Sea Sirens: A Trot & Bill Adventure
As an underwater Wizard of Oz, writer Amy Chu and illustrator Janet K. Lee’s new graphic novel, Sea Sirens, adds a modern twist to a classic tale. Inspired by L. Frank Baum’s The Sea Fairies, as well...
View ArticleMonica Adventures
Brazilian cartoonist Mauricio de Sousa has written and drawn the comic series Monica for a little over fifty years. Centered on the adventures of a group of children (Monica, J-Five, Maggy, and...
View ArticleScience Comics: Polar Bears and Wild Weather
Fascinated by the Arctic and the polar bears who live there? Then perhaps Polar Bears: Survival on the Ice, a new entry in the Science Comics series, will enlighten you about these mammals. The story...
View ArticleMy Hero Academia: Smash!!, vol. 1
Sure, there are moments of greatness in the world of heroes and villains that My Hero Academia introduced everyone to, but what happens in the outtakes? My Hero Academia: Smash!! is like watching the...
View ArticleThe Singing Rock & Other Brand-New Fairy Tales
This amusing anthology of four reworkings of folkloric motifs and tales celebrates the power of persistence and peaceful contemplation in brilliant colours and slapstick artistry for young readers. The...
View ArticleEdison Beaker, Creature Seeker: The Lost City
In his first adventure, Edison Beaker discovered the fantastical and frightening realm of Underwhere, where his uncle and, long ago, his father, battle night creatures. With his little sister Tess...
View ArticleCat & Cat, vol. 1: Girl Meets Cat
Cat is a girl. Sushi is a cat. Together, they are a mischievous force that keeps Cat’s single dad on his toes. When this book opens, Sushi is a recent addition to Cat and her dad’s household. Cat is...
View ArticleBaby-sitters Little Sister, vol 1: Karen’s Witch
Karen Brewer is almost seven and enjoys living with her two families… most of the time. She especially likes going with her brother Andrew to visit her dad and his big family, including her step-sister...
View ArticleOver the Garden Wall: Hollow Town
Welcome to Hollow Town, yet another strange town encountered by brothers Wirt and Greg and their traveling companions, Beatrice the bluebird and Sir Hopsalot the frog, on their endless journey to...
View ArticleBest Friends
As sixth grade begins, Shannon has found a group of friends. The best part? They are the most popular girls in school. It finally feels like Shannon has it all figured out. But if that’s true, why does...
View ArticleLittle Witch Academia, vols. 1-3
The Worst Witch meets Harry Potter in this spin-off from an anime movie and short-run tv show, Little Witch Academia. Atsuko Kagari, or Akko, is an ordinary girl in Japan who dreams of being a witch...
View ArticleTamamo the Fox Maiden and Other Asian Stories
Cautionary Fables and Fairy Tales is the umbrella title for a series of three compilations themed after a specific region of which this one is the third. The first two cover Europe and Africa while the...
View ArticleApocalypse Taco
If you found yourself in another world with giant creatures and gooey facades, what would you do? Would you run and fight or hope that someone else would come along to explain why the world is a creepy...
View ArticleDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vols. 1-2
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba could have been just another supernatural shounen action manga. But it’s definitely something more. In the US manga market, sales are driven by anime streaming, and the...
View ArticleFar Out Folktales series (Capstone)
Capstone has been doing sets of four fractured fairy tales; so far they’ve done Far Out Fairy Tales with titles like Goldilocks and the Three Vampires, Far Out Fables with The Lion and the Mouse and...
View ArticleThe Worst Book Ever
This quirky graphic novel uses Gravel’s distinctive style to create a story within a story, but is it really The Worst Book Ever? The first characters the reader meets are a red spider, black soot...
View ArticleSweeties #2: Summer/Coco
The story of Sweeties #2: Summer/Coco, written by Veronique Grisseaux, follows a blended family of five girls as they navigate family and social issues with a dash of romance. In the first volume, a...
View ArticleMoonbound: Apollo 11 and the Dream of Spaceflight
Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, Moonbound is a masterful celebration of that achievement. Yet the book does a great deal more. With Apollo 11 as the focal...
View ArticleNausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Picture Book
Humanity and the planet have been devastated by a war that left behind a toxic jungle teeming with enormous insects and other frightening creatures. Those who managed to survive the war—which now is...
View ArticleBAGS (Or a Story Thereof)
There’s a secret in a house made of bones in the middle of the woods. John Motts has lost his dog Beth. She wouldn’t have run away, so John thinks someone must have stolen her. Familiar faces suddenly...
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