Review: 'Mr. Stuffins' by Johanna Stokes, Andrew Cosby

When a normal little boy buys a toy containing a top secret disc is world will never be the same. Now agents are after him and all that stands between him and capture is one teddy bear.

James Bond meets Teddy Ruxpin in this action-packed graphic novel.  Mr. Stuffins stars with a bang and sprints to the conclusion with lots of fights and teddy daring-do along the way.  The art is easy on the eyes and beautifully colored.  This novel should be a hit with the middle school crowed, though some parents may be concerned about Mr. Stuffins language.  This graphic novel is pure fun!

Book Source: Local Library
Reviewer: Rebecca

Recommended Ages: 13+ Action violence, mild profanity

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Review: Will Super Villains Be On The Final? Vol. 1 by Naomi Novik & Yishan Li

This first volume of the Liberty Vocational manga draws readers into a world where superheros and villains are a fact of life and teens are expected to live up to the responsibility their powers require.  Enter Leah Taymore, sixteen-year-old prodigy who's power is the manipulation of atomic mass.  Though she has a LOT of power, she cannot seem to meet the standards set by the professors at Liberty Vocational.  But not everything is good and well at LV, the notorious supervillain Bane has infiltrated the school and hatched his own sinister plot to destroy the heroes of tomorrow before they graduate.

This is a decent manga, though two of the teenage male characters look enough alike that it is easy to confuse the two.  The story could have been helped by some background for Bane, who readers will not recognize without his mask, and from a bit more explanation of the world and purpose of LV.  Readers are thrown into this manga with the expectation that they are familiar with this universe and the characters with makes tracking story details somewhat difficult.

Rating: 3 Stars
Teen Gauge: 13+