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Mighty Jack is a modern-day retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk by popular graphic artist Ben Hatke. Jack's mother is trying to keep the family afloat by working two jobs this summer, and Jack is tasked with taking care of his little sister. She's a sensitive girl who doesn't talk, ever. Jack buys some seeds... Continue Reading →
Who needs a sidekick when you're an especially evil villain? Lord Ballister Blackheart surely doesn't need one. But Nimona is relentless. She insists that her shape-shifting power is essential to Blackheart's evil plans. Yet, she's a little hazy on the rules of the good guy-bad guy game. A combined effort to take down their nemesis, Sir... Continue Reading →
From the dark corners of the internet to the eerie depths of the forest, the boogeyman lurks. An odd collection of elongated limbs in black and white, an oval-shaped head, and a lurking, a following, a stalking. The Slender Man. Mark is a young man of monied Manhattan, enrolled in an elite private high school that... Continue Reading →
In a family where all women are taught the art of spell craft and men are instructed in the ways of shapeshifting, Aster is a young man whose heart does not want to follow the given path. His talents lie in the language of witchery, and no animal spirits seek to commune with him in... Continue Reading →
Age of Assassins is a. a complex castle whodunit b. a back/front/side/top/bottom-stabbing political thriller c. magic-laced coming-of-age d. ALL OF THE ABOVE. At first, the premise seems quite simple: an assassin and her apprentice have been brought to the seat of the kingdom to weed out a possible move on the heir. Master and second... Continue Reading →
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