BOOKLIST -- When a giant threatens to destroy their
city, robotic brothers Panchi, Joukei, and Kouro “bro-up” and spring
into action! Torres' high-energy concept is exceptionally easy to dive into and
cleverly plays with the manga genre, making it an excellent read for a
gradeschooler. Though, at only 40 pages, with very large panels and brief
dialogue, it feels like more of a taste of a story than a fully fleshed out
narrative, there's still a lot here for kids to get excited about. Action fills
almost every page, and the brobots are always ready with a one-liner or joke,
which usually revolve around a pun using the word hro as oddly as possible. For
example: they say, “What bro's up, must bro down,” after jumping.
Dove's brightly colored artwork has the absurd cartoon quality of an Adventure
Time episode, with hammy smiles and blocky character design. Coupled with
energetic storytelling, it's a combination sure to lure in young readers. A
great kickoff to a series with lots of room to develop
further.<br /><br /><br />