins for an electronic book ARC (Advanced Readers Copy) in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

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This was generally a fun read with some equally fun artwork. The story of an optimist who, despite shortcomings, continues to follow on his quest and put other first is a good lesson. But it's done in a way that isn't heavy handed or likely to put off a middle schooler who, I assume, is the target audience for this graphic novel. Figuring out how to bring together his band of misfits and succeed is pretty much the focus of the story. Even though it's a pretty straight forward quest of the underdogs, there is some complexity to the story as well. For example, the juxtaposition of Punycorn's inability to see his own puny nature and his positive outcome vs. the same basic situation in Sir Ogre's inability to recognize his arrogance leading to, well, his downfall.

The one piece that did confuse me a bit was the introduction of Sir Ogre's mother. She had such a short part in the story and I felt like there should have been more moments with her or at least that she would come back towards the end in a more prominent way. But she didn't. That may leave an opening for the next instalment or the one after, but it didn't quite wrap up as neatly as I would have hoped.

Punycorn must save Carbuncle when the other Chosen Ones are gone! Sir Ogre has just received his gauntlets aka mittens that have all the evil people following him. Punycorn must assemble his own troop to fight them.

A cute graphic novel for kids. I thought there could have been some areas where plots were better laid out/were more clear. Like it seemed at one point Sir Ogre's sister was going to help Punycorn and company, but then she didn't. Regardless, it was a quick read with cute illustrations.

I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.