I didn’t realize till I began reading this that this is a webtoon that I had read back in my high school webtoon days. Re-reading it I still felt all the same excitement and I still blushed at the prospect of the romance you find within these pages.

Every single page is gorgeously rendered. You cannot talk about this without discussing how beautifully drawn and colored every detailed page of it is. It’s truly a masterpiece.

There’s drama and intrigue and scheming princesses and a century’s long war to end. Magic and dragons and a gorgeous palace. Not to mention absolutely stunning men and women… uhhh forget I said that. This webtoon is a fantastical thirst trap and an absolute pleasure to read.

This is a story to read when you need an escape into a wild dangerous world completely different from the world you are living in. It’s a book you read to blush and gasp at. A book you read when you want to completely be enraptured by something.

I adore it. I adore it as much as I did years ago. I am so happy to see that a story I’ve loved for many years getting its chance to be physically released today.

SubZero is unequivocally awesome. My teenage self is the happiest camper there ever was.

thank you netgalley & oni-press for providing me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review ✨

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i finished this graphic novel quite a few months ago but lowkey completely forgot to review😓

i really really enjoyed the art! it's really pretty and does remind me a little bit of like the avatar era or like legend of korra art style (pls don't crucify me- i don't draw😭)

i did like the plot line bc like who doesn't love political marriages (basically an enemies to lovers scenario here too) but it did feel like something i've read before and i had a difficult time connecting with Princess Clove. I don't think I felt the chemistry between the two main leads just yet either but it is just the first volume and these are usually slower with the connections. i'll definitely continue to read the upcoming volumes bc i'm curious what will happen.

The art is beautiful and the story is super intriguing! Forced proximity/marriage of convenience, fantasy, dragons, so pretty much all the best tropes!

This webtoon is one of my all time favorites, and getting to read it in a book format is amazing. I'm so happy I got the chance to reread this story and be a part of reviewing it. The story is so good of two rival kingdoms and the royals married. Thank you so much Netgalley for an arc of this book. I apologize for the late review.

Rating: 3.5/5 (rounded up)
[Gifted a copy on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review]

Volume 1 of SubZero by Junepurrr offers an intriguing, if traditional start to an epic political fantasy romance.

Amidst warring dragon-shifting kingdoms, Clove, sole heir and princess-with-a-secret, sets out to marry Kyro, enemy prince who needs a wife to become king. Standing between our protagonists and an end to the war are political schemes, dangerous secrets, dead family members, a general lack of trust and some preexisting romantic entanglements. Still, Clove and Kyro might have more in common than they think and they both actually want this marriage to happen. It’s a solid set up, if a very predictable one. Clove and Kyro are fun and their banter is cute. A few of the more predictable story beats did halt the story a bit and the paneling overall can be confusing to follow (more than once I struggled to follow the dialogue bubbles). Still it's a fun version of this story and I would be interested to see where our lovebirds (lovedragons?) end up.

Cute and enjoyable! I really liked how engaging this story was. The setting and characters were so fun and unique.

I first came across SubZero when browsing Webtoon and I did check out the first few pages before saving it to check out later. Well, that never happened, so when the opportunity to read the official volume came up, I knew I had to.

The illustrations are absolutely gorgeous. You can really tell a lot of hard work and love went into creating this graphic novel. My only issue with the illustrations were that the dialogue and order of panels was a little confusing to read at times. A few times I found myself skipping over dialogue because it wasn’t flowing too well.

My other issue with SubZero was there not being a whole lot of story going on considering the length. This graphic novel is over 300 pages long, which is fairly long if you ask me, so the pace felt quite slow. The little snippets of world building were really interesting, I just wish more of that happened rather than the pages and pages of less important dialogue.

I would have also liked to have seen Clove and Kyro’s relationship develop more. He goes from not wanting to see her to suddenly being ok with the engagement. You don’t get to see this change and I feel like that would have made this graphic novel so much better. I’m all for appreciating good art work, but the story did lack slightly. Not that it wasn’t interesting, it definitely was, but not enough happened.

Although saying that, I would definitely check out the second volume whenever that gets published. I’m interested to see where this story goes and I’m a big fan of Oni Press, so I’m always up for checking out their new releases.

I originally read this on the Webtoon app, so I was so excited to see that it’s been published in a physical format now. The art is absolutely stunning and there’s so much depth given to the world building and the characters backstory, even in the start of the series. Since I already know the way the romance will progress I’m just along for the ride this second time around and I just love both Clove and Kyro. I will always be obsessed with anything to do with dragons as well!

Do you like Zutara? Oh, you looked at the cover of this book and got interested, you KNOW you like Zutara! And this book scratches that itch so go. The princess of a small and war-torn country goes up against the prince of the highly militarized country which has been their rival for ages? In an arranged marriage? Oooooh yeah, this was good.

This isn’t a world of bending, though. Instead, members of the royal bloodline can transform into dragons. Clove of the water tr…I mean…Cerulean Dragon clan is the last of her line. And she saw her mother die in front of her! And has a special keepsake from her dead mother! And she has problems controlling her power, because no one was around to teach her!

Her love interest, Kyro, breaks from Zuko script by having a good relationship with his family, but retains his personal arc of fighting not for honor, but to regain power for his family, after years of military usurpation.

Now, this is not a ripoff of Avatar. This comic takes several well-established tropes, such as red/blue romance, arranged marriage, palace intrigue, and so on, and makes a delightful romance. There’s an obvious endgame, but plenty of room for a satisfying slowburn. And slow the burn must be, because this book only covers up to episode 25 on Webtoons, or about 1/10th of the current run. And I’m certainly intrigued enough to continue!

ARC provided by the publisher.

Mixed feelings about this one. The art? Absolutely stunning, but the storytelling left me a bit lost—some scenes felt disconnected, and the characters lacked depth. I just couldn't connect with them. Unfortunately, I won’t be picking up the next book in this series.

*Huge thanks to NetGalley for a digital copy of this book in exchange of my honest review.*

Plot: ⭐⭐ 2
Characters: ⭐1
Relationships: ⭐1
World-building: ⭐1
Art: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4
Overall: ⭐⭐ 2

Tengo sentimientos encontrados con este. El arte es absolutamente hermosa pero la narración me dejó perdida—algunas escenas se sentian desconectadas, y los personajes carecen de profundidad. Simplemente no pude conectar con ellos. Lamentablemente, no seguiré con el próximo libro de esta serie.

*Un enorme agradecimiento a NetGalley por una copia electrónica de este libro a cambio de mi honesta reseña.*

Trama: ⭐⭐ 2
Personajes: ⭐ 1
Relaciones: ⭐ 1
Construcción del mundo: ⭐ 1
Arte: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4
En general: ⭐⭐ 2

Thank you to Oni Press and Netgalley for a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Absolute 5 stars - I have found a new graphic story to follow now! This was Vol 1 of the first 25 episodes, and more are out and available. Best believe I’ll be following this story enthusiastically from now on!

First off, I love the art style that this is drawn in - it’s vivid and sharp and it captures my attention, very pleasing to look at and read at the same time. The dialogue within the graphic novel is also easy to follow and the imagery gives a sense of where we are without needing too many descriptors - the story is easy to follow and fun to follow in this format! And I LOVE our two main characters Kyro and Clove - the secrets, the intrigue and the slow burn are all big interests of mine. Their upfront personalities are also presented as being very different though deep down you can tell there are similarities. The other characters have their own relationships and complexities, which just ties into the richness of the story.

In this volume, volume 1, we aren’t taken too many places beyond the castle walls once Clove settles there, but the series does expand. We don’t yet know too much lore or worldbuilding but that also builds within the story and ties into Clove’s arc in the long term. So while I long for more of the world, I also know its coming later in the series.

Overall I *really* enjoyed this graphic novel. I will be continuing the series and recommending it to readers who would love this style of story!

Intriguing, captivating and magical, I'm such a huge fan of SubZero.
I've been following this comic on Webtoon for the past 4 years and I was so excited to see it finally get published - now it can claim it's place of honor on my shelf!

With wonderful characters, great plot, and full of twists, turns and secrets, Clove and Kyro's epic story will take you an a whirlwind of an adventure, through political plotting, war, romance and of course, dragon magic. Stick around, this is about to get interesting!

I'm honestly thorn between 3 and 4 stars because I see the potential the story has and the art is pretty, I would love to read the next volume, but this one was a bit overwhelming. By overwhelming I mean there were so many text bubbles it was hard to keep up. They were weirdly placed, there was too much text at times and it felt like we were mostly told than shown what was going on. I'm not a fan of the love triangle as well, if I'm being honest. But I'm looking forward to seeing how Kyro and Cloves's relationship develops further and how all the court drama unfolds.

I've already been a fan of this series when I found it on Webtoons and it's going to be all praises from me! From the story to the illustrations, absolutely beautiful. I'm so excited that I'll be able to add this to my shelf so I can stare at this beaut all day. And it's just better for my eyes, I can't be reading from my screen all day ;-)

Rival dragon clans, slow burn romance, I'm here for all of it!

This is mostly my fault since I didn’t bother to read the description before reading, but this one really wasn’t for me.
My first impression of the story was, ‘Oh, so this is basically Twilight but with dragons instead of vampires’. And honestly, after reading the whole book, my opinion hasn’t changed. Clove is an okay character. I appreciate that she’s not easily swayed by good looks and a ‘tragic past’. But I did think the love triangle between her, and ‘Headband’ is really unnecessary and honestly just annoying. Please, I beg you comic writers, stop coming up with red flag boys and then making the girl pick the flashier of the two. It’s really shallow and honestly overdone and annoying.
Kyro gave a bad impression in the beginning. I’m still not sure if I’ll ever like him. He starts off a jerk who threatens the FL and then suddenly turns into a half-way decent person? I don’t know, I found his sudden character switch jarring and a little unbelievable. I think the only person I really liked in the story was the prince’s sister. She seemed clever and caring, and just trying to make things right.
On the other hand, the art is beautiful. Junepurrr is a talented artists and I really enjoyed the Chinese clothing and culture. (Kyro’s outfit made me think of Zuko from ATLA which made me laugh).
It’s by no means a terrible story. I am really interested to know more about why the war started in the first place and why Clove is trying so hard to suppress her abilities. But the romance is a huge turn-off for me so I doubt I’ll finish the series.
NOTE: I received a complimentary copy from the author for review purposes only. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

i loved sub zero! i already read it when it started coming out on webtoon and i was so excited to see it getting published

Thank you to Oni Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this graphic novel. This is an intriguing story with a lush world and interesting characters with shifting being more commonplace. However, I think it’s one of those that may seem very dense and dry with reading in one sitting. If I continue on with this story it may have to be more than one day with one volume. Because of these points, I have to give this a 4 out of 5 stars

This was amazing. I have started the Webtoon now because of reading this, and can't wait to buy my own copy!

This was one of the most addicting stories I read this year, the angst was too much! I kept looking forward to the interaction between the main two characters and I can't wait to continue with one! I recommend it!

Thank you to Netgalley for Providing me with an ARC of this story.
SPOILERS TO FOLLOW

I DEVOURED this story on Webtoon when it was first released but than after a point I stopped logging on so much and then I couldn't catch up. I was really excited when I saw that a physical graphic novel was being put together because I truly did enjoy the story. I remember what I read of the story really well so all of this was familiar to me. I love Clove and Kyro so much. They were my favorite ship on Webtoon when I was reading it so religiously. The lore of the dragon marks and the political drama that's happening behind the scenes was fun to read about again. I felt like the timeline of events was sped up a bit or that scenes were missing but this is an ARC so I expected that. I can't wait to read more of this!!