Comic Review: Alice From Dream to Dream by Giulio Macaione and Giulia Adragna

Rating (Out of 5): ~3

Publisher: Boom! Box

Release Date: October 2018

Spoilers?: No.

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Goodreads Synopsis:

After moving back to Ohio, Alice is stuck sharing a bedroom with her brother, and worse, sharing his dreams! The bright spot in her life is her best friend, Jamie, but there's more history between their families than Alice realized, and there are secrets buried deep in their small town that only she’ll be able to explore...but only in her dreams!

From writer and artist Giulio Macaione (Ofelia), Alice: From Dream to Dream is an otherworldly trek into a spectacular world of dreams, nightmares, and being a teenager.

Review:

Alice visits peoples dreams when she sleeps, whether she wants to or not. Sharing a room with her brother is making this particularly difficult for her, as he enjoys horror movies, and thus means she's rather sleep deprived. But she can't tell her family about it, and so grows more like a moody teenager.

I didn't mind the plot line in this book, but it also didn't really hit me. I'm not sure if it just didn't feel fleshed-out enough, or what, though. There's some history between Alice's parents and her best friend Jamie's parents. Then there's the typical mean girl at school, who Alice ends up forming a kind-of friendship with, after Jamie gets hurt and they bond to save him; this kind of worked.

Including the school psychologist seemed odd to me, especially since Alice decides not to tell her family about her ability, and yet talks to this stranger about it. Then the drama with Jamie's father just seemed a little weak to me, especially with how Alice saves him afterward.

It was just okay. I wasn't all that impressed, and actually a little disappointed, because I really wanted to like it.