Great Graphic Novels of Fall 2011: Tweens
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September
Pirate Penguin vs. Ninja Chicken, Vol. 1: Troublems with Frenemies
by Ray Friesen
Top Shelf
On sale now
Pirate Penguin and Ninja Chicken are friends. Or maybe they're enemies. Heck, if they can't keep track, then how can we?! Whatever they are, they're definitely hilarious, and this full-color collection of wacky adventures will keep you cracking up with no troublem.
Amulet #4: The Last Council
by Kazu Kibuishi
Graphix
On sale now
Emily and her friends think they'll find the help they need in Cielis, but something isn't right. Streets that were once busy are deserted, and the townspeople who are left live in crippling fear. Emily is escorted to the Academy where she's expected to compete for a spot on the Guardian Council, the most powerful Stonekeepers. But as the number of competitors gets smaller and smaller, a terrible secret is slowly uncovered--a secret that, if left buried, means certain destruction of everything Emily fights for.
The Show Must Go On
by Roger Langridge
Boom! Studios
On sale September 20
Come one, come all! Feast your eyes upon such marvels as Fred the Clown’s Flying Parsnip! See the Devil get outfoxed by the one and only Leppo! Behold the world’s greatest swordsman, the Kabuki Kid! Cower from our strobe-light-loving Undead Revue! Don’t miss the show-stopping song and dance of Frankestein Meets Shirley Temple! All this and more in this capricious collection of comics from the Harvey and Eisner Award-winning, Ignatz and Reuben Award-nominated cartoonist Roger Langridge.
Three Men in a Boat
by Jerome Jerome, Nidi Verma, and K.L. Jones
Campfire
On sale September 20
One of the best-loved classics of all time, Three Men in a Boat is a hilarious account of three friends and their dog on a holiday trip on the Thames in England. Harris, George, Jerome (the narrator), and Montmorency (the fox terrier) decide to take a break from their tedious routine, to restore their "mental equilibrium." And so they take a trip on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford, making certain stops at interesting places, camping out, and inadvertently landing up in comical muddles and misadventures.
Amelia Rules: The Meaning of Life...and Other Stuff
by Jimmy Gownley
Simon & Schuster
On sale September 27
Amelia McBride may be growing up, but she’s feeling down. If there’s one theme to her life, it’s that nothing lasts: not her parents’ marriage, not Aunt Tanner’s support, not the clubhouse for the Gathering of Awesome Super Pals (G.A.S.P.), not even her new spot on the stupid cheerleading squad. And while she’s learning all kinds of things about foot fungus, cheerwitches, and Reggie—who thinks Rhonda is CUTE?!—there’s still one thing Amelia can’t figure out, and that’s the meaning of life. It takes a grownup sort of tragedy for Amelia and her friends to realize that even when the world is scary, and life is as mystifying as ever, some things—like friendship—do last. In Jimmy Gownley’s touching seventh installment of Amelia Rules!, Amelia may not find all the answers—but she does know how to ask the right questions. Who needs answers, anyway?
Korgi, Book 3: A Hollow Beginning
by Christian Slade
Top Shelf
On sale September 27
At last, Ivy and Sprout learn all about the magical history of their home, Korgi Hollow! Christian Slade develops his incredible artwork in amazing new directions as his beloved all-ages fantasy series continues.
October
Around the World
by Matt Phelan
Candlewick
On sale October 11
As the nineteenth century wound down, a public inspired by the novel Around the World in Eighty Days clamored for intrepid adventure. The challenge of circumnavigating the globe as no one ever had before—a feat assuring fame if not fortune—attracted the fearless in droves. Three hardy spirits stayed the course: In 1884, former miner Thomas Stevens made the journey on a bicycle, the kind with a big front wheel. In 1889, pioneer reporter Nellie Bly embarked on a global race against time that assumed the heights of spectacle, ushering in the age of the American celebrity. And in 1895, retired sea captain Joshua Slocum quietly set sail on a thirty-six-foot sloop, braving pirates and treacherous seas to become the first person to sail around the world alone. With cinematic pacing and deft, expressive art, acclaimed graphic novelist Matt Phelan weaves a trio of epic journeys into a single bold tale of three visionaries who set their sights on nothing short of the world.
Dragon Puncher, Book 2: Dragon Puncher Island
by James Kochalka
Top Shelf
On sale October 11
We know the Dragon Puncher is a heroic warrior kitty in a robot battle-suit. But who is this new fierce fighting feline? And what outrageous adventures await on…Dragon Puncher Island?! Twice the punching and twice the laughs, that's for sure!
November
Ninjago #1: The Challenge of Samukai!
by Greg Farshtey and Paulo Henrique
Papercutz
On sale November 8
The “Masters of Spinjitsu” come to Papercutz in their first graphic novel appearance written by Greg Farshtey, the hit force behind the LEGO Bionicle series. Under the tutelage of their master Sensei Wu, the “chosen four” ninjas Kai, Jay, Cole, and Zane must learn to use their elemental powers of fire, ice, lightning and earth. Their mission: defeat Sensei Wu’s evil brother Garmadon and his army of skeleton warriors before they can take over the world!
Sybil the Backpack Fairy #1: “Nina”
by Michel Rodrigue, Manuela Razzi, and Antonello Dalena
Papercutz
On sale November 8
Nina is a girl in middle school with a little brother and a single mom who barely has enough time to spend with her. Put down at school by nasty cliques, Nina’s life is not much fun. All this changes when a magical fairy named Sybil turns up in Nina’s backpack! Sybil and Nina have a blast giving Nina’s tormentors a taste of their own medicine. There’s only one problem: demons from the magical world that Sybil comes from have followed her to our dimension, and they’re out to cause some damage of their own!
Billy Fog, Vol. 1: The Gift of Trouble-Sight
by Guillaume Bianco
Archaia
On sale November 30
Like some other kids his age, Billy Fog has to wear glasses. But when he takes them off, he sees all the things that other kids can’t: ghosts and ghouls, vampires and monsters, a world of darkness and danger and above all, the thing that kids aren’t supposed to see: death. A new kind of graphic novel: part storybook, part fable, part gazetteer and bestiary of the horrible and fantastic, inspired by the likes of Tim Burton, Edward Gorey, and Lemony Snicket.
Nice list, but adding ISBNs would be really helpful!