[5] Writing for The Beat, Maggie Vicknair described Monster Pulse as "a really excellent and polished work of all-ages comics, with its focus on character development, beautiful art, and slight dark edge."
The characters are a diverse group of kids which create genuine conflict between them – Julie’s earnest energy versus Abel’s grumpy stoicism.
Club's reviewer Caitlin Rosenburg said that "like a lot of the very best kids’ programming, it's full of sweetness without being cloying or unbelievable, and the lessons it tries to teach feel important without being heavy handed", and said that "Porter has created a world that has some serious depth and reality to it, despite the supernatural foundation of the plot.
Each of the kids’ monsters correlates to some part of their personality, and it's fascinating to watch what happens as they grow into young adulthood and stare down the barrel of puberty and all that it entails."
"[2] Io9's Lauren Davis, writing in 2011 shortly after the comic began, described Monster Pulse as "an intriguing, all-ages mystery" that "does a lovely job of balancing dynamic action sequences... with likeable character moments.