Korgi Book 4: The Problem With Potions

I genuinely love the first three books: Beautiful art, and simple, sublime stories told entirely without words. Possibly written for children, but enjoyable for adults a well.Unfortunately, something seems to have gone wrong with Volume 4: Rushed art, and the story includes a truly disturbing looking villain, as well as scatological humor/plot device. Yes--I'll write it again: a scatological plot device.Perhaps the author is reaching for another audience, but sadly, I'm no longer part of it.

My daughter and I love this series! I'm so glad that book 4 is finally out. My daughter really enjoys "reading" the story and telling me what's going on. It's an excellent way for her to interpret pictures and make up her own stories. As always, the artwork is fantastic. I can't wait for book 5!

The local comic shop recommended Korgi for my 3 YO, when I asked about beginner readers for her. She loves them all! I let her read them by herself as she falls asleep for her afternoon nap. The bad guys are just scary enough to keep her interested but there is so much cuteness she doesn’t have bad dreams or anything like that. Oh, and I really enjoy the storyline, too :)

Great graphic novel series series about a brave little girl and her corgi

Nice graphic novel

This 4th book in the series is more developed and a wonderfully wordless story.

Books 1 through 3 were terrific and we were really looking forward to adding number 4. Unfortunately, this book is nothing like the others and has a plot device that would appeal to no one over the age of four. Although I read this book until the end, I have no intention of re-reading it (unlike books 1 through 3) and have actually advised a friend who has children that love the Korgi books not to waste her money on this one. It's that bad.

I wasn't familiar with Christian Slade's Korgi series, but when I had a chance to review Book 4, I thought I would give it a chance. What I found inside was an enchanting world filled with magic and dogs.After a short introduction, we are off on our adventure into a wordless world of black and white ink drawings. In this world, hunan looking woodland creatures called Mollies live with Korgis. There is an evil here in the form of a two-headed creature known as Derog-Glaw who rules the evil Creephogs. In this story, the creephogs are sent out to capture the story's main korgi, Sprout, using a magic potion. Due to a mix up the potion doesn't have the effect that the Creephog wants and Sprout grows really big (and spotted and other side effects). This doesn't make Derog-Glaw very happy, so they form a new plan that ends up involving an undead unicorn in a goofy disguise.I'll say no more about the story in order to avoid spoilers, but I found myself entranced by this unusual world. I wish I had read the glossary at the end first in order to have a better understanding of the world and how it works. Stories told without words can be difficult, but with Christian Slade's art and storytelling, I never felt like I had lost the thread of the story.I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Top Shelf Productions, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.