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Rivers of London Graphic Novels #9
Rivers of London: Monday, Monday
CSI meets Harry Potter in this graphic novel from Ben Aaronovitch, writer of the bestselling Rivers of London supernatural police procedural crime novel series, and Andrew Cartmel author of The Vinyl Detective .
Ben Aaronovitch’s ‘Rivers of London� Set For Adaptation By See-Saw, Pure Fiction Television
It's the case of a Swedish Werewolf in London, the unmissable next chapter in the life of full-time cop and part time wizard Peter Grant. Grant works as part of a very special London police unit investigating unusual crimes involving magic and the general weirdness that permeates London's dark underbelly.
What starts as a routine undercover operation to break up an organised teenage pickpocket gang turns into something far more dangerous when the Metropolitan police are confronted by a Swedish werewolf who'll stop at nothing to avoid capture. Now it's up to Peter and his cohort of chums to hunt the deadly lycanthrope and bring him to justice!
Ben Aaronovitch’s ‘Rivers of London� Set For Adaptation By See-Saw, Pure Fiction Television
It's the case of a Swedish Werewolf in London, the unmissable next chapter in the life of full-time cop and part time wizard Peter Grant. Grant works as part of a very special London police unit investigating unusual crimes involving magic and the general weirdness that permeates London's dark underbelly.
What starts as a routine undercover operation to break up an organised teenage pickpocket gang turns into something far more dangerous when the Metropolitan police are confronted by a Swedish werewolf who'll stop at nothing to avoid capture. Now it's up to Peter and his cohort of chums to hunt the deadly lycanthrope and bring him to justice!
110 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 30, 2021
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Ben Aaronovitch
173books13kfollowersBen Aaronovitch's career started with a bang writing for Doctor Who, subsided in the middle and then, as is traditional, a third act resurgence with the bestselling Rivers of London series.
Born and raised in London he says that he'll leave his home when they prise his city out of his cold dead fingers.
Born and raised in London he says that he'll leave his home when they prise his city out of his cold dead fingers.
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March 16, 2022
This graphic novel had an interesting structure: the same events from multiple points of view. I have to say that I really enjoyed Miriam Stephanopoulous' version. I love her no nonsense get'er-done attitude. The artist drew her very well, while I wasn't keen on the illustrations of Peter or Nightingale. Neither of them looked much like they did in previous graphic novels. Obviously they could be distinguished by their clothing and props, but their faces looked remarkably blank. And I must say I had pictured Peter's mum as a taller and more well padded, with a rounder face and fewer wrinkles. Perhaps I'll peruse the book again and see if I can reconcile myself to these depictions.
January 1, 2022
It seems that I have a raft of books I am awarding top ratings to - I wonder how that bodes for the rest of the year we shall see. However here we have the belated latest instalment in to the Rivers of London series where the novels and graphic novels represent a loose time line of events.
So we have book 9 in the graphic novels which falls after the events of False Values so I have to be careful as even though these are all standalone books they draw upon characters featured in other stories so by default they create spoilers.
So anyway we have here a typical Falcon event - a case which rapidly spirals out of the conventional and most certainly in to the realm of the Folly. What I really enjoyed about this book is how the story progresses in an unconventional way something I will admit I didn't spot until well in to the story (I dread to think how it was received with then story was serialised in the comic books).
You also get to see some of the lesser known characters come out to play and I have to say there were even a few references to people and places further afield - all of which fills future stories full of even more possibilities - especially since we are being tempted with a new book (last I saw around April) and branching out in other ways too as shortly I hear we are to get a role playing game too. The future is certainly looking promising for Peter and his friends
So we have book 9 in the graphic novels which falls after the events of False Values so I have to be careful as even though these are all standalone books they draw upon characters featured in other stories so by default they create spoilers.
So anyway we have here a typical Falcon event - a case which rapidly spirals out of the conventional and most certainly in to the realm of the Folly. What I really enjoyed about this book is how the story progresses in an unconventional way something I will admit I didn't spot until well in to the story (I dread to think how it was received with then story was serialised in the comic books).
You also get to see some of the lesser known characters come out to play and I have to say there were even a few references to people and places further afield - all of which fills future stories full of even more possibilities - especially since we are being tempted with a new book (last I saw around April) and branching out in other ways too as shortly I hear we are to get a role playing game too. The future is certainly looking promising for Peter and his friends
May 11, 2025
This is probably the best of the Rivers of London comics so far - not because of the plot, which is fine - but because of the way it makes use of the comic medium to tell the story in a unique way. Over four issues, we see the same day from different characters' perspectives, with each revealing another part of the story and another step towards solving the crime. It's also refreshing to have DI Stephanopolous as the point of view character, rather than Peter (who is the first person narrator for all the novels) or Nightingale (who we also have learned a lot about through the novels and earlier comics). However, the true genius of how the authors and illustrators use this medium is in issue 4 - told through the eyes of Foxglove, the new faery living in The Folly. She doesn't speak, and so most of the issue is dialogue free, with the story being told entirely through the pictures.
Also, given that each issue takes place on the same Monday, I had to read the whole thing through twice to spot all the subtle bits in the background where earlier issues showed glimpses of things that came to the foreground in later issues - it just shows that everything was well planned and scripted in advance. The art has lovely clean lines, consistency and you can read every emotion on the character's faces, everything slots together wonderfully, and the bonus material (one-pagers, variant covers, and script-to-page) is also really great. Definitely recommend this one.
Also, given that each issue takes place on the same Monday, I had to read the whole thing through twice to spot all the subtle bits in the background where earlier issues showed glimpses of things that came to the foreground in later issues - it just shows that everything was well planned and scripted in advance. The art has lovely clean lines, consistency and you can read every emotion on the character's faces, everything slots together wonderfully, and the bonus material (one-pagers, variant covers, and script-to-page) is also really great. Definitely recommend this one.
June 18, 2025
4.25 stars ✨️ don't we all hate mondays?
January 15, 2022
4.5 stars
I never expected Stephanopoulos to be such a fun POV, but I loved her in this one. I was thrown a little by the abrupt (to me, reading multiple issues in one sitting) change of POV and flashback partway through, but since the flashback was Nightingale’s—and I love all things Nightingale—I can’t really complain. The section with Abigail and Foxglove running around behind the scenes was delightful.
I love the artwork in these comics, and I enjoy how they fit into the series order of the novels and nudge the story along.
I never expected Stephanopoulos to be such a fun POV, but I loved her in this one. I was thrown a little by the abrupt (to me, reading multiple issues in one sitting) change of POV and flashback partway through, but since the flashback was Nightingale’s—and I love all things Nightingale—I can’t really complain. The section with Abigail and Foxglove running around behind the scenes was delightful.
I love the artwork in these comics, and I enjoy how they fit into the series order of the novels and nudge the story along.
January 3, 2023
Still funny, but not quite as good as some of the previous graphics.
November 18, 2023
ROL will always be a favourite of mine, but this graphic novel was great! I loved seeing Foxglove as she is one of the greatest characters in the novels. Very happy evening spent reading this.
August 20, 2022
The 9th Graphic Novel in the series has a story where Peter and the Folly are not the main focus. Some character building and background on some of the lesser characters on the Met side of the Police. One thing that I found particularly impressive in this one was the artwork panels set in and around King's Cross Station. I pass through there every time I visit my home town and the art is spot on.
September 8, 2023
Well I have to say I am shocked. This was actually really really good. Plus tied in better than the rest to the series with Peter getting back to work and Nightingale finding his new calling as a teacher. Also it oddly answered my recent musings about werewolves in this world. And Peter facing fatherhood while his own father who was pretty shit might be leaving this world soon was interesting. I am surprised Miriam didn’t adopt Kyle as it would have fit in nicely, but I think he’ll like Sweden. Only issues where I’m still not a fan of the art, except the parody at the end, those twins didn’t look two months old closer to two years, and Foxglove’s studio is in the basement because otherwise the cells wouldn’t be magic proof. So, be wary of the details because your readers sure will be.
August 10, 2022
A Werewolf from Sweden, purse snatchers and Peter watches the twins. Fell behind on my Rivers of London Graphic Novels. Nice to catch up.
June 1, 2023
Das ist das bisher beste der 9 graphic novels :D
Ich liebe die story, die art in der sie erzählt wurde und die Perspektivwechsel!
Auch die neuen Nebencharaktere sind wunderbar und den alten Charakteren die vorkommen werden neue Facetten gegeben.
Ich liebe die story, die art in der sie erzählt wurde und die Perspektivwechsel!
Auch die neuen Nebencharaktere sind wunderbar und den alten Charakteren die vorkommen werden neue Facetten gegeben.
January 14, 2022
Very entertaining, though in places a bit hard to follow at times. That is due to the non-linear narrative structure, though. The same Monday's events get experienced by different characters under different, though connected circumstances.
In addition to the ongoing case connecting the four issues collected in this volume we get another well-appreciated look into the past of Thomas Nightingale, even showing him as a child; this is, in my opinion, actually the most interesting part of the whole book. (I think Molly might be a bit frustrated if he does turn out to be gay, after all.)
Interestingly, Peter Grant is not the main point-of-view character here. That role falls to Stephanopoulos, though Peter is what connects all the other characters and has himself something of major impact on his life happen in this book. It will be interesting to see how this will be dealt with in the novels. (The next one should come out in a few months.)
Some minor gripes with the art: I wasn't always certain who everybody was, especially a new character here whose look is so mundane that having him in or out of a jacket and at one point very dishevelled looking (for reasons revealed later) had me check if I'd missed something, taking me out of the narrative.
Also, Foxglove does not at all look like her descrition, but like a mostly normal teenager with weird teeth.
In addition to the ongoing case connecting the four issues collected in this volume we get another well-appreciated look into the past of Thomas Nightingale, even showing him as a child; this is, in my opinion, actually the most interesting part of the whole book. (I think Molly might be a bit frustrated if he does turn out to be gay, after all.)
Interestingly, Peter Grant is not the main point-of-view character here. That role falls to Stephanopoulos, though Peter is what connects all the other characters and has himself something of major impact on his life happen in this book. It will be interesting to see how this will be dealt with in the novels. (The next one should come out in a few months.)
Some minor gripes with the art: I wasn't always certain who everybody was, especially a new character here whose look is so mundane that having him in or out of a jacket and at one point very dishevelled looking (for reasons revealed later) had me check if I'd missed something, taking me out of the narrative.
Also, Foxglove does not at all look like her descrition, but like a mostly normal teenager with weird teeth.
November 29, 2022
"Rivers of London: Monday, Monday", is one of the best, if not the best graphic novels in this series to date. The book consists of four tightly connected chapters that unfold a complicated story from multiple points of view about a Monday that is a little more hectic than average. There is some nice back story development for Nightingale and we get to see the Grant twins for the first time.
Note: I read this book in single issues. The collected volume will be out in a few months. I look forward to re-reading it then.
Note: I read this book in single issues. The collected volume will be out in a few months. I look forward to re-reading it then.
March 19, 2023
The plot--once everything's sorted out, and this does not tell the story in a straight line or using words in some cases--boils down to "cute."
The art is gorgeous overall, but I think the twins look too mature (though maybe they're supposed to, given that their mother is a river goddess) and present-day Nightingale looks younger than he's even supposed to.
I especially enjoyed Nightingale with the twins, the foxes and Toby and the art (facial expressions in particular) in the Foxglove and Abigail sequence.
The art is gorgeous overall, but I think the twins look too mature (though maybe they're supposed to, given that their mother is a river goddess) and present-day Nightingale looks younger than he's even supposed to.
I especially enjoyed Nightingale with the twins, the foxes and Toby and the art (facial expressions in particular) in the Foxglove and Abigail sequence.
March 23, 2022
Absolutely the best GN collection/story of the series; the artwork is excellent, the script very neatly weaves the disparate elements together to cleverly misdirect the reader and we get to see more of Nightingale's background & history.
December 4, 2021
I love how the graphic novels continue to expand the Rivers of London world and this was another excellent addition
December 25, 2021
Brilliant!
Another great graphic novel.
Most enjoyable and hard to put down.
I really enjoyed seeing more of Stephanopoulos.
Another great graphic novel.
Most enjoyable and hard to put down.
I really enjoyed seeing more of Stephanopoulos.
January 5, 2022
4.25 Stars
April 29, 2022
So, this was my first in the Rivers of London graphic novels and clearly I was not impressed. I have read every one of the main story novels and a few of the "in between" novellas. I am a huge fan of the main novels; but I'm disappointed as well because the most recent installment, Amongst our Weapons, was a poor attempt and my hypothesis is that Ben Aaronovitch is spreading his creativity too thin. This graphic novel (manga) appears to uphold that hypothesis.
Many of you thought his approach of telling the same story from differing points of view was original. Well a mosaic novel is nothing new. The first use of this approach that is written down and published is The Moonstone from 1868. To me this is just a cheap stunt to avoid having a detailed plot or any character development; especially for a graphic novel that is only about 40 pages long.
The Nightingale chapter was very disjointed and hard to follow and had multiple elements that never were explained or made sense. The first chapter focused on Stephanopolous shows a character totally out of synch with her established character type from the main novels. We never understand why Billy is picked out to work with Peter and Peter, who is too slick to be fooled by this whole thing is fooled.
I do like the approach to having Foxglove as the spoiler / heroine all at the same time; but that is a about it. And while I understand Ben Aaronovitch is involved in approving the graphic images this version of Peter doesn't jive with the one I created from reading the main novels. My Peter is a tiny bit over weight or average height and average looks. Nightingale is just a bit older more distinguished and even in his youth would not have done some of the things this Nightingale does.
In my review of Amongst Our Weapons I suggested it was time for Mr. Aaronovitch to wrap up the Rivers of London series and this only makes me more certain it's time. I'll miss Peter but better I miss him than loathe who he has become.
Many of you thought his approach of telling the same story from differing points of view was original. Well a mosaic novel is nothing new. The first use of this approach that is written down and published is The Moonstone from 1868. To me this is just a cheap stunt to avoid having a detailed plot or any character development; especially for a graphic novel that is only about 40 pages long.
The Nightingale chapter was very disjointed and hard to follow and had multiple elements that never were explained or made sense. The first chapter focused on Stephanopolous shows a character totally out of synch with her established character type from the main novels. We never understand why Billy is picked out to work with Peter and Peter, who is too slick to be fooled by this whole thing is fooled.
I do like the approach to having Foxglove as the spoiler / heroine all at the same time; but that is a about it. And while I understand Ben Aaronovitch is involved in approving the graphic images this version of Peter doesn't jive with the one I created from reading the main novels. My Peter is a tiny bit over weight or average height and average looks. Nightingale is just a bit older more distinguished and even in his youth would not have done some of the things this Nightingale does.
In my review of Amongst Our Weapons I suggested it was time for Mr. Aaronovitch to wrap up the Rivers of London series and this only makes me more certain it's time. I'll miss Peter but better I miss him than loathe who he has become.
December 31, 2021
Street crime is on the rise in London but there may be more to it, especially if you have to invite the Folly in to help.
A good graphic novel but didn’t quite hit the mark for me. As usual plenty of humour for Rivers of London series fans to appreciate.
A good graphic novel but didn’t quite hit the mark for me. As usual plenty of humour for Rivers of London series fans to appreciate.
December 11, 2022
Another police procedural with magic and I just can't stop reading them. The story was fun, the art was good, and the behind-the-scenes look from the other books was fun too.
July 19, 2023
Interessantes Spiel mit mehreren Zeitebenen - und einem jugendlichen Werwolf.
February 21, 2022
It took a while to figure out what this clever little graphic novel was doing, and once I did realise, I had to go back and re-read it as soon as I'd finished it. Each of its four chapters (issues) tells the story of the same day in the life of the Metropolitan Police, from four different points of view. First we see series regular DI Stephanopoulos' day, as she takes over an active operation from an injured colleague, finding it not working as smoothly as it should, and worrying about corruption.
The second chapter is interesting because it not only has Nightingale's perspective in the present, as he leads a short course for officers on detecting vestigia and when to call in the Folly, but we get flashbacks to his youth, both in his school days, and his service in the second world war. Which reminds me - we know that Nightingale fought in WW2, but this flashback suggests that his true youth was in the early part of the twentieth century and he may have had a hand in the Great War too, despite the best intentions of his headmaster. There's also a lovely sequence to contrast this, as Nightingale looks after Peter's new children during a childcare crisis - a side to him that we've not seen before.
The third chapter starts with Peter dealing with new parenthood (twins, no less!) and then shows how he fits into Stephanopoulos' investigation. There's a lovely little section near the start with Peter at home with the twins where he gets out a measuring tape and tries to analyse at what point they start to cry when separated from each other. It's as pure Peter Grant as you can get and a lovely little aside that had me grinning to myself. The military foxes also make a return, as they are now providing protection for the twins from, amongst others, unauthorised personnel, ne'er do wells, intruders and, of course, cats.
The final chapter ties it all together, as it follows Abigail and Foxglove in their own little adventure, and discover how it intersects with what the others have been doing. While much of whole graphic novel is wordless, it's much more evident in this last one, as it leans heavily on the art to tell the story, quite successfully, too.
It's a nice storytelling idea and rewards re-reads. Random little asides and what had seemed to be artistic non sequiturs that make sense in context of what we find out later on as we integrate them into a fuller picture. And, of course, I'm always keen to find out more about Nightingale's past.
The artist has changed again for this volume, bringing it more closely in style to the earlier work, which I enjoyed more, so this felt more familiar and comfortable to me than the last few volumes.
A fun story here, and one that ties into the wider mythos of Aaronovitch's world. The comics are good, but, as always, I look forward to the next novel in the series.
The second chapter is interesting because it not only has Nightingale's perspective in the present, as he leads a short course for officers on detecting vestigia and when to call in the Folly, but we get flashbacks to his youth, both in his school days, and his service in the second world war. Which reminds me - we know that Nightingale fought in WW2, but this flashback suggests that his true youth was in the early part of the twentieth century and he may have had a hand in the Great War too, despite the best intentions of his headmaster. There's also a lovely sequence to contrast this, as Nightingale looks after Peter's new children during a childcare crisis - a side to him that we've not seen before.
The third chapter starts with Peter dealing with new parenthood (twins, no less!) and then shows how he fits into Stephanopoulos' investigation. There's a lovely little section near the start with Peter at home with the twins where he gets out a measuring tape and tries to analyse at what point they start to cry when separated from each other. It's as pure Peter Grant as you can get and a lovely little aside that had me grinning to myself. The military foxes also make a return, as they are now providing protection for the twins from, amongst others, unauthorised personnel, ne'er do wells, intruders and, of course, cats.
The final chapter ties it all together, as it follows Abigail and Foxglove in their own little adventure, and discover how it intersects with what the others have been doing. While much of whole graphic novel is wordless, it's much more evident in this last one, as it leans heavily on the art to tell the story, quite successfully, too.
It's a nice storytelling idea and rewards re-reads. Random little asides and what had seemed to be artistic non sequiturs that make sense in context of what we find out later on as we integrate them into a fuller picture. And, of course, I'm always keen to find out more about Nightingale's past.
The artist has changed again for this volume, bringing it more closely in style to the earlier work, which I enjoyed more, so this felt more familiar and comfortable to me than the last few volumes.
A fun story here, and one that ties into the wider mythos of Aaronovitch's world. The comics are good, but, as always, I look forward to the next novel in the series.
July 24, 2022
Really didn’t like the artwork, I think it’s inferior to the rest of the graphic novels. The style is too cartoonish, faces of various characters were too similar to each other making it hard to understand what was going on, and multiple characters did not look like their descriptions. This was especially apparent on the bonus page where they put the descriptions that the artist got and what he drew.
December 20, 2021
I have really enjoyed the Rivers of London graphic novel series. These graphic novels will tell you WHICH regular hardback novel that they fit in between.
For the most part, the graphic novels have had protagonists who are part of Peter Grant's world but not necessarily Peter himself (who is the primary protagonist of the novel series).
I found Monday Monday somewhat confusing. It starts out well enough with DI Miriam Stephanopoulos. Some other DI is out sick (or something) and she is brought in to take charge of the situation. In particular, she is trying to catch a teen purse snatcher who belongs to a gang of hoodlums.
In the course of this, she finds that she has to call in Peter Grant, who then makes an appearance, and helps her connect with the teen suspect she has already caught. Peter is able to get the information from said teen who would never have spoken with DI Stephanopoulos because Peter is better at speaking the teen's language (like asking what the teen's favorite video game is or whatever).
This was the first time I had seen Peter in these graphic novels.
Then was when I really started to get confused because Inspector Nightingale makes an appearance. I liked getting more of Nightingale's back story but this was a lot.
We see Nightingale during his school days (think Hogwarts) which occurred during World War I (he is close enough to being old enough to try to get to the front with the other British soldiers) AND during the leadup to World War II (1939).
Then, just to be more confusing, there's bits with Peter's mom, Peter's cousin Abigail, and, of course, Molly. I didn't even mention we get to see Peter & Beverly's new twin daughters.
The most confusing bit for me were the numerous panels without dialogue.
Maybe this is a thing in today's graphic novels but I was getting confused enough with the jumping from the past to the present to a different time in the past, etc. that having panels with no dialogue didn't help me, anyway.
Even with everything I have just said, I still recommend Monday Monday and the other River of London graphic novels because it expands the world of the novels. And I very much enjoy this world.
Highly recommended for longtime River of London fans, urban fantasy fans, police procedural fans, and fans who don't mind taking notes to avoid the confusion I faced when the timeline jumped either back to the past or returned to the present.
I want to mention that this was the aspect I enjoyed most in Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five but it threw me for a loop in this graphic novel.
For the most part, the graphic novels have had protagonists who are part of Peter Grant's world but not necessarily Peter himself (who is the primary protagonist of the novel series).
I found Monday Monday somewhat confusing. It starts out well enough with DI Miriam Stephanopoulos. Some other DI is out sick (or something) and she is brought in to take charge of the situation. In particular, she is trying to catch a teen purse snatcher who belongs to a gang of hoodlums.
In the course of this, she finds that she has to call in Peter Grant, who then makes an appearance, and helps her connect with the teen suspect she has already caught. Peter is able to get the information from said teen who would never have spoken with DI Stephanopoulos because Peter is better at speaking the teen's language (like asking what the teen's favorite video game is or whatever).
This was the first time I had seen Peter in these graphic novels.
Then was when I really started to get confused because Inspector Nightingale makes an appearance. I liked getting more of Nightingale's back story but this was a lot.
We see Nightingale during his school days (think Hogwarts) which occurred during World War I (he is close enough to being old enough to try to get to the front with the other British soldiers) AND during the leadup to World War II (1939).
Then, just to be more confusing, there's bits with Peter's mom, Peter's cousin Abigail, and, of course, Molly. I didn't even mention we get to see Peter & Beverly's new twin daughters.
The most confusing bit for me were the numerous panels without dialogue.
Maybe this is a thing in today's graphic novels but I was getting confused enough with the jumping from the past to the present to a different time in the past, etc. that having panels with no dialogue didn't help me, anyway.
Even with everything I have just said, I still recommend Monday Monday and the other River of London graphic novels because it expands the world of the novels. And I very much enjoy this world.
Highly recommended for longtime River of London fans, urban fantasy fans, police procedural fans, and fans who don't mind taking notes to avoid the confusion I faced when the timeline jumped either back to the past or returned to the present.
I want to mention that this was the aspect I enjoyed most in Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five but it threw me for a loop in this graphic novel.
December 28, 2021
Brilliant! Monday from 5 simultaneous POVs!
I purchased the complete graphic novel, instead of separate chapters as I often do. And that’s probably why it took me a while to twig to the structure of the story! DI Stephanopoulus� POV chapter is brilliant throughout and the secondary characters are great. Nightingale’s Chapter Two slowed me down, because his POV is depressing, even with Foxglove running starkers. Nightingale’s storyline has three different time periods—with blink-and-miss-it-flashbacks—which addled me. I noted and placed the Falcon vestigia episode and the twins/foxes in my “Huh? Best you REMEMBER this� box. I’m glad I did!
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I finally “got� the storyline structure whilst reading Peter’s chapter, number three. It was the Abbie/Foxglove wow-moment that sent me running to grab my large iPad. I started reading this graphic novel from the beginning, and this time I paid attention to Nightingale’s flip-flashes, before going to Peter’s chapter. And I definitely paid more attention to almost-a-uniform-hanger DC Billy Costos, cuz he was a thread that held things together.
I loved the action scenes from the various POV chapters throughout the graphic novel. I’m glad Abbie & Foxglove are friends, and I adored them sneaking through Nightingale and Peter’s chapters. Foxglove is otherworldly, but Abbie is intelligent, logical, and anchored to our world.
Merry Christmas to all!
I purchased the complete graphic novel, instead of separate chapters as I often do. And that’s probably why it took me a while to twig to the structure of the story! DI Stephanopoulus� POV chapter is brilliant throughout and the secondary characters are great. Nightingale’s Chapter Two slowed me down, because his POV is depressing, even with Foxglove running starkers. Nightingale’s storyline has three different time periods—with blink-and-miss-it-flashbacks—which addled me. I noted and placed the Falcon vestigia episode and the twins/foxes in my “Huh? Best you REMEMBER this� box. I’m glad I did!
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I finally “got� the storyline structure whilst reading Peter’s chapter, number three. It was the Abbie/Foxglove wow-moment that sent me running to grab my large iPad. I started reading this graphic novel from the beginning, and this time I paid attention to Nightingale’s flip-flashes, before going to Peter’s chapter. And I definitely paid more attention to almost-a-uniform-hanger DC Billy Costos, cuz he was a thread that held things together.
I loved the action scenes from the various POV chapters throughout the graphic novel. I’m glad Abbie & Foxglove are friends, and I adored them sneaking through Nightingale and Peter’s chapters. Foxglove is otherworldly, but Abbie is intelligent, logical, and anchored to our world.
Merry Christmas to all!
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May 24, 2022
One in the Peter Grant/ Rivers of London series from the graphic perspective that develops significantly on the traditional novel media and builds upon the growing cannon; with a very helpful reader's guide of the entire series before the story. Characters that were previously significant but less fleshed out were given greater depth, potentially giving licence to multiple plot lines, twists and spin-offs in the future (or for as long as the series is a commercial winner, sic), while not detracting from the lead protagonists. With the series encompassing now 9 graphic books, 9 novels, 3 novellas and a number of short stories, there does not look to be any decline in the financial value of further contributions. As with more and more with the Rivers series, it is becoming essential to be across-the-board with the context and some of the previous stories (from the whole series; but at least from the novels) to be able to garner any real appreciation of this work; especially as this very easy to digest visual style assumes that familiarity and does not explain the intricacies of the evolving inter-relationships between characters and the scenes (Falcon crime in UK policing, The Folly and the hidden in plain sight world of the demi-monde). Never-the-less, a great contribution for the fan base, of which I will admit to being one.
January 29, 2022
It's great to see they're getting more creative with those comics! Each chapter is told from another POV, but the story centers around one case on a Monday and it all came together nicely. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this, especially since the art is getting more dynamic as well. I feel like they're using different panel structures to make a better use of the format and it's delightful. It's also wonderful to see some of the side-characters getting their place to shine.
There are some developments concerning Peter's family that were pretty impactful, imho, . I know it's been custom in the RoL-verse to refer to things from the comics and novellas without explanations, but I do hope those things get adressed properly in the next book, because, as I said, they're pretty essential.
There are some developments concerning Peter's family that were pretty impactful, imho, . I know it's been custom in the RoL-verse to refer to things from the comics and novellas without explanations, but I do hope those things get adressed properly in the next book, because, as I said, they're pretty essential.
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May 2, 2022The Rivers Of London comics are never as tossed-off as some tie-in stuff beyond a series' primary medium, but there are some volumes where if you missed it, you wouldn't hugely be missing out. This one, though - oh boy. Not the ostensible A-plot, which is the merest sketch of a story about robberies around King's Cross, but the stuff hanging off it, most obviously as regards Peter's family (in both directions, but the scenes of the twins being babysat at the Folly are a particular treat). Beyond that, though: Molly trying to keep Foxglove under control; the foxes, being as helpful as foxes can; scenes of Stephanopoulos at home which make clear that this is not a series interested in brushing its queer content into the corner as mere hints. A few new coppers set up with basic Falcon awareness for future use as necessary. Best of all, more and further Nightingale flashbacks, which curve around and seem to set him up with a big plotline for the future.
January 16, 2022
I really enjoyed this story! I love all of the Rivers of London novels, but I find the graphic novels to be very hit or miss. But this one was a lot of fun! It expanded the world (the twins!!!), developed the characters, and showed how the Folly family is expanding, while including new interesting magical elements (a werewolf!) and some great flashbacks to Nightingale at Casterbrook. The text-less storyline with Foxglove and Abigail was great. There were still a few downsides (that one panel of Beverley leaning against the wall...sometimes I wonder if these artists have ever seen a woman...) and some weird incongruities. But overall, a great little story from this world!
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