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Frida Kosofsky
This is a book to devote a good amount of time to, as incidents develop slowly. The authors seem more interested in showing a realistic wander through life events than following one succinct storyline through tight editing.
The story often pauses for double-page montages, capturing moments in time wordlessly with overlapping slivers of observation. Particularly when it comes to the baking, this helps capture the feel of the process, the time spent assembling and creating, or the emotional effect of a moment. The character work is lovely and expressive, building up the cast members beyond the explicit text.
Johanna Draper Carlson has been reviewing comics for over 20 years. She manages ComicsWorthReading.com, the longest-running independent review site online that covers all genres of comic books, graphic novels, and manga. She has an MA in popular culture, studying online fandom, and was previously, among many other things, webmaster for DC Comics. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
Thanks to JM @BookFreakRevelations for organising the tour, and Macmillan International and First Second Books for sending me an advance review copy in exchange for an honest review. This was gifted.
One of the reasons I loved this graphic novel so much is that it includes a trope I really enjoy. Friends-to-lovers. After spending so much time together in the bakery, Ari and Hector realise that they have romantic feelings for each other and decide to act on them. Their blossoming romance is incredibly soft and sweet, and some of my favourite scenes were the ones where they were being cute and couple-y together.
Whilst the genre might not be my usual choice the fact its a graphic novel means im definitely more intrigued than normal. The cover has defintiely made me consider buying it ? lovely review, thank you for making me feel i might enjoy this read
Lean into your wicked side in this full-color graphic novel series about a middle-school super villain (in training) who must choose between saving his town and doing the most horrific thing of all--teaming up with the good guys.
Whilst at a gig he is entranced by a hippy free spirited and gorgeous woman called Regina. He approaches her and asks to draw her as the model for his upcoming comic. The two eventually meet up for the session and he photographs her as they hike deeper and deeper into the woods. What will happen? What will they discover? Is there a chemistry growing between them?
In retrospect now as I think back on my reading experience I would like to have read this as a single story, perhaps in a collection or as a graphic novel. It cuts off a little too bluntly with a moment that could only very loosely be described as a cliffhanger. But the journey to that point and the personality interplay made the page to page an enjoyable experience. I have signed up for the second issue of what is looking like a four issue mini-series and it is coming to Kickstarter very soon and would recommend it as a book to follow.
At home, Maggie is the odd one out. Her parents are preoccupied with getting ready for a new baby, and her younger brothers are twins and always in their own world. Maggie loves animals and thinks a new puppy is the answer, but when she goes to select one on her birthday, she breaks out in hives and rashes. She's severely allergic to anything with fur!
Can Maggie outsmart her allergies and find the perfect pet? With illustrations by Michelle Mee Nutter, Megan Wagner Lloyd draws on her own experiences with allergies to tell a heartfelt story of family, friendship, and finding a place to belong.
MEGAN WAGNER LLOYD is the co-creator, with Michelle Mee Nutter, of Allergic, an instant bestseller. Megan is also the author of several picture books, including Paper Mice, Building Books, Finding Wild, and Fort-Building Time, and of Haven, a novel. She lives in the Washington, DC area.
MICHELLE MEE NUTTER is the co-creator, with Megan Wagner Lloyd, of Allergic, an instant bestseller. Michelle graduated with a degree in illustration from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, 3x3 Illustration, Creative Quarterly, and more. Michelle lives in Boston.
"There's a lot packed into this graphic novel beyond the allergy story line: how family dynamics change with a new baby's arrival, how kids struggle to fit in and find friends. But while it addresses serious issues and emotions, Allergic, unlike hives and sneezing, is mostly madcap fun." -- The New York Times
"Allergic is the sweetest story you'll read all year. A touching chronicle of a young girl's severe allergies woven into a meaningful journey of friendship, family, and self-discovery." -- Terri Libenson, New York Times bestselling author of Invisible Emmie
"Readers will root for this realistic and relatable fifth grader, who's capable of kindness as well as envy and self-doubt... readers will easily identify with her trials and accomplishments." -- School Library Journal
"There is so much to love about this title... The storytelling is fast-paced and has many humorous moments... The artwork is busy and offers the frenetic feel of the hustle and bustle of a large family. The colorization looks vivid and warm, which wraps up the warm tingly feelings all readers will be left with. Another great addition to the middle-grade comics collection." -- School Library Journal's Good Comics for Kids Blog
"This graphic novels underscores that seemingly opposite things can both be true: You can adore a large family's sense of belonging but still crave some alone time (and your own room). Fans of Sisters will gobble up this book." -- Good Housekeeping
In addition to his work in entertainment, Grunberg created Yowza!! The free GPS-based coupon app quickly became the most popular app of its kind due to Grunberg tapping into his 1.4 million followers on Twitter as well as his many talk show and radio appearances.
About Graphix
In 2005 Scholastic launched Graphix with the publication of the full-color edition of BONE #1: Out from Boneville. Graphix is dedicated to publishing engaging, age-appropriate graphic novels for children and teens. Supported by librarians, teachers, and most important, kids, Graphix titles have become bestsellers around the globe and continue to receive awards and critical acclaim including multiple Eisner Award wins and nominations, a Stonewall Book Award (Drama), a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor (Smile), an Edgar Allan Poe nomination (The Lost Boy), and fifteen New York Times bestsellers to date.
In Bloom, writer Kevin Panetta and artist Savanna Ganucheau, young romance and baking collide to form a very strong graphic novel debut through First Second Books.
HTLC: You illustrated Bloom when you were living in Melbourne, Australia. With your collaborator Kevin living in Washington DC, what was it like collaborating with someone on the other side of the world?
Savanna: I have to say Kevin and I work really well together on this front. Kevin is so good at looking at a character sketch and deciding what their personality will be like. I think, like most things in the narrative, making sure you have a real life example not only adds originality but it gives you a jumping off point to add more details that make them realistic.
Everything I've learned about camping came from TV shows like Salute Your Shorts and movies like Friday the 13th, so you can imagine my excitement at Dead Weight: Murder at Camp Bloom, as it's basically a combination of those two things. The graphic novel follows a group of kids at a fat camp who stumble upon a murder mystery. The killer works at the camp, so Jessie, Noah, Kate, and Tony have to narrow down the options as the body count rises.
Matthew Seely's artwork sets the tone for Dead Weight. It lets you know right off the bat that although people are going to be stabbed to death, you can still find time to laugh. The images have a cartoony flare with some overly expressive characters. It plays up each one of their personalities, so you get an immediate sense of who they are and how they see the world.
The story is also inclusive in a way that is subtle yet powerful. Rather than choosing to make the story about Ari being a gay young man, it includes this as a part of who he is without it completely defining him. Much more important to this story is how Ari sees himself fitting into the world at large and how his decisions will affect his ability to find happiness. Though Ari ultimately finds himself living the life he most hoped to avoid, it was a decision he came to by exploring and rejecting the path he thought he wanted to take.
Aside from the message that the story is sharing with regards to self-discovery and the inclusivity involved, the book is not without its flaws. The three issues that readers will face are intermittent aimlessness in scenes, the occasionally unclear transitions between minor arcs, and the anticlimactic resolution to conflict in the story.
Visually, the monochromatic teal color scheme, with varying degrees of saturation throughout, is effective in evoking the clear skies of a bright spring day and a time of new beginnings. Scenes that take place at night or in darkened spaces make particularly good use of halftone dots and high saturation to appear visually heavy while daytime scenes have significantly higher amounts of white space that is highlighted with teal shading.
Most pages are neatly structured, with three to six panels per page. Panel orientation and layout differ throughout to keep the book as a whole from growing too monotonous. However, there are a few instances of full page spreads (pages 98-99, 148-149, 168-169) which feature non-traditional paneling. These spreads includes diagonals and nonrectangular forms which take on the sensuous flow and appearance of flower petals. While they are largely read left to right, top to bottom as with a more traditional layout, the lines that serve as the panel borders sometimes blend in with the images or are otherwise difficult to discern. This makes it less clear where one panel ends and another begins. Thankfully, these are sparingly used. Adding to this thematic imagery and filling in some of the page space are illustrations of smaller scale flowers in full bloom.
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