Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

This fall, Ben Hatke combined two of his graphic novel heroes in Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl–and it was fun.  There were shifting group dynamics to resolve, artifacts to find, and earth to save (from giants and monsters, no less!).  I sort of wish I’d read the other books more recently–the details of all of the robot and creature friends were awfully hazy in my head–but the story still came through.  (Jack and Maddy’s mom also had a slightly bigger role, which was nice.)  Overall, this is a satisfying graphic novel in its own right and a success at uniting two different stories into one big adventure.

And my kiddos are going to love it.