by Nic Willcox | Apr 11, 2017 |
To become a magical girl, the contract is simple: you gain superpowers, which you’re expected to use to fight monsters called witches, and in return for your service, you are granted one wish when the contract is sealed. Oriko, for instance, wished to know her purpose... by Allen Kesinger | Apr 10, 2017 |
Dandy—a dandy guy… in space!—is an intergalactic alien hunter with a coif as spectacular as his love for himself. Together with his partners QT and Meow, the egomaniacal Dandy travels through space looking for aliens to register and spends the cash rewards at... by Thomas Maluck | Apr 7, 2017 |
Seishuu Handa, a rising calligrapher based in Tokyo, is forced by his father to visit a small island town when he reacts violently to a negative critique. Known only as “the village” on “the island,” it’s a rural paradise home to a friendly community. What... by Kristen Lawson | Apr 6, 2017 |
In this seventh Johnny Boo adventure, little ghost Johnny Boo and his buddy Squiggle encounter a huge, scary-looking thing floating in the air. Squiggle shrinks it, and they soon discover that the huge scary thing is a pencil. When Johnny picks it up and starts... by Amy Estersohn | Apr 5, 2017 |
Any grandparent will tell you that their grandchild can do no wrong. So Miles Hyman’s decision to turn his grandmother’s canonical short story, The Lottery, into a graphic novel would have had, if not for Shirley Jackson’s death in 1965, all the validation and... by Marion Olea | Apr 4, 2017 |
Following a series of failed jobs and desperate for income, Elliot “Elly” Torres reluctantly accepts a job as a lab assistant to Doctor Vlad Stein, a doctor whose rumored reputation as a mad scientist might not be too far fetched. Once she meets him, though, it will... by Gloria Romano | Apr 3, 2017 |
What happens when four villains want to change their ways and try to do some good deeds? Well, depending upon the individuals, it can turn out to be a great success or a misunderstood failure. That’s what happens when four notorious bad animals try something good for... by Robin Brenner | Apr 3, 2017 |
Yes, as you can see, we have a new look around here at No Flying No Tights. We’ve set up the site and all that it contains to be mobile-friendly and set up, through menus and highlights, to help you find what you need. Take a look around, follow a few menus, and... by Matt Morrison | Apr 1, 2017 |
Classic Fantastic is our series of features on the classics of the format—please check out our other picks for the most important titles, in terms of appeal, innovation, and storytelling, that every library should own. *** I’d always felt ashamed that I’d never read... 