![]() ![]() ![]() TOON took a chance on a brand-new talent to create the first of their ever-so-slightly more mature graphic novel line and it's paid off with a smashing success. This innovative science-based early reader comic book is sure to please boys and girls. McKay's spirit, along with his dream-inspired imagery, lives on through Nytra, whose remarkable debut taps into the same unearthly environment with a similarly enchanting effect.The extraordinarily delicate and fine-lined art incorporates touches of manga aesthetic so that, like the story itself, it merges timeless narrative elements to craft something wonderfully innovative. Zig and Wikki land on a planet full of strange creatures like flies, frogs, and raccoons, just when it seems to be lunchtime Young readers learn about nature in our world thanks to the fascinating Wikki’s Fun Facts woven into every twist of the exciting plot. Publishers Weekly (starred review) Winsor McKay was a comics pioneer whose early experimentation with the form nearly predated the form itself. His cavalcade of dreamscapes is a rich and beguiling experience that deserves multiple immersions. The intricate flowerings and soulfully etched forest backgrounds of the art make the black-and-white pages sing as though they were drawn in a rainbow of colors.To stick the landing, Nytra's serene ending manages to be worthy of its glorious beginning. ![]()
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