AMP! COMICS FOR KIDS
KID BEOWULF AMP ED GN #3
RISE OF EL CID
(W) Alexis E. Fajardo (A) Alexis E. Fajardo (CA) Alexis E. Fajardo
Based on the Spanish national epic, El Cid, Kid Beowulf: The Rise of El Cid picks up shortly after the events of book two, Kid Beowulf: The Song of Roland. Beowulf and Grendel are in war-torn Spain, where honor is hard-fought, allegiances are dubious, and the bulls run wild. Amidst it all comes a young knight named Rodrigo, who fights for the name he's lost, the land he loves, and the virtue they've both forgotten. It's an action-adventure swashbuckler with a dash of romance set in medieval Spain. It continues the Kid Beowulf narrative and gives Beowulf and Grendel new characters to meet and lessons to learn.
OZY AND MILLIE YR GN #1
(W) Dana Simpson (A) Dana Simpson (CA) Dana Simpson
From the creator of the enormously popular Phoebe and Her Unicorn series comes Ozy and Millie, a playful comic exploring the friendship between two foxes. Meet Ozy and Millie, two middle-grade students in Seattle who also happen to be foxes. This comic centers around these two best friends as they take on the everyday challenges all middle-graders face-bullies, tests, and the dread of going back to school after a surprise snow day. Ozy is a young male fox whose adoptive father happens to be a dragon and frequent presidential candidate. Ozy's calm and thoughtful demeanor is constantly tested by Millie's rambunctious and rebellious pursuits. Together they offer charming and fun stories while also allowing Simpson's sweetly philosophical humor to shine through.