Spider-Man: Cosmic Chaos!By Mike MaihackAmulet/96 pagers/#1299 (hardcover), $9.99 (digital) I like Mike Maihack’s artwork, which I find accessible and lots of fun. I feel bad for taking him to task for his popular Cleopatra in Space, but that was years ago, and lately, he’s been producing material far more to my liking. Here, we have…
The Creeps: The Trolls Will Feast! By Chris Schweizer Amulet, 122 pages, $17.95/$9.95 Last August, Amulet introduced us to Chris Schweizer’s middle school gang The Creeps. Their inaugural appearance, Night of the Frankenfrogs, was packed and didn’t entirely work so I was curious to see how he would deepen the characters or expand their world…
[[[Amulet Book Six: Escape from Lucien]]] By Kazu Kibuishi Scholastic Graphix, 214 pages. $12.99 We are six volumes into the fantasy series Amulet and it appears that as long as each book hits the best seller lists, Kazu Kibuishi will continue to pump these out on an annual basis. However, it is starting to fall…
[[[Page by Paige]]] By Laura Lee Gulledge 192 Pages, Amulet Books, $16.95 Thankfully there are a growing number of graphic novels for young adults about subjects way beyond fantasy, science fiction, and superheroics. A new generation of creators are sharing their visions or lives (or both) with us and everyone benefits. The latest such offering…
Amulet Book Three: The Cloud Searchers By Kazu Kibuishi Scholastic/Graphix, 208 pages, $10.99 (paperback) When last we left the cast of [[[Amulet]]], they were in the forest being chased by the bad guys and things were slowly starting to make sense for Emily, keep of the powerful stone. They managed to survive the evil king’s…
Amulet Book Two: The Stonekeeper’s Castle By Kazu Kibuishi Scholastic/Graphix, 220 pages, $21.99 (hardcover) $9.99 (paperback) Kazu Kibuishi is a talented animator and comic artist who has produced several graphic novel series, including [[[Flight, Daisy Kutter: The Last Train]]], and now [[[Amulet]]]. The first volume came out over a year ago and now Scholastic has…
