Supermutant Magic Academy Contributor(s): Tamaki, Jillian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1770461981 ISBN-13: 9781770461987 Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 14-17 |
Grade Level: 9-12 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 8.4" L (1.50 lbs) 224 pages |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/06/2015 Booklist 04/15/2015 pg. 40 School Library Journal 05/01/2015 pg. 128 Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/02/2015 pg. 40 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Unrequited love, underage drinking, and teen angst rule at a high school for mutants and witches The 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 she 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. Tamaki 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 backseat 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 nonexistent 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 crush, the cat-eared Wendy. Whether the magic is mundane or miraculous, Tamaki'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 Tamaki's account of life at the academy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tamaki, Jillian: - Jillian Tamaki is an illustrator and comics artist. She is the co-creator of Skim and This One Summer, and the author of SuperMutant Magic Academy and Boundless (2017). She has taught comics and illustration in New York City at SVA and The New School. She lives in Toronto. |
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