New York Times and New Yorker illustrator Jillian Tamaki is best
known for co-creating the award-winning young adult graphic novels
Skim and This One Summer -- moody and atmospheric bestsellers.
SuperMutant Magic Academy, which Jillian has been serializing
online for the past four years, paints a teenaged world filled with
just as much ennui and uncertainty, but also with a sharp dose of
humor and irreverence. Jillian deftly plays superhero and high
school Hollywood tropes against what adolescence is really like:
the SuperMutant Magic Academy is a prep-school for mutants and
witches but their paranormal abilities take a back seat to everyday
teen concerns. Science experiments go awry, bake sales are
upstaged, and the new kid at school is a cat who will determine the
course of human destiny. In one strip, lizard-headed Trixie frets
about her non-existent modeling career; in another the immortal
Everlasting Boy tries to escape this mortal coil to no avail.
Throughout it all, closeted Marsha obsesses about her unrequited
crushee, the cat-eared Wendy. Whether the magic is mundane or
miraculous, Jillian's jokes are precise and devastating.
SuperMutant Magic Academy has won two Ignatz Awards. This volume
combines the most popular content from the webcomic with a
selection of all-new, never-before-seen strips that conclude
Jillian's account of life at the Academy.
General
Imprint: |
Drawn & Quarterly
|
Country of origin: |
Canada |
Release date: |
April 2015 |
Authors: |
Jillian Tamaki
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Dimensions: |
216 x 160 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
274 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-77046-198-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Graphic novels
|
LSN: |
1-77046-198-1 |
Barcode: |
9781770461987 |
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