New Monster in School (Mighty Mighty Monsters)
The graphic-novel series Mighty Mighty Monsters is set in Transylmania, where classic monsters are reimagined as schoolchildren. Vlad, Talbot, Witchita, Milton, Poto, Frankie, Igor, and Mary are all friends, but the first day of class brings someone new to Transylmania—Kitsune. She loves pink, she is cute, and she is a fox (literally, kitsune is the Japanese word for “fox”). Her arrival at school signals a new stage in the ongoing boy-girl rivalry, and Kitsune shows the boys she can top them at a lot of their sports. However, she really just wants to be friends. This new series is written by the founder of the Canadian independent comics publisher Arcana Studio, which is in turn credited with the video-game-like art. The kids may be monsters, but there’s really nothing spooky about them as they go about regular school-type activities, making this a fine read for most younger readers. The book’s design, with its faux-distressed look, adds another fun element, and readers will enjoy guessing all the monsters. Grades 2-4. --Kat Kan--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.