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May 2, 2022 by Lori Henderson

Sparkle Dragons | This Week’s Comics

May 2, 2022 by Lori Henderson   Leave a Comment

Sparkle Dragons from Clarion Books tops this week’s list of comics, manga, and graphic novels along with a modern retelling of a classic from Little Brown Books For Young Readers. Other highlights include issue #3 of Jim Henson’s The Storyteller Shapeshifters from Boom! Studios. Random House/Disney released the first volume of Disney Monsters At Work Screen Comix, Meet Mift, based on the Disney+ series, while Yen Press released volume 2 of Kingdom Hearts III.

The List:

ANDREWS MCMEEL
Cat Ninja Volume 3 Wanted GN, $9.99

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
World Of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #119, $8.99

BOOM! STUDIOS
Jim Henson’s The Storyteller Shapeshifters #3 (Cover A Frany), $4.99

CLARION BOOKS
Sparkle Dragons Volume 1 GN, $7.99 **Weekly Pick**

HARPER ALLEY
I Can Read Comics My Little Pony Izzy Comes Home GN, $4.99

LITTLE BROWN BOOK FOR YOUNG READERS
Anne Of West Philly GN, $12.99 **Weekly Pick**

LITTLE SIMON
Dragon Kingdom Of Wrenly Volume 7 Cinder’s Flame TP (not verified by Diamond), $9.99

RANDOM HOUSE/DISNEY
Disney Monsters At Work Screen Comix Volume 1 Meet Mift TP, $7.99

SILVER SPROCKET
Puppy Knight Den Of Deception GN, $12.99

YEN PRESS
Kingdom Hearts III 3 Volume 2 GN, $13.00

The Picks:

Sparkle Dragons Volume 1 GN – Clarion Books introduces the spunkiest crew of dragons in all of Princess Puff’s queendom! Trixie is fierce with brains and beauty. Rue is tough as nails with a shimmering heart of gold. Glinda often has her head in the clouds but comes up with the best out-of-the-box problem solutions.With their unique powers combined, they are an unstoppable force, fighting bad guys with glitter beams! When the Rain River is polluted with polka dots and Robert-not Bob-the Troll is wrongly accused, the Sparkle Dragons are hot on the trail of the true culprits. If only Princess Puff and her unicorn BFF would stop getting in the way. If you ever wondered what the Powerpuff Girls would be like if they were dragons, then this is the series for you!

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Anne Of West Philly GN – Little Brown Books for Young Readers presents a modern retelling of Anne of Green Gables. Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert decide to foster a teenage girl for the first time. Anne Shirley, a redheaded foster child, is in search of an exciting life and has decided that West Philadelphia is where she’s going to find it. Anne takes her new home by storm with her big personality and unstoppable creativity. She joins the robotics club, makes new friends in Diana and Gilbert, experiences first love, and turns the ordinary into the extraordinary. She also discovers the one thing she wasn’t looking for: a family. This is the third title in the Classic Graphic Remix, giving the beloved novel a modern and fresh retelling.

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About Lori Henderson

Lori Henderson is a mother of two teenage daughters and an avid reader. She blogs about manga at her personal blog Manga Xanadu as well as contributing and editing for Manga Village. She blogs about all things fandom (mainly Doctor Who) at her other personal blog Fangirl Xanadu. She's been at it so for over 5 years now and counting!

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