Name: Artie and the Wolf Moon
ISBN: 9781728420202

Olivia Stephens

After sneaking out against her mother's wishes, Artie Irvin spots a massive wolf--then watches it don a bathrobe and transform into her mom. Thrilled to discover she comes from a line of werewolves, Artie asks her mom to share everything--including the story of Artie's late father. Her mom reluctantly agrees. And to help Artie figure out her own wolflike abilities, her mom recruits some old family friends. Artie thrives in her new community and even develops a crush on her new friend Maya. But as she learns the history of werewolves and her own parents' past, she'll find that wolves aren't the scariest thing in the woods--vampires are.

Artie and the Wolf Moon

Briar's Reviews

I love a good graphic novel, and this book really did it for me! The fantasy and family mix was a very nice flip on the typical tone of werewolves. Normally, werewolves seem to be portrayed as scary monsters who go hide in fear alone from society. This story makes the werewolves as a pack front and centre. The family unit is important and learning about one's self is key. I liked that aspect, especially since this book was more fun and friendly about it. 

Artie wants to learn all about herself, her family and werewolves in this coming of age story. Her Mother recruits family and friends to help her learn about the story behind her lore. Throw in Artie's crush on Maya and the secret past of her family... and you've got one fun hit on your hands. Oh, and did I mention the illustrations are also SO FABULOUS. I love them. They work so well with this story.

The mythology of the story is cool too, with the freedom aspect being heightened. I think, overall, this book did justice to what I would want in a positive spin on werewolves. There's so many ways to do werewolves "wrong" or make them not relate to the reader, but I think this book did a great job of making werewolves not seem as scary and seem more like just a "different" kind of person. Not different in a bad way of course, similar to how your neighbours might drive you insane from their recycling ways but there's nothing bad about them. They're different from you, but not bad. 

This book will make you smile, laugh and cry as Artie learns more about herself. It's a true coming of age story in a fun, fantasy environment. Add in the LGBT presence, and it's got one heck of a story that does representation well. The whole book felt very cohesive and nice to read. It was elegant and just all around awesome. It's hard to find books like this these days (at least for me), so finding one that wows my socks off... Well, I just have to share it! 

I highly recommend!

Five out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.

Marissa Davis

I loved it a lot it was so good. If you like werewolfs you will love this graphic novel a lot. I loved the whole thing the story, the polt, the charectors. I def recommend this to everyone.

Camila Eduarda Vilela Lobianco

This is a comic about a girl, that always thought she was the weird one, the odd one out, just to discover that her family consists in a group of werewolfs. Don't get this wrong, this is not the usual werewolf history, is a story about family, friendship and love, a lot of love. 

Something that I have to add is that we have some pretty funny scenes. I won't say one of them, is not a spoiler or anything, but I'll like to let you have your own experience, but pay attention to the drawings.

The idea of a town of werewolfs, their friendship, their loyalty is so beautiful. The history of the protagonist's parents is also so lovely. The writer was really great in bringing a lot of extra content to the comic, and that world building it's really something special, especially because we have such few pages for such a beautiful history.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher of this comic for giving me the opportunity of such a lovely reading. I would love to read more of this author!

Becca Futrell

Thank you to Graphic Universe & Netgalley for providing me with an e-ARC of Artie and the Wolf Moon in exchange for an honest review!

What makes Artie and the Wolf Moon so darn special is that deep down -- past the wolves & the vampires -- this story is about family. I absolutely love that aspect, and watching as Artie connects with wolf relatives she didn't know about before. Artie and the Wolf Moon is also unique in the way that it takes on werewolf lore -- such as what a full moon means & how someone becomes a wolf. This graphic novel even takes on vampire lore! Olivia Stephens really did a great job at making something so classic her own.