Paranormal mystery meets conspiracy thriller in this action-packed comic for young adults starring Sophie Cooper, a brilliant student-intern-turned-sci-fi-sleuth out to clear her family’s name.

This could've been great but was only good for me. The writing was a little too juvenile for my liking. The art was cute, though.

I am sorry to say I just could not get into this story. Though the artwork wasn’t bad I found myself fighting to continue reading.

The story this graphic novel told was an interesting one. It starts simple enough with a teenager getting an internship at a local news station. Things there are not going great, but that changes when they end up uncovering something. When mysterious people in suits start following her, it seems they are trying to cover something up. Just when she appears to crack this story wide open, it turns out it is only the beginning of this intriguing tale.

Scoop Vol. 1 by Richard Ashley Hamilton dives into the fast-paced and harsh world of journalism, Sophie's dad is "falsely" accused of embezzlement and is on house arrest. This leads to Sophie being bullied and an outcast at school. She takes on an internship at a new station to try to get to the facts when clearing her dad is a low priority to others. Beautiful color palette. Very reminiscent of manga V. 1s that give you a lot of background and leave you wanting more and anticipating Vol 2.

1st the art style is absolutely stunning! I loved the color pallet that was chosen. Sophie was a really fun main character to follow. Sophie's little brother was hands down my favorite. Its a really fun and short graphic novel. it's really weird at times but I loved that about it. excited to see what else the other volumes have in store!

thank you Netgalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review!

I like the art. I like the idea of this comic/graphic novel. I think a lot of subplots are grouped into volume one that perhaps should have been drawn out over a greater number of parts/issues/chapters. The pacing is on the uneven side. The characterization feels thin across the board. Again, I think there just isn't enough story here for me. There also could be more women for my taste, but that's a wholly subjective preference.

Three stars. It's not really my thing, sadly.

I really wanted to like this Graphic Novel. I Loved the Art. The story was a big miss. It felt like the author threw everything at the board and never bothered to edit it. He just included everything as he thought of it. Plus the ages in a possible relationship were a BIg No!

Sophie's dad is under house arrest for allegedly embezzling money from the bank he worked at. Due to the hype around her father's case, Sophie is bullied at school and ends up breaking the nose of a fellow student, which forces her to take an internship through the school or get suspended. Sophie joins WMIA 7, a run-down nearly out-of-business news station, and realizes that she has found a connection between this new murder and her father's case. A lot of strange science timey-wimey stuff occurs, and in the end, Sophie gets to become WMIA 7's new social media liaison, only to discover her father's case isn't over yet. This is a reprint of the original story from 2021, and while it's promoted as paranormal and horror, it's very much more science-fiction crime than paranormal/horror. Still, a fun and quick read, and great for teens who want to check something out that's not DC or Marvel.

I enjoy young adult graphic novels as both a reader and educator — I would gladly share Scoop with the high school students in my life, as well as fellow comics-loving adults. Well drawn and thoughtful storytelling.

This was a 10/10 for me, it was fun, enjoyable, and I loved all the characters, including Ritz who I thought was going to be a jerk but was actually really cool and badass. Also the gaterman, he was the best part. I would absolutely read again!

Hi Again!

I am still on my quest for organized bookcases and in that quest, I have been reading a lot! This time I gave audiobooks a rest and decided that I would read a graphic novel in between cleaning and at night. So I went to my Netgalley app to see if anything caught my eye and I saw I was approved for this E-ARC of Scoop (thank you so much to the publisher for the E-ARC in exchange for my honest opinions). I decided I would give it a try and I was able to read this entire first volume in one evening!

SPOILERS AHEAD

Sophie is a high schooler but she is anything but normal. Recently her father got into a lot of legal trouble and it has attracted a ton of media attention. Now she and her brother are getting tons of scrutiny literally anywhere they go. From school to the market, they are the target of bullying and harsh words from everyone. So lately Sophie and her little brother have been eating lunch outside in between their two schools with this one other kid who is kind of weird, but he’s alright and never mean to them. But Sophie has a plan to try to turn things around not just for herself but for her whole family. She is going to prove her father’s innocence by getting an internship at a news station. However, when Sophie starts her internship she quickly learns that this is not the premunmim news station that it once was. But she is still going to put her new resources to the best use that she can!

I really enjoyed this graphic novel and I am looking forward to the next volume. Sophie and her whole family were interesting characters and I enjoyed getting to know them. I thought the cast of people Sophie was interning with were also entertaining and had varied perspectives. I absolutely did not expect or even guess what Sophie was able to uncover. I can not wait to see how that develops and maybe is able to help her family. I definitely recommend giving this a try if you are into mystery graphic novels! It hits shelves on April 30th, 2024!

Goodreads Rating: 5 Stars

***Thank you so much to the publisher for the E-ARC in exchange for my honest opinions.

3.5ish stars - This is a fun mystery romp! It has a great sibling relationship and a sweet blossoming relationship, making it a perfect upper-middle grade or younger YA graphic novel. I loved the light conspiracy themes in this, but I appreciated it didn't fully jump too deep into conspiracies. I'd recommend this for school libraries or classrooms, though there is discussion of a murder (no graphic images or anything).

Thanks to the publisher for an arc!

"Scoop, vol. 1" is a captivating read that will appeal to fans of mystery, adventure, and the supernatural. With its engaging characters, thrilling plot twists, and stunning artwork, this graphic novel is sure to leave readers eagerly awaiting the next installment of Sophie Cooper's adventures.

A teenage girl gets an internship at the worst TV station in Miami. There she gets involved in a wacky case involving time travel after reporting on a murder for the station. It's not bad, even if there are way too many coincidences. There's also a subplot about her dad being under investigation from embezzling money from a bank.

DNF

A mess.
This is the perfect word to describe all this.
I just couldn't connect with anything, it started pretty cool but then I don't know what happened but the events didn't make any sense. Put one after the other, the story was all over the place and just couldn't follow where all this was going.

I dropped it almost half way through because I was just forcing myself to read something I just couldn't understand...

I liked the coloring tho...

Very fun! The artwork is stellar and the story is exciting. I didn't expect much going in, but this was a wild ride that I would recommend to graphic novel lovers everywhere.

⭐️⭐️ It was OK, I can see why some loved it

When the news breaks, someone needs to fix it. That’s where SOPHIE COOPER — redheaded Cuban-American, high school freshman, and intern at Miami’s worst TV news station — comes in.

After her father is wrongfully accused of a crime he didn't commit, fifteen-year-old Sophie Cooper volunteers for an internship at a Miami TV news station. Between logging tapes and fetching coffee, she secretly investigates South Florida’s rampant paranormal activity in order to clear her family’s name — and unwittingly stumbles upon a secret, supernatural conspiracy that threatens the entire world.

I really really wanted to like this one but there was just so many things going on, I had a hard time following along. Sophie is a great character and I did like her moxie, but this book should have been done in two volumes, instead of cramming everything into one. It jumps around so quickly, I sometimes had to flip back and forth between pages to get it and sometimes I just gave up. I did really like the art and the humor, that kept me going for the most part. 

Thank you to Mad Cave Studios, NetGalley, and author Richard Ashley Hamilton for providing me with a digital ARC copy of this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review. Scoop Vol. 1 Breaking News is out April 30, 2024.

This story had way too many plot threads in way too small of a book. There's a LOT of story that tries to be crammed into only 96 pages, and boy it doesn't work. If this graphic novel had the standard amount of pages such as 158 or 186, I think the story would have had more time to breathe and really flesh itself out. This novel jumps from plot point to plot point at a breakneck speed, and many details are left behind in the process. It's a pity, there are multiple plot threads in the story that are actually interesting and I wish the story had delved into more. The ending the the story happens way too fast, and nothing is explained, so it feels extremely unsatisfying. The art was excellent, and I did enjoy the action scenes. Though some elements of them made little sense. My only gripe is that is a bit hard to tell they're Cuban. If anything, Sophie looks like she could be Irish. Her name doesn't really scream Cuban either. It's not really anything that matters, but is it something that threw me off.

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

First up a big thank you for allowing me to read this book! I was definitely looking forward to it, but sadly the story and the characters didn't click with me. It also didn't help that I just had no clue how old our MC was. 12? 14? At times acting more like 18? Plus, the supernatural element was just mentioned once or twice, and I had hoped more of that as that is what I came for. Plus, I just cannot see how that will click with the current plot if it does appear, because at the moment apparently our MC is interning at a tv station to clear her dad's name, or something? I would have liked to see that worked out a bit better.
But the art was cool.

Netgalley Review

Star Rating: ★★★☆☆

Well, that was a train wreck that I couldn't stop reading. Has a good framework, definitely liked the idea and I might possibly check out the next one to see what happens. Just a lot that happens in a small space. Especially considering that a lot of it is not explained.

Basically, girl wants to be reporter. Girls father is in trouble. Famous guy gets murdered. Girl stumbles onto bunker. Fishman. Evil doctor messing with radiation and time. Fishman. Everyone is cleared. Wait, who killed the dead guy?