Zielgruppe: 13-16, Fans von düsterer Romantik/ Drama

Contentwarnungen: Tod, Suizidales Verhalten, Trauer, Verlust, Krankheit

Plotzusammenfassung: Der verschlossene Nerd Victor, der in einem Labor an Kryotechnik arbeitet lernt auf dem Friedhof die lebensfrohe, quirlige Nora kennen. Sie teilen den Verlust eines Familienmitgliedes, denn Nora hat ihre Mutter verloren, während Victor der Tod seines Bruders nicht loslässt. Zwischen den beiden entwickelt sich eine Romanze, die jedoch von Beginn an zum Scheitern verurteilt ist, denn Nora ist unheilbar erkrankt und hat nicht mehr lange zu leben. Doch wird sie es Victor sagen? Und kann seine kryotechnische Forschung Nora sogar das Leben retten?

Bekannte Orte/ Figuren: #GothamCity #VictorFries #MrFreeze #MrZero #DoctorZero
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Started off rather trite, I didn't initially think the two protagonists had enough in common to really hit it off. But they grew on me, and the ending was rather poignant. ( )

This was a really cute story...albeit very dark and not a happy ending. I didn't realize who the main characters were for some reason until the last panel or two.

I received a copy of this book for free from the publisher (DC Comics) in exchange for an honest review.

What a tragic love story!

This was another great comic from the DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults imprint. This one followed a young Victor Fries (aka Mr. Freeze) as he first meets Nora (aka Mrs. Freeze). I thought this comic set up their origin story nicely.

The comic really delves into the emotional states of the characters and the tragedies of their lives. There was a lot of depth and complexity to them. Both Victor and Nora have a lot of grief and it was interesting to see how they dealt with that. If you like tragic young adult love stories, then you’ll probably like Victor and Nora’s story!

Since this is a comic, I have to talk about the artwork. It is amazing!The use of colors in showing their relationship was very clever. Victor was cool blues, while Nora was warm hues. The colors were also useful in distinguishing whose point of view was being shown. There were also a few art style changes in the comic that were super fun. For example, on pages 38-39, the art changes to the Tim Burton skeleton look, which was so spot on!

Overall, I really enjoyed this young adult take on a famous Gotham villain couple! ( )

I just panned Swamp Thing: Twin Branches for being too angsty and having an introverted scientist for a lead character, but here in a tragic love story those elements work, mostly because the reserved Victor Fries is overshadowed by the giant personality of Elinor Grace "Nora" Faria. The nicer art helps also. ( )