Homestuck Book 1: Acts 1 & 2 | Andrew Hussie

Homestuck originated as a webcomic and I wouldn't recommend it to people without any prior knowledge of the series beforehand as it is notorious for having a ridiculously complex plot. The first book follows John Egbert, Rose Lalonde and Dave Strider: Three kids each with their own separate jokes, gimmicks and quirks. On his birthday, John receives a beta copy of a game called Sburb, which affects the real world. Rose and John play it, and then everything spirals into madness.

 The book is rather funny though some of the humour has aged a fair bit  considering it has many pop culture references from the noughties which aren't exactly as relevant now as  they were when Homestuck was conceived.

 The paper is really good quality and it's very hardy and durable (you really seem to get your money's worth). At the bottom of each page there are notes based on the panels  above written by Andrew Hussie and they remind me of post-dev-notes sometimes they add to the comedy, but other times they contain spoilers, hence my warning at the start.

 440 Pages

7.5/10

ABR Rating: C
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