Zita the Spacegirl
Ben Hatke
First Second, 2011
$10.99, Paperback
978-1596434462
March 24th, 2012
Genre:
Science Fiction
Age: 8+
Description:
Zita and her friend Joseph are playing in a field one day when they come across
what appears to be a meteorite and an odd alien-looking device. When Joseph
messes with it, the device turns out to be able to open portals to other worlds
and it sucks Joseph in. Zita, horribly distraught that she couldn’t save
Joseph, decides the only thing she can do is get the portal to open again and
hope she winds up where Joseph was taken. She succeeds in opening the portal
but the ride was so bumpy it results in the device getting broken. Luckily,
Zita meets up with Piper, a man who tells her that their world is going to be destroyed
by an asteroid and the evil Scriptorians believe Joseph is the key to stopping
this destruction. Zita, with the help of Piper, his giant mouse Mouse, a big
monster named Strong Strong, a defective security bot named One, and a doomsday
robot on his last legs named Randy, Zita is determined to save Joseph and try
to get back home.
Opinion:
This was a fun graphic novel unfortunately with a big open ending. I’m hoping
the sequel coming out might answer some of the lingering questions. The
creatures are actually drawn more solidly on the cover—inside the illustrations
are more raggedy which was a little disappointing visually. However, the
creatures are cute and creative. I even like the bad guy Screed who looks like
a mechanical tentacle creature wearing a scuba diver’s helmet. It is a
whimsical story. While guys would enjoy it to, especially give this to girls
who are reluctant to try graphic novels.
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