Collecting Comics: November and December 2018 Edition, featuring a Spider-man, a Squirrel Girl, fierce females and some polar bears, by Ally Watkins

Here are comics titles your teens and tweens will be clamoring for in November and December!

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Adaptation by Gary Whitta, illustrated by Michael Welsh (Marvel, November 6). In this adaptation of the film, the Resistance has located Luke Skywalker, but the First Order isn’t going down without a fight. Collects #1-#6 of the comic book series.

Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda by J.P. Stassen (First Second, November 6). A thought-provoking nonfiction graphic tale set in Rwanda before and after the genocide of the Tutsi people.

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Volume 9: Squirrels Fall Like Dominoes by Ryan North, illustrated by Erica Henderson (Marvel, November 27). In this ninth volume of Doreen Green’s squirrel-related antics continue. She and her best friend Nancy Whitehead decide to do an escape room adventure with their friends. Except this escape room might actually be lethal. Squirrel Girl to the rescue! Collects issues #32-#36 of the comic book series.

Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Serena Blasco, based on the novel by Nancy Springer (IDW Publishing, November 27).  In this adaptation of Springer’s novel, Sherlock and Mycroft’s younger sister Enola wakes up on her 14th birthday to discover that her mother has disappeared. Determined not to be caught and packed off to boarding school, she escapes to London, determined to crack the case and make it on her own.

Spidey: School’s Out by John Barber and Todd Nauck (Marvel, December 4). In this original graphic novel, Peter Parker has survived a year of being Spiderman and another year of high school. So obviously for his summer vacation he’s going to Camp Stark! He’s got to keep his camp and his identity safe while navigating the social and technological demands of camp: are both Spidey and Peter Parker up to the task?

Lumberjanes Volume 10: Parents’ Day by Shannon Waters and Kat Leyh, illustrated by Ayme Sotuyo (BOOM! Box, December 11). It’s parents’ day at the Lumberjanes camp and everyone is excited! Well…almost everyone. The Roanoke cabin wants to express to their families how much fun they’ve been having even though they might not understand the more supernatural elements of it. Soon they find themselves having to protect their parents from that very element. Collects issues #37-#40 of the comic book series.

Giant Days: Early Registration by John Allison (BOOM! Box, December 18). Flashback to freshman year with Daisy, Esther, and Susan in these collected Giant Days bonus stories. Discover how they get to know one another and become friends!

Science Comics: Polar Bears: Survival on Ice by Jason Viola, illustrated by by Zack Giallongo (First Second, December 31). In this latest installment of the nonfiction Science Comics series, we join two polar bear cubs as they hunt, play, and survive on the ice. With facts about polar bear biology and ecology, this fact-filled book will be a must for your nonfiction readers.

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