Dungeon Critters
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4.7 • 14 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A wildly fun, Dungeons & Dragons–inspired fantasy graphic novel featuring adorable animal
adventurers, chaotic dungeon crawls and found-family friendship, perfect for fans of
DnDoggos and Dungeon Club.
Meet the Dungeon Critters: a lovable party of adventurers made up of a fire-loving cat mage, a
loyal dog healer, a swashbuckling frog prince, and a powerhouse reptilian warrior.
When a dangerous magical plant conspiracy threatens the kingdom, the Critters set off on a
campaign full of dungeon raids, royal intrigue, high-society disasters, and terrible decisions. But
as rivalries flare and secrets unravel, the party discovers that friendship can be just as
complicated as battling monsters.
Dungeon Critters combines hilarious character banter, heartfelt relationships, and fast-paced
action into an unforgettable all-ages fantasy graphic novel about navigating not only perils and
dangers of the natural world, but also perils and dangers…of the heart!
Perfect for readers who love:
- Campaign-style storytelling
- Cozy chaos
- Dungeon crawls
- Ensemble adventures
- Tabletop RPG fantasy
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Anxious dog June; stolid Goro, a legged snake; flamboyant cat Rose; and self-assured frog Prince Chirp are the Dungeon Critters, a wisecracking, villain-fighting, dungeon-raiding group of anthropomorphic friends who roam a magical fantasy kingdom. A clue linking a plant necromancer with Prince Chirp's lifelong archnemesis, the Baron, serves as an excuse for the team to don disguises and infiltrate the Baron's next soiree. Soon, they are neck-deep in a madcap spree involving secret identities, monsters and thieves, relationships and rivalries, trials and treason, and even a bit of arson. Riess and Goetter create a lighthearted slapstick escapade that prioritizes jokes per page while playing with the conventions of fantasy and RPG adventures. The largely queer main cast (Rose and June give off a will-they/won't-they vibe, Goro has a distant beau named Horseboy), with their complementary skills and personalities, create solid chemistry emphasized by cute character design and an amusing preponderance of meticulously assembled outfits. The panels are busy, both crammed with visual and textual jokes and filled with near-constant action, but this generally works in the book's favor, maintaining a rollicking pace that covers the occasional plot hole. Jaunty, funny, and fun. Ages 8 12.
Customer Reviews
100% needs a second book!
Loved the book’s art style, character design and development (even though it left out June and Rose’s past), witty jokes (I’m a dad joke person myself, even though I’m just a teen), the adventure itself, and, well, everything about this book! It’s like Warrior Cats, Survivor Dogs, Seeker Bears, and other series with animals got together with Dungeons and Dragons and made this. This is one of the best books I’ve ever read and I really want a sequel to it as I feel it is open to many new possibilities with that ending. If a sequel is not created soon, I will not hesitate to share my ideas to help out!
I NEED A SECOND BOOOOKKKK
This was amazing, and I truly loved it and the thought that ther is a cliff hanger at the end that could bloom out a second book,makes me won’t to make the second but I don’t have the time bcs I’m going to college soon and that is to much for me.sooooo I HOPE that you all choose to make another that would make my heart l-e-a-p for joy. :D