Mighty Jack and the Goblin King

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Title:

Mighty Jack and the Goblin King

Alternate title:

Mighty Jack & the Goblin King

Author:

Hatke, Ben, author, artist.

Campbell, Alex, 1979- colourist.

Sycamore, Hilary, colourist.

Series:

Mighty Jack ;

Series Number:

Summary:

"Like a bolt from the blue, Jack's little sister Maddy is gone--carried into another realm by an ogre. When Jack and Lilly follow Maddy's captor through the portal, they are ready for anything...except what they find waiting for them in the floating crossroads between worlds. Even the power of their magic plants may not be enough to get them back to earth alive. Alone and injured, Jack and Lilly must each face their own monsters--as well as giants who grind the bones of human children to feed their "beast" and a fearsome goblin king in the sewers down below. But when Jack finds himself in a tough spot, help comes from the most unlikely person: the goblin king!" --page [4] of cover.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

205 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm

Genre:

Fantasy comics.

Action and adventure comics.

Comics (Graphic works)

Graphic novels.

Subject Term:

Jack, the Giant Killer (Fictitious character) -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Siblings -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Monsters -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Magic -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Author(s):

Campbell, Alex, 1979-

Sycamore, Hilary,

Publisher:

First Second,

Publication Date:

2017

ISBN:

9781626722675

9781626722668

Publication Information:

New York : First Second, 2017.

Call Number:

J MIGHTY

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Summary

Like a bolt from the blue, Jack's little sister Maddy is gone--carried into another realm by an ogre.

When Jack and Lilly follow Maddy's captor through the portal, they are ready for anything . . . except what they find waiting for them in the floating crossroads between worlds. Even the power of their magic plants may not be enough to get them back to earth alive.

Alone and injured, Jack and Lilly must each face their own monsters--as well as giants who grind the bones of human children to feed their "beast" and a fearsome goblin king in the sewers down below.

But when Jack finds himself in a tough spot, help comes from the most unlikely person: the goblin king!

Ben Hatke, the #1 New York Times -bestselling author of Zita the Spacegir l, concludes his latest middle-grade fantasy-adventure graphic novel series, Mighty Jack , with the energetic finale to his retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk.

Author Notes

Ben Hatke is the author and illustrator of the New York Times -bestselling Zita the Spacegirl trilogy, the picture books Julia's House for Lost Creatures and Nobody Likes a Goblin , and the graphic novels Little Robot and Mighty Jack . He lives and works in the Shenandoah Valley with his wife and their boisterous pack of daughters.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 4-7-In this follow-up to Mighty Jack, the titular character and his friend Lilly travel through a portal in search of Jack's sister, Maddy, who has been kidnapped by an ogre. The duo are separated and must battle their own monsters, helped along the way by even more winsome and fantastical creatures than in the first volume. The strong character development gives this swashbuckling, imaginative tale an air of authenticity. With each page-turn, Jack and Lilly become more well rounded and complex, and the villains become ever more daunting. The artwork is bright but never garish. Panels are incredibly action-packed but have fairly simple backgrounds, moving the plot along deftly and keeping the focus on the protagonists. Charming, spot-on dialogue personalizes the various creatures. VERDICT An exciting conclusion to a modern-day take on "Jack and the Beanstalk," this title is even stronger than the previous book. Highly recommended for libraries where the first installment is popular.--Kelley Gile, Cheshire Public Library, CT © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.