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4-6Joey and Johnny, the Ninjas series.
Illustrated by
Chris Pallace.
Ninjas-in-training Joey and Johnny are stuck chaperoning a superhero-sidekick exchange student at Kick Foot Academy. They're soon pulled into a winner-take-all challenge against their bumbling but technologically superior rival school. With a Saturday-morning-cartoon vibe (including the genre's superficial characters and lack of nuanced storytelling), this goofy debut is enhanced by funny dialogue, over-the-top action, and plenty of lively black-and-white spot art.