I have found my weakness. And it is fantastic finishing school stories. MORE MORE MORE.

Barbarian Princess Ulga, at her mother's bequest, has enrolled in the Princess Academy of Atraesca to learn the ways of other royal kingdoms. Unlike her peers in every way will she learn the ways of a 'proper princess' or return to her Grimmerian ways?While this sort of story has been told before there is an inkling there is more to this tale, but Ted Naifeh is slow in revealing any grander plotline. We follow Princess Ulga's progress (or lack thereof) through the school, her interactions with h...

I love this series. The story is about a violent Barbarian warrior princess forced to go to school with a bunch of mean and supposedly superior Disney Princesses. It handles topics like fitting in, bullying, loneliness, but also the value of good teachers and mentors and the power of friendship.On the surface, Ulga is a violent misfit, but we learn about her tragic story and upbringing as the story progresses. The mood varies between fun slapstick, violent battles and tragic heartbreak. The art

Cute, but unremarkable. This is an ugly duckling story like so many others. What distinguishes it from other "grungy princess makes glam" stories is Ulga's motivation. She's left her Conan-esque homeland because she's looking for some way to bring peace to her people, without entirely understanding what she's looking for. She's a very appealing character. It's just too bad that she's the only one. The other princesses are awful, and the teachers aren't much better. The art is decent, but the boo...

A reasonably interesting story with amusing characters. I wanted to like this more than I did in the end. Yes this make me smile a few times but not once, while reading this, did I feel connected. I didn't feel anxiety or happy for the characters or situations. I was never awestruck, or intimidated. It was always just me sitting in my chair, looking in on their world. I like ot feel a part of what I an reading. Make me hate or love a character. Or react to a situation. Nothing like that ever hap...

Princess Ugg is, on one hand, fun light reading that incorporates familiar ideas such as the new girl trying to fit in at a ritzy boarding school, princesses, etc, which makes it wonderful reading for kids. What makes it truly "All Ages" (and not just "All ages" because they really mean for kids) is that there are wry/sarcastic jokes that older readers would appreciate. It could also just be me, but I think that Princess Ugg would resonate first generation college students, since she had difficu...

I've always been fond of Ted Naifeh's work. Courtney Crumrin and Polly & the Pirates were some of my favorite graphic novel reads within the past few years. Each of the books published has a detailed story, wonderful characters, and amazing artwork. So, it was no surprise that I jumped at the opportunity to read Naifeh's newest work, Princess Ugg. Princess Ugg: Volume 1 introduces readers to the rough and tumble, yet lovable Princess Ulga of the Grimmerians (who are like Vikings but with a thick...

YA graphic novel, with a strong female protagonist, that balances fun and depth. Princess Ulga of Grimmeria travels from her mountain kingdom to the lowlands, enrolling in a snobby school for traditional princesses. No one quite understands why she's there, and of course the "bonnie wee berserker" (as her parents lovingly call her) isn't really damsel material. But there's a very serious reason Ulga has left her home, and she finds an ally in her struggle. It's fish out of water + mean girls + b...

THIS BOOK IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TED NAIFEH IS A GENIUS.I can't remember the last time I LAUGHED OUT LOUD. OUT LOUD. I was in my jammies giggling all night while reading and bearing witness to all of theatrics and atrocities Princess Ulga found herself in. The raven narrator is a hoot, and poor Ulga as she's trying to fit in at this princess academy. I just want to shout at all of Ulga’s non-friendly-princess-companions... for their behavior towards her. I loved

Overall, I really enjoyed this. I liked the detail on the close-ups of the faces, as well as the story element of "princess school." There is a plotline that I was very dis-satisfied about, which I am hoping volume 2 expands on. I am definitely looking forward to reading more of this.

I picked this up for free as part of National Comic Book day, probably not something I would have gravitated towards on my own and I really knew nothing about it when I picked it up.The line art and coloring are fantastic, I absolutely love the style here. The actual comic started out slow for me, even though it had action. I think the dialogue style threw me off, and possibly irritated me. I really was not sure what the point was.Not knowing what I was getting into turned out to be a good thing...

I received a digital copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review This is pretty interesting, I liked that it showed a princess that's not the typical princess, but aside from that there's nothing worth mentioning. Ülga or "Ugg" is a Grimmerian from the Mountains - which means that whenever she talks or another Grimerian talk, it's a bit hard to understand at first - it's easy enough when you say it aloud. So long story short, I found it quite annoying but I can see the importance of th

I didn't particularly enjoy this story of a rough and tumble princess from the north learning to navigate the ways of the "lowlanders" by enrolling in what amounts to a finishing school.The story felt empty to me with flights of fancy (or rather, hyperbole thanks to the bird) interspersed as if to make the story grander than it was.This is not something I would have bought and maybe if I was 11 I would've appreciated what the story was trying to tell me.*NetGalley ARC was provided in exchange fo...

This book was enjoyable, but I couldn't really get with the whole dialect of Princess Ugg. Her foreign language confused me from the beginning. The artwork was fabulous and the premise was awesome, I just kept getting annoyed with Princess Ugg. Overall it was an okay read for me.

Enough good gags to offset the route set-up that I'll probably pick up the next volume to see if it heads anywhere interesting.

3.5 stars. This is a very fun story; although it had the potential to be predictable (rural royalty at a finishing school, mean teen girls), it had just the right balance of zany and serious. The main character and her countrymen all speak in a dialect that I read as vaguely Scottish, which took a few pages to get in to, but was easy after that. The pacing was sometimes off-- not quite turned-over-2-pages-at-once, more like author-cut-2-panels-to-save-space sort of feel. Transitions were more ja...

*shrug*The story is ok, but predictable. I don't care for the knock-off Disney princesses. The art doesn't really do anything for me either. The mother is the most interesting character, and she dies in a flashback.

This story was the most straight forward of the twisted school comics I had to read for class, as in there was more continuity and less gaps left to be filled in later. Princess Ulga is pretty awesome and the book reminded me of Wicked and Legally Blonde at various points, all in good ways.

While some mild fan service (misty bathing scenes, nothing shown but still) annoyed me, the rest of this first book encouraged my interest. Princesses of all shapes, sizes and colors people this story of friendship, enemies, family, and seeking to find a way better than war to settle differences.

It was okay, but I don't think I'll be picking up anymore of the volumes.