Eerie Tales from the School of Screams by Graham Annable. First Second, 2023. 9781250195036. 364pp. http://www.powells.com/book/-9781250195036?partnerid=34778&p_bt
A teacher writes the word "eerie" on the chalkboard in front of her class and then asks the young students to tell the class the eeriest story they have. Their stories are strange. Alvin tells the first, "The Village That Vanished…", about two men who follow a map to a field filled with sheep where they meet a strange dude who tells them what happened to the town of Wattersbug. It's not horribly graphic, but it's also not a story I'd expect a kid to tell, though his teacher seems excited. Alice's story, "The Face In The Forest…" features a girl named Luanne who's expected to do everything for her aunt and uncle, though they don't seem happy that she's so helpful. When she goes into the forest in search of wood she meets a sympathetic head. Will it help her, or does it mean her no good? It's hard to say at first though the head seems very friendly, and it says it wants her help.
More stories follow. They involve drones, ghosts, spaceships, aliens, grandparents, and demons. When you're reading the book, don't jump ahead -- it has a fun ending, but you have to read every page to really enjoy it.
This is my favorite spooky kids' graphic novel in a while. I know a few kids who would have enjoyed it in grade school, but it's probably got more appeal for older students and adults, it would make a great read-aloud.
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Un projet BD avec Barbara Canepa et Anaïs Halard.
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Title: The Prophecies Begin Graphic Novel 1
Arc: Graphic novel / manga
Type: cover
Country: North America
Characters: Firestar
Artist: Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter
Source: https://warriorcats.com/content/article/exclusive-first-look-the-prophecies-begin-graphic-novel-and-cover
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Excerpt from my new werewolf-western-horror-romance comic DARLIN' AND HER OTHER NAMES, PART 1 (out now) http://darlincomic.com
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Who doesn't like to take long warm baths?
Dreamia sure does! Especially when the Victorian era you live in allows you to easily warm the water.
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CHIVALRY
CHIVALRY by @neilhimself graphic novel adaptation and art by me, published by Dark Horse Comics. Warm. Comforting as a cup of tea. The perfect holiday treat for a loved one. Suitable for all ages. New York Library pick for best comics of 2022. Find it at your comic shop or bookstore or order online HERE: https://amzn.to/3tzHiDr
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Bea Wolf written by Zach Weinersmith, art by Boulet. First Second, 2023. 9781250776297. With an extensive Afterword by Weinersmith (also illustrated by Boulet) about the poem, its history and translations, that even has a great explanation of kennings, which he uses extensively throughout this book. Plus some pages of Boulet's sketches. https://www.powells.com/book/-9781250776297?partnerid=34778&p_bt
This is a bizarre and beautiful thing. I listened to Weinersmith talk about it a bit at the American Library Association convention, where he appeared with his daughter Ada, which is cool since it's pretty clear she got him to keep writing and was the first reader and even had nice things to say about Boulet's art, which clearly buoyed Boulet's spirits (as he explains in the Acknowledgements in the end).
This is a 600-some line illustrated, epic poem based on Beowulf that owes something to Edward Gorey, Tim Burton, and Weinersmith's English teachers. I have never read anything like it before, and I don't think there's ever been anything like it before. It's about a gang of kids in a treehouse filled with toys and candy and fun that is attacked by a monster who does the most unspeakable thing possible -- he steals children's childhoods. And it's about the heroic girl who comes to face him. It is absolutely awesome, both silly and serious, and full of language that's fun to read aloud and illustrations that are fun to look at.
Some kids will enjoy it, and some adults will enjoy it, but I think far more adults and kids will enjoy it together. In fact, I'd read this with my daughter now if she'd let me. (She's in her early twenties, and after I tell her about it, or if she reads this review, I hope she might.)
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This week on my Patreon I published a comic called On Gardening & Fixing The Cat, which is all about my uncertain relationship with nature and my impact on the environment - if you'd like to read the whole thing, sign up to my Patreon on the $2 tier!
Patreon is my paid subscriber platform. It has hundreds of comics going back to 2017 (most of them Background Slytherin) and I currently publish one long (funny) comic per month on my $2 tier
Patron is where all my best work goes currently, so if you want to see more of my comics, please do sign up!
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Un projet BD avec Barbara Canepa et Anaïs Halard.
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👽 Trying Human has updated! tryinghuman.com
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FULL SHIFT, Fall ‘24, @penguinteen written by Jennifer Dugan
Drawing weeping werewolves is trickier than I thought it would be.
Inking comic pages still in progress! I have more advanced previews and all kinds of shiny things on my Ko-Fi Page 🪲
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