Ghost Book | This Week’s Comics
Ghost Book from Henry Holt tops this week’s list of new comics, manga, and graphic novels for readers 12 and under, along with the start of a new graphic novel series from Penguin Workshop. Other highlights include Sparks and the Fallen Star, originally a Kickstarter campaign and now published by Blue Fox Comics. Penguin Workshop debuts the graphic novel Skeleanor the Decomposer, while Square Fish releases Fitz and Cleo Get Creative and Fitz and Cleo Put on a Party.
The List:
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS Archie 1000 Page Comics Prestige TP, $15.99 World Of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #132, $9.99
BLUE FOX COMICS Sparks And The Fallen Star GN, $19.99
BOOM! STUDIOS Mech Cadets #1 (Cover A Takeshi Miyazawa & Ian Herring), $4.99
DC COMICS Batman And Scooby-Doo Mysteries #11 (Cover A Erich Owen), $2.99 Batman Wayne Family Adventures Volume 1 TP, $14.99
HENRY HOLT Ghost Book GN, $14.99 **Weekly Pick**
IDW PUBLISHING My Little Pony Best Of Pinkie Pie #1 (Cover A Brenda Hickey), $6.99 My Little Pony Omnibus Volume 8 GN, $24.99
PENGUIN WORKSHOP Finder’s Creatures Volume 1 Bog Gone GN, $13.99 **Weekly Pick** Skeleanor The Decomposer HC, $12.99
SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT Yokai Cats Volume 5 GN, $14.99
SQUARE FISH Fitz And Cleo Get Creative GN, $7.99 Fitz And Cleo Put A Party On It GN, $12.99
TOKYO POP – DISNEY MANGA Nightmare Before Christmas The Battle For Pumpkin King #5 (Of 5)(Cover A Deborah Allo), $4.99
VIZ MEDIA Pokemon Sword And Shield Volume 7 GN, $4.99
The Picks:
Ghost Book GN – Henry Holt releases a graphic novel inspired by Chinese mythology. July Chen sees ghosts, but because her dad insists they aren’t real, she pretends they don’t exist. When the Gates of the Underworld open during Hungry Ghost month, and ghosts run amok in the living world, it’s hard for her to ignore. She saves a boy ghost, William from being devoured by one such hungry ghost, and he becomes her first friend ever. Except he’s not a ghost. William is a wandering soul caught between life and death. While setting off to return William to his body, they learn a ghastly truth: For William to live, July must die. This dark yet hopeful tale about friendship, sacrifice, and the unseen ghost world is perfect for fans of Spirited Away, Coco, and Ghosts.
Finder’s Creatures Volume 1 Bog Gone GN – Penguin Workshop offers the first volume about a detective-in-training and her friends taking on their first big mystery. Finder the tree frog loves solving mysteries. She and her friends Chopper and Keeper are on the case when it’s discovered all the animals in Belly Acre Bog have mysteriously disappeared overnight! But when Finder’s hero, and the world’s greatest detective, Seymour Warts, arrives on the scene to begin his own investigation, the young creature finders realize this mystery could be bigger than just their little bog! This new series is great for budding readers and perfect for fans of Investigators.
