Ham Helsing. Monster hunter

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Title:

Ham Helsing. Monster hunter

Alternate title:

Monster hunter

Ham Helsing. 2, Monster hunter

Author:

Moyer, Rich, author, illustrator.

Lewis, Josh (Illustrator at Templar Books), colourist.

Series:

Ham Helsing ;

Series Number:

Summary:

After an invitation to "peaceful" Camp Fish Head Lake, Ham and his buddies arrive expecting to be guests of honor. But there are no staff to be seen, and with kids (and their overprotective parents) arriving, they decide to just go with the flow. How hard can it be to keep a few kids out of trouble? But the camp turns out to be not so monster-free--and definitely not the kind of lake you want to go fishing in! Ham and his friends have their hands full as campers start to go missing and will have to work together and trust each other to figure out what's going on--especially when old foes return. -- Amazon.

Audience:

Ages 8-12 Crown Books for Young Readers.

Grades 4-6 Crown Books for Young Readers.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

233 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.

Genre:

Paranormal comics.

Humorous comics.

Comics (Graphic works)

Graphic novels.

Subject Term:

Swine -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Monsters -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Camps -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Author(s):

Lewis, Josh (Illustrator at Templar Books),

Publisher:

Crown Books for Young Readers,

Publication Date:

2022

ISBN:

9780593308950

9780593308967

Publication Information:

New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2022]

Call Number:

J MOYER

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

The uproarious next installment of the Ham Helsing graphic novel series sees Ham and his crew back to fight monsters at mysterious Camp Fish Head Lake!

Ham Helsing is a winner!" --Lincoln Peirce, writer and artist of New York Times bestselling series Big Nate and Max & the Midknights

After an invitation to "peaceful" Camp Fish Head Lake, Ham and his buddies arrive expecting to be guests of honor. But there are no staff to be seen, and with kids (and their overprotective parents) arriving, they decide to just go with the flow. How hard can it be to keep a few kids out of trouble?

But the camp turns out to be not so monster-free--and definitely not the kind of lake you want to go fishing in! Ham and his friends have their hands full as campers start to go missing and will have to work together and trust each other to figure out what's going on--especially when old foes return.

Author Notes

Rich Moyer specializes in the offbeat and irreverent as a syndicated cartoonist and an award-winning animator. He lives in Denver with his wife, Autumn, and daughters, Cleo and Juno. Ham Helsing is his debut
graphic novel series.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 3--7--Ham and his vampire hunting friends take a break to relax at a summer campsite, only to discover a monstrous threat to the children dropped off there. The kids lead sheltered lives, both in terms of mindset and being cushioned with actual pillows. Moyer's anthropomorphic animals are expressive no matter the mood, and a flashback involving hundreds of vampires falling through the sky is particularly dynamic in execution. All of which makes this story feel like a missed opportunity for being so oddly mean. Punchlines are too often built from cynicism, and characters go past dry humor into a kind of contempt for each other that prevents joy from seeping through. Themes of self-reliance and establishing trust come full circle, but are interrupted by clashing, inconsistent styles of humor. VERDICT Fiction for young people has no shortage of self-professed "losers" who find their confidence and talent, but this story is more interested in reducing, not building up.--Thomas Maluck