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Posts by J. Caleb Mozzocco

March 9, 2023 by J. Caleb Mozzocco

Nayra and the Djinn | Review

This Ramadan isn't going so great at school for the Nayra of Iasmin Omar Ata's great new graphic novel Nayra and the Djinn, but then she meets an actual djinn online and her familiar world takes on a whole new dimension.

March 3, 2023 by J. Caleb Mozzocco

Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: Donald’s Happiest Adventures | Review

In this new collaboration from the team behind Mickey's Craziest Adventures, Uncle Scrooge assigns Donald Duck his most daunting quest yet: Find the true meaning of happiness.

February 14, 2023 by J. Caleb Mozzocco

David Ezra Stein on Beaky Barnes: Egg On The Loose | Interview

Picture book author David Ezra Stein makes his graphic novel debut with Beaky Barnes: Egg On The Loose, a silly, madcap adventure in which everyone in town seems to be chasing the same chicken.

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Haley Newsome on Unfamiliar | Interview

February 7, 2023 by J. Caleb Mozzocco

Haley Newsome talks about Unfamiliar, her charming webcomic about little witches that is now a print comic.

The Archie Encyclopedia | Review

February 1, 2023 by J. Caleb Mozzocco

The Archie Encyclopedia catalogs the sprawling cast of characters that make their home in Riverdale, as well as characters from other Archie Comics, like Sabrina and Josie and The Pussycats.

Monkey Prince Vol. 1: Enter the Monkey | Review

January 27, 2023 by J. Caleb Mozzocco

Gene Luen Yang and Bernard Chang introduce a brand-new hero into the DC Universe, although it's one based on a very old hero—The Monkey King of Chinese myth.

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Star Wars: Tales from the Rancor Pit | Review

January 12, 2023 by J. Caleb Mozzocco

After getting on Jabba the Hutt's bad side, a story-teller bargains for his life: Scary stories in exchange for mercy. Vader's Castle writer Cavan Scott leads the creative team behind new Star Wars anthology Tales from the Rancor Pit.

Mayor Good Boy Goes Hollywood | Review

November 18, 2022 by J. Caleb Mozzocco

A film crew has come to Greenwood to make a documentary about Mayor Good Boy in the second volume in Dave Scheidt and Miranda Harmon's charming series.

Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol. 1 | Review

October 31, 2022 by J. Caleb Mozzocco

It's Suma Suzume's first day on the job, and what a job it is—dinokeeper at a dinosaur zoo. That's the setting of Dinosaur Sanctuary, a new manga series exploring life behind-the-scenes at a zoo unlike any other.

Big Ethel Energy Vol. 1 | Review

September 1, 2022 by J. Caleb Mozzocco

Grown-up and successful, Ethel Muggs is forced to revisit her less-than-happy high school life when she returns to Riverdale seven years after graduation in the new webcomic-turned-graphic novel Big Ethel Energy.

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