This is an intense book that would benefit from a content warning, specifically regarding dead/undead and suffering animals. The story is interesting and the art is vibrant, but all in all it is too intense for me.

This is set in an alternate 2003 where Florida is part of Spain and their are only 31 states. I'm not sure why that's even noted though because it doesn't play into the story at all and everything culture wise seems to be the same as actual history. The real changes is that vampires and ghosts are real and not considered dangerous or scary. There's not much of a through story. It's about a teenager who has to go live with his older cousin after his parents died. There he has a vampire and a ghost for roommates. I guess this would be considered a slacker comedy. I just considered it not all that interesting and a bit pointless.

This one is unfortunately not for me. I really liked the premise and the art, but I found the humor a bit off. I'm afraid I'm just not the intended audience.

I enjoyed this story but reading it from a school purchasing lens is a hard no for me. The language, sexual references, and nudity make it inappropriate for my school setting. However, I quite enjoyed the story. Gray is a very fun character and Ivory is so broken but you want to cheer him on. This series definitely has my interest but only on a personal reading level. Not recommended for school libraries.

"Florida is owned by Spain. America consists of 31 states. Vampires, ghosts and other supernatural creatures are common and benign. The internet is infantile and irrelevant." Well, it starts in 1999, so the last bit would apply to our timeline anyway. But the culture, from Frankenstein to Dragonball and even jokes about Florida, appears identical too, and I'm not asking for every little ramification to be worked through (though it would be nice), but if you're not going to bother with even a veneer of shifts, why bother opening proceedings by telling us you're setting the story in an alternate world you're only going to ignore? Strip that out, and ignore the fairly generic occult apocalypse we know is coming, and this has a not inconsiderable amount of charm as something much smaller scale, a story about growing up, or not, and how there comes a point in life where you need to get things together, but how does that intersect with a flatmate who's a charming, unageing (un)deadbeat? McKelvieesque art helps sell proceedings, though lacks his clarity in some of the action scenes; still, the monsters are good, especially the vaguely bathetic ghosts who, in an obvious but still effective metaphor, have only 25 years to sort out their unfinished business, but don't necessarily know what it is. The lettering, on the other hand, sometimes has bubbles in confusing orders, and doesn't follow the usual rules for foreign languages, whacking <these> around bursts of actual German rather than German translator into English. Still, if you ever fancied seeing how Something Is Killing The Children might work as a bittersweet slacker comedy, or how Marceline might work in a more down to earth setting, this is worth a look, despite the bits that get in the way of its strengths.

(Netgalley ARC)

This was okay. I wasn’t a huge fan of the characters but the illustrations were good? Idk if I’ll continue with the series but maybe?

3 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me a review copy

I'll admit, I decided to request this because the synopsis mentions Scott Pilgrim (which is one of my favourite graphic novels of all time) and the premise seemed super interesting

And I am so glad I did.

The world is very much a weird form of nostalgia to me and I love it. It feels steeped in gamer culture, combined with a subtly weird setting that we just accept (like there are vampires and ghosts and we aren't quite sure why.) Though I would have liked more reason as to why and I hope this comes in future issues.

There was a lot of dialogue in this that made me laugh.

One thing I would have liked is an overarching plot as each issue seemed to have its own plot, without much connection to each other.

Received as an ARC by Netgalley:

This was madcap in the best way. The art is so glorious and the coming of age vibes are on point.

The amount of genres that get mixed together in this book are really entertaining. Unapologetically weird in the best way.

Really thought I was immune to nostalgia but it turns out the early 2000s brings up a deluge of emotions.

I am certainly not cool enough to read this book, but I had a great time. I've been rocking out to the soundtracks provided at the end of every issue since finishing this.

Pros:
-laugh-out-loud funny at times
-I like the characters

Cons:
-time jumps don't help the sense that this is all over the place
-sometimes it reads like an uneven translation
-do you like stories that build instead of coming out of nowhere? Then this isn't for you
-it surely doesn't answer the question "What do hundred+-year-old vampires see in teenagers?"

I wish:
-someone had asked for this to be a tighter story, because as it is, the slice of life is super jarring with the giant leaps in "plot"

It really is funny, though. And the art is very pretty.

This graphic novel was interesting because it had such different moods. I felt loneliness, excitement, tenderness... There was a story about a very unusual found family, and interesting relationships with a ghost and a vampire. The action was intense. There was enough in all of the stories -- and I cared enough about them -- that I definitely want to know what happens next.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this

My thanks to both NetGalley and the publisher Image Comics for an advance copy of this graphic novel about a young man, his living and undead roommates, becoming disillusioned with those who mean so much to us, and the many problems of growing up.

Some graphic novels like a big old splash page, to hook the eye and keep a person reading. Others like some cool formation of panels to intrigue and draw one in, to see if this experiment might continue. This graphic novel starts with three lines of text in English, with translations in other languages and lets the reader know that they are not in Kansas any more, Toto. Though there might not be a Kansas anymore either. And with that one is plopped into the story, and what a story this turns out to be. Nights Volume 1, Season One Part One is written by Wyatt Kennedy with art by Luigi Formisano and features an eclectic collection of characters, living and dead, trying to get by in a world very much different from our own.

The book begins with Vince, a recent orphan travelling to Florida, which is still controlled by the country of Spain. In this America there is only 31 states, so things are a little different. Oh and the dead walk among us, along with lots of other supernatural creatures. So things are very different. Vince is coming to Florida to live with his older cousin Ivory, a great guy that everyone likes who moonlights as a contract killer. Ivory has two roommates, Matt is an anime and manga fan, who later dies and becomes a ghost who is wandering the Earth until he completes a deed, but is unsure what that is. Grey is an ancient vampire from Germany, though she looks in her early twenties, and has a first edition Frankenstein book. The story jumps to 2003 where Matt is dead but still walking around and Vince is thinking of going to NYU for film studies. Ivory is looking for a teaching job, while still side hustling in assassination. And shadows are forming on the horizon.

A story that sets up its world right from the get-go, and counts on readers to follow along and pick up hints and tips as the book goes on. Which is great. Kennedy gives enough hints about what is going on that within a page, one is flipping along and enjoying the story. The interplay between the characters really helps with the reading. The story does take a bit to get going and the time jumping can take a page to pick up. However the characters, especially Grey and Vince really make this a stand out of a story. There is a lot going on, shadowy governments, supernatural bad guys. And a young boy in love with a much, much, much older woman. The art is excellent and really compliments the story. The colors are really nice, the backgrounds strong, and the character design quite good. A really good story, that ends on a cliffhanger, and one I'm excited to see more of.

I don't read many comic books, so this story line is a different one for me. The story is set in a dystopian apocalyptic state that was once part of U.S.A., and is now part of Spain, where monsters and the undead coexist. The story line is pretty good with a Vincent, who goes to live with a relative and his many roommates, but falls in love with a vampire who is in a world of her own and happens to be his roommate. I think this book will be suitable for not only young adults but more mature readers as well. It was fun and interesting to read. The reason for the 4 stars is because the beginning started out a tad bit dull, but getting to know more of Gray's background, the story became more interesting. I think other readers will appreciate the personalities of the characters in the story. I do see this publication being turned into many continuous series and I'm look forward to reading them.

I just finished "Nights" and I'm still confused about what the overall plotline is supposed to be. Each chapter is so different in plot tone and the random time jumps do not help me understand where the plot is. The first chapter has maybe one page that is likely connected to the last chapter, but HOW. There are so many different plot lines and they're all so messy and unclear. I'm struggling to even comment on the plot itself because I don't know what the plot is supposed to be! Maybe it will become more clear in the second volume, but right now I'm lost. The biggest thing I liked was the art style. I enjoyed the strange and almost psychedelic areas characters would find themselves in. The artist also clearly excels at drawing interesting-looking characters. I really enjoyed the art and what little of the plot I could understand, I did enjoy. I would be interested in picking up a second volume, just to see if the plot finally achieves coherence.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

I gave myself a few days after my first read and re-read the comic. I came to the same conclusion. I liked the artwork, I liked much of the story line. But it jumps about backwards and forwards in time. These jumps didn’t happen, from my perspective, in a coherent and understandable way. However I really like the artistic expression when Gray is actively vampiric destroying monsters, and the Ghost who brings humour to the story line. I look forward to Vol 2. Thank you to Image Comics and NetGalley for the ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.

I just want to start with aaaaaaargh!

Loved the art style of this from the very start, really popped and got the atmosphere across instantly.

This is an alternative US/Florida in 2003, vampires are part of the local community, though only one at a time thank you.

We’re introduced to Vince who’s family have died and goes to stay with his Uncle in Florida, with a motley crew of housemates.

This was fast-paced throughout but never ran away from me, the core is about family and love all wrapped up in the grizzled features of blood and apocalypse.

Shady government organisations are implicated lightly, talking star-moles, and ghosts with a limited time to resolve why they are still walking the earth.

This hit all the right notes for me and I thoroughly enjoyed it right up to the massive cliff-hanger ending!

I’m desperate for volume 2 to arrive as quickly as possible.

I received this from NetGalley and Image comics in exchange for an honest review.

Nights is a paranormal / horror graphic novel, set in the state of Florida (that is incidently owned by Spain for some undiscussed reason). In this world, the paranormal is...well...normal and commonplace. Our main character Vince, is moving in with his older cousin after his parents die, and his new room mates consist of a dead skeleton boy who can't move on, and a vampire girl who he later develops a crush on.

The first issue/chapter was pretty slow for me. There are a lot of characters you're being introduced to and I didn't really care about any of them or feel engaged in the plot at all. After this first chapter though, I started to become really invested in the characters, particularly our dead boy Matt, who is always appearing in adorable onsies. Grey, our vampire girl also gave me big Marceline from Adventure Time vibes,which I loved. She's a rebellious trouble maker who just wants to have fun. And oh there's also a talking star-nosed mole who makes a brief appearance and is hands-down my favourite character.

While you're following this rag-tag group of teens and young adults try to scrape together a functional home, in the background we have a lot of really dark and sinister stuff happening. There are frequent count downs to a big 'end of times' event that you keep forgetting is coming, weird monster appearences, and strange agents that remind me of something out of the game 'Control'. All this paired with a single warning that Grey is dangerous and shouldn't be trusted, which leaves you wondering what's going to happen next and what part she will play in it all.

The illustrations are really nice and pretty much follows the standard 'comic book' illustrative style. They were expressive and funny, and the way Grey is drawn is so cute.

At first I wasn't sure that this was a graphic novel I'd enjoy, but i'm absolutely invested now and with that cliff hanger, i'll be eagerly waiting to see what happens in the next volume!

Netgalley Review
Rating: ☆☆☆

This one was alright, it's got some funny parts, some serious parts, and a lot of room for a lot of dark parts. Always interested when I find a new supernatural/monster/ Magic read.

The reason is only 3 stars though is the story had a lot going on and depending on how they handle the different story lines and flesh out the story would depend on if this goes up stars or down.

Personally, I like the art style, I think it has interesting characters, the story line has possibility and I plan to read the next volume!

I BINGED this story; there was so much going on but in a good way, and I got completely sucked into the story. I loved Gray's character and her storyline, and I'm invested in Ivory's storyline. I want to know more. I especially love the artwork, it's so beautifully done. I would absolutely continue reading this series.

It happened very early on in this comic that I realized I hated a majority of the characters. They do the stupidest most insufferable actions and I understand that those kind of teens exist, but I prefer to not have to read about them. It really sucks too, because the art in the comic is amazing. There’s game and anime references I loved. It references my partners all time favorite anime bobobo directly. I feel like I’d love the people that worked on this as friends.

However, these teens are so deplorable. Their the kinds of teens that deface, steal, and all around cause hell and laugh about it after words. The kinds of teens who think they are invincible and have no moral compass. It makes actual 0 sense that these teens are going to save the world from anything. They are part of the problem.

As for the first love part of the story. I couldn’t root for or care about it at all because these kids are toxic pieces of trash. There’s only 1 character in the whole thing that calls them out for being assholes, but it wasn’t enough to save the comic for me. The combination of this 1 character and the gorgeous art is the only reason I rated this a 2 star instead of a 1 star.

I understand that gaming culture can have the most toxic assholes in it. I understand that these kinds of people exist and that their story’s can be worth telling, but there seemed to be no greater reason for it or any sign that they get to experience consequences for their actions. They’re constantly shitty and just laugh and run away and I’m supposed to care that they’re crushing on each other? This review is turning into a rant.

Another issue I had with this comic is marketed towards teens and yes this is about teens, but it’s like saying that Euphoria is something teens should be watching. I feel like this comic should be marketed towards an adult audience instead, but still the contents just didn’t give me enough enjoyment to recommend it.

The other problem with this comic is that there is pacing issues and jumping around too often with time lines and plot points. The artwork wasn’t enough to save this comic from being something I just did not feel joy while reading.

The Nights Volume 1 was unfortunately disappointing.

So I'm hooked....Nights Volume 1 has started off so strong. The 1st page with the description of Florida being owned by Spain, 31 states & the supernatural being common place + benign hooks you and it doesn't let you go. The ending of the first issue alone? A+ I need volume 2 immediately!
The world is jam-packed with such quirky world building and oddities such as jogging ghosts & moles giving relationship advice. The characters are all wonderful with Matt and his collection of onesies being my favourite. Starven as a one off also top tier.

The end of volume 1 sets up the story nicely and will leave you with lots of questions of what's happening but I'm sure volume 2 won't disappoint!

Thanks to Netgalley & Image Comics for the arc.