Rating (Out of 5): ~3
Publisher: Yen Press
Release Date: March 2015
Volumes: 2.
Spoilers?: Yes (especially for the movie version).
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Volume: 2.
Goodreads Synopsis:
When Hiro's
kindhearted brother, Tadashi, vanishes through a portal to save him, the
boy genius is devastated. But his big brother left something to help
Hiro cope with his loss--a personal health-care robot named Baymax. And
when what Hiro needs more than comfort is an explanation of his
brother's disappearance, Baymax--with a few upgrades--maybe just what
the doctor ordered! With new friends and Baymax 2.0 by his side, Hiro is
determined to get to the bottom of everything...and he might end up
saving the world on his way!
Review:
Being a big fan of
the Disney movie version of this series, I can’t help but compare. It has its
ups and downs.
There’s a color
page, first of all. And it’s very pretty. The artwork is a little different
from the movie, but still very good. I think Hiro is portrayed more kid-ish
here, but we also get in his head more. We see how much he admires his older
brother, we see how stubborn and embarrassed he can get.
There are some big
differences here in the story line. Firstly, Hiro is still a genius, but he’s
also already in college and creating crazy things to bother his teacher,
instead of putting it off like in the movie. The big presentation goes
differently, with Baymax introduced differently, and I think I prefer the
movie’s route. And then the accident where Tadashi dies/disappears is
completely different, more powerful for Hiro, but also giving more mystery to
what happens to him.
Baymax is still
adorable and sweet and I completely love him. Hiro is a little more childish,
but I don’t mind him; I like his affection for Tadashi. I think we got to know
Tadashi a lot more here, and I love him even more than I did before. He’s a
sweetheart, and if his ending is the same here as it was in the movie but
they’re just stringing us along, I will be really upset. Because I don’t think
he deserves to die, and I really don’t want him to. I just want this to be
starring him, honestly.
On the other hand,
Tadashi’s group of college inventor friends get a lot less focus here. If I
didn’t already know them from the movie, I would have no idea who any of them
were. They get extremely brief intros, and we see none of their personalities
or quirks. Hiro makes them their costumes in this volume, but we don’t get any
insight into why their clothes are that way for them. I was disappointed with
that.
I plan on reading
the next volume, and I did enjoy this one. Some parts were done really well,
and others were just mentioned. It could have been better, but it was okay.
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