Atana and the Firebird | This Week’s Comics

Atana Volume 1: Atana and the Firebird tops this week’s list of new comics, manga, and graphic novels for readers 12 and under, along with a new fantasy graphic novel from Clarion Books. Other highlights include the second volume of Death and Sparkles, Death and Sparkles and the Sacred Golden Cupcake from Chronicle Books. Graphic Universe releases a new series, Power Button Volume 1: The First Invasion while Keenspot Entertainment releases a new series for young readers, Squish and Squash #1.

The List:

ABLAZE PUBLISHING
Dobble Double Trouble HC, $12.99

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
Archie Showcase Jumbo Digest #16 Archie’s Christmas Stocking, $9.99

BOOM! STUDIOS
Garfield Full Course Volume 1 TP, $16.99

CHRONICLE BOOKS
Death And Sparkles Volume 2 Death And Sparkles And The Sacred Golden Cupcake GN, $14.99

CLARION BOOKS
Secret Of The Ravens GN, $15.99 **Weekly Pick**
Sparkle Dragons Volume 2 One Horn To Rule Them All GN, $10.99

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Darkwing Duck #10 (Cover A Lesley Leirix Li), $3.99

GRAPHIC UNIVERSE
Power Button Volume 1 The First Invasion GN, $17.99

GRAPHIX
Cat Kid Comic Club Volume 5 Influencers HC, $12.99

HARPER ALLEY
Atana Volume 1 Atana And The Firebird GN, $15.99 **Weekly Pick**

IDW PUBLISHING
My Little Pony #19 (Cover A Abby Bulmer), $3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday Morning Adventures Continued #7 (Cover A Jack Lawrence), $3.99

KEENSPOT ENTERTAINMENT
Squish And Squash #1 (Cover A Mike Hartigan), $5.99

PAPERCUTZ
School for Extraterrestrial Girls Volume 2 Girls Take Flight GN, $12.99

VISI8 ENTERTAINMENT
Kara Guardian Of The Realms #10 (Of 11), $4.99

The Picks:

Atana Volume 1: Atana And The Firebird GN – HarperAlley releases the debut of an epic middle-grade fantasy. Atana lives in peace and quiet alone on her island, safe from the magic hunters who would stop at nothing to capture a mermaid like her. She has never been brave enough to venture into the outside world to seek the answers to her mysterious past. That all changes when Ren, a firebird, crashes into her life. It has been hundreds of years since a firebird last landed on Earth, and her arrival doesn’t go unnoticed. Determined to protect Ren, and finally search for the answers she’s longed for, Atana embarks on an adventure, taking her to strange new islands and an encounter with the powerful yet secretive Witch Queen. Offered protection and invited to the Blue Palace where the library might hold the key to her past, Atana must decide if the price is worth it when it risks her chance of a bright new future. Beautifully drawn, this magical adventure will charm middle grade readers.

Secret Of The Ravens GN – Clarion Books releases a middle-grade fantasy graphic novel filled with action and adventure. Twin siblings Elliot and Liza have lost their parents and their home. They survive by scrounging up plastic and metal to trade for coin, until they stumble upon a Raven Quest—magical tasks offered by mysterious message-carrying ravens that when successfully completed, promise untold riches. The twins follow the trail of Raven Quests to Kawumiti, the kingdom’s capital, in order to change their fates, but the quests aren’t as they seem, and vagrant participants like the twins aren’t welcomed by the greedy rulers. When Liz is poisoned in a quest that goes terribly wrong, Elliot must join forces with a royal apprentice and a dark mage with mysterious motives of her own in a race against time to find the cure. Filled with heart and charm, this fantasy adventure will leave readers wanting more.

Filed under: All Ages