The shape of the graphic novel is unique because it is shaped like a square. The illustrations look like drawings from a children’s book, but there are some elements of violence in this story. The coloring looks like water coloured artwork. The detailed artwork adds a lot of texture to the pages and enhance the action of the story.

Ian Chipman (Booklist, Nov. 15, 2009 (Vol. 106, No. 6))
The autumnal tones of Fall 1152 (2007) shift to blinding flurries of white and gray as winter descends on the harsh world of the Mouse Territories. Though the plot is slight, the steely determinism of the Mouse Guard warriors wielding wicked weaponry in dangerous environs lends to the story the gravity of a heroic epic. But the primary strength of this Eisner Award–winning series lies in its majestic visualization of intricately rendered settings and arresting perspective shifts. There’s darkness and violence aplenty in this miniature world, tempered by no small measure of triumph. Grades 5-8