Clubbing, By Andi Watson & Josh Howard

By: Andi Watson & Josh Howard

Publisher: Minx Books

Publish Date: July 11, 2007

ISBN: 1401203701

Page #: 176

Classification: Fiction

Genre: Graphic Novels

Age Level: Older Teens

Series Titles: n/a

Subjects: Nightlife, Friendship, Mystery

Reader's Annotation: After getting caught with a fake I.D., Lottie is sent to her grandparents for a summer as punishment.

Synopsis: Lottie is spoiled and wild and lives for the London nightlife. But when she gets caught with a fake ID, her parents send her (as punishment) to her grandparents high-end resort club. Golf, ladies with tea, and the boring elite consume her rebellious spirit. But as a twist, a modern Nancy-Drew murder mystery change Lottie's summer experience into something more wild then her wild nights in London. Perhaps her boring summer punishment may turn out to be one very adventuresome summer! And, as much as she tries to avoid it, she may fall in love in the process.

One of the best parts of Clubbing is the never-ending British slang Lottie uses throughout the book. The back of the book provides a "Lottie's Lexicon" to help the reader decipher her tongue. But beware, you my start saying speaking in "Lottie."

Notes: CLUBBING is written by the Eisner- and Harvey-nominated indie sensation Andi Watson (Geisha, Paris, Skeleton Key) and illustrated by Josh Howard (Dead @ 17), Wizard magazine's pick as the #1 independent book to watch in 2005. 

Stars: 5

Extras: Free Preview Online http://www.dccomics.com/media/excerpts/7503_x.pdf

Author Website: http://www.andiwatson.biz/

Illustrator Website (Warning: Adult/Graphic Images): http://joshhoward.typepad.com/

Godchild, Vol.1 By Kaori Yuki

By: Kaori Yuki

Publisher: Viz Media

Publish Date: March 2006
ISBN: 9781421515366
Page #: 208
Classification: Fiction
Genre: Manga
Age Level: Older Teen
Series Titles: The Cain Saga, Godchild

Subjects: 19th Century London, Fairy Tales, Mystery, Gothic 

Reader's Annotation: Meet Cain, the sexy head of the Heargreaves, his 10 year old sister Marie Weather, and his faitful man servant Riff. Get ready for a dark "wonderland" murder, mystery, and 19th Century London.

Synopsis: Godchild is a stylish, dark addition its manga forerunner the Cain Saga. In the center of the series is Cain, the sexy girl swoon provoking head of Heargreaves noble family and takes cares of his ten year old half sister Marie Weather.  With his Man Servant Riff (whom he seems closer to then any of the swooning girls, he finds himself always in the wrong place at the wrong time. At the center of horrendous crimes, he sets out to solve them. And in the first volume all the stories (of which their are multiple) revolve around famous fairy tales. But it doesn't end their, Cain has a dark secret. Godchild is a beauty to read and will appeal to to those who romanticize fairy tales and even more so when they are soaked in blood and mystery. And what's more is the ink all takes place in 19th Century London affording the characters a gothic appeal that even has me swooning.

 
Stars: 4

Extras: 

Godchild on VizMedia http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?series_id=405

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Cain#Godchild