Some of these characters may be familiar you. The most well-known property in this anthology is the Holm sibling's Babymouse, who has trouble getting her act together so she can go outside and play. I'm also a little familiar with Lunch Lady, but she doesn't even appear in her story, as she's called in sick and needs her assistant to fill in. Add to the mix some athletic veggies, a super secret ninja club, and a budding playground romance and you've got a perfect mix of unique stories and eclectic writing and art styles.
When I was a kid, I loved to get my hands on comic digests. They were small collections of reprints that featured a host of titles and characters. DC, Marvel, Archie, and even Disney would produce these book as a way for kids to get their hands on cheap reprints and to build up potential readership for current titles.That marketing concept is captured perfectly here though I think every story in this books is brand new.
Along with this title, be on the lookout for the next Comics Squad collection entitled: lunch coming in January 2016.
Worth Consuming
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
(Note: here's a list of all of the awesome creators featured in this collection, in case you are interested in discovering more of their works: Jennifer Holm & Matthew Holm * Jarrett J. Krosoczka * Dav Pilkey * Dan Santat * Raina Telgemeier * Dave Roman * Ursula Vernon * Eric Wight * Gene Yang )
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