by Jennifer Webb | Dec 22, 2006 |
In After School Nightmare, Setona Mizushiro (creator of X-Day) has created an irresistible mix of real life drama and fantasy laced with horror. Ichijo Mashiro has clung to the illusion that he is a normal freshman, going to a normal school, until the day he gets his... by Jennifer Webb | Dec 22, 2006 |
In After School Nightmare Volume 1, Mashiro Ichijo found himself forced to participate in a mysterious after-school class: a class where students meet in dreams to battle in strange forms that represent their true nature. In the dream world, Mashiro must reveal to his... by Gina Gagliano | Dec 1, 2006 |
Timmy McAllister has a mom who makes him chocolate chip pancakes, a dad who plays the bass in a funk band, a bratty sister named Lindsay, and his very own ninja. The mom, the dad, and the sister have pretty much been around for his whole life; he ordered the ninja... by Gina Gagliano | Dec 1, 2006 |
Kat’s not happy when her family decides to move to New England, but she’s decided to deal with it as best as she can. After all, her dad’s got a prestigious new job teaching at a private school, and her mom grew up in New England and has always... by Gina Gagliano | Dec 1, 2006 |
Owly is a small round owl who has a house at the top of a tree. He lives alone, feeding the neighborhood birds with seeds he buys in the local nursery and doing arts-and-crafts projects. One day it begins to downpour, and Owly finds a bedraggled worm... by Gina Gagliano | Dec 1, 2006 |
In The Clouds Above, Jordan Crane has composed a charming tale about a small boy named Simon and his long-tailed cat, Jack. Simon is chronically late to school, and one day, he escapes the notice of the teacher and ends up on the roof, where he finds a stairway to the... by Alison Kotin | Dec 1, 2006 |
Emma is a demure lady’s maid with a story that is all too familiar in Victorian London. Without any family of her own, Emma was raised by her mistress, an aging widow with a sharp tongue and a sly sense of humor. The old lady was once a governess for one of the... by Gina Gagliano | Dec 1, 2006 |
Charles Lord was one of the first English pioneers in the New World–America. But now it’s time for him to go home to England and retire from governing the colony he helped build. But just when he’s gotten mentally and emotionally prepared to leave... by Jennifer Webb | Dec 1, 2006 |
The hero of Asami Tohjoh’s moody crime drama X-Kai is a florist by day and an assassin by night. It may be an odd combination, but it does give our plant-loving protagonist a reason to mark his targets by bringing them dramatic bouquets of white Casablanca... by Gina Gagliano | Dec 1, 2006 |
Jack Pentura and Jill Boscombe’s relationship is on the rocks. Jack runs advertising for a music magazine. Jill is a curator at an art gallery. And while art and music goes well together, Jack and Jill’s jobs–and tastes–are very different. So... 