Kaput and Zosky
Grade 4-6–The popular French comic lands in the U.S. Kaput and Zösky are power-hungry, bloodthirsty aliens determined to rule as many worlds as they can. Not that the planets have anything to fear. These are the most incompetent would-be dictators in the universe. Zösky is the clear-headed one, managing to come up with some kind of a master plan. Kaput just runs in, guns blazing. Even when they do manage to overthrow a planet, they can't hold onto it very long. On one planet, the little natives simply grant them sovereignty and this ticks Kaput off–where's the fun in that? Since the natives obey every word, the duo soon learns that running a planet of willing subjects isn't that easy, but it is hilarious for readers. The short sequences are broken up by a wordless strip featuring a hapless cosmonaut. Taken in small doses, it's perfect. As a whole book, however, the antics grow tiresome. Kaput and Zösky are sure to liven up children's collections that are big on superheroes but light on humor.–Sadie Mattox, DeKalb County Public Library, Decatur, GACopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.