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Raúl the Third,

The Snips: A Bad Buzz Day

128 pp. | Little/LB Kids | January, 2025 | Trade ISBN 9780316528689 $14.99 | Ebook ISBN 9780316576345 $9.99
(2) 4-6 Color by Elaine Bay; coloring by Eleonora Bruni; lettering by Rob Leigh. In this wacky and entertaining graphic-novel series starter, readers are welcomed to Scissors City, famous for its superhero-barber team, the Snips. In their spare time, the Snips invent hair-related gadgets and formulas (a "shatterproof peluca"; "drone barber bots") and travel the world to discover "hairstorical artifacts" ("la Trenza de Medusa"; "la Barba de Rasputin"). Member Nubes Cloudhead has even broken the world record for most haircuts in one day -- catching some negative attention from rivals the Bad Buzz Boys, who will go to drastic lengths (i.e., give bad haircuts) to beat the record themselves. With his usual irreverent flair, Raúl the Third (Vamos!: Let's Celebrate Halloween and Día de los Muertos, rev. 9/24, among others) gives readers a hilarious, thrilling showdown between the two barber groups, putting all the hairdos of Scissors City at stake. The dynamic illustrations (in explosive colors by Bay) are jam-packed with action shots, references to classic comics, and clever details that merit multiple looks. Spanish is naturally incorporated and often translated into English, and an appended "Snippets from Flealix" provides the story of the real-life world record holder for most haircuts in one day.
Reviewer: | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2025

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