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144 pp.
| Hyperion
| July, 2006
|
TradeISBN 1-4231-0062-X$9.99
(4)
4-6
Abadazad series.
Illustrated by
Mike Ploog
&
Nick Bell.
Known for their work in comics, DeMatteis and Ploog have created a hybrid comic book/novel adventure about the fantastical land of Abadazad, which fourteen-year-old Kate enters to search for her brother, Matt. Both author and illustrator are skilled storytellers, but the mixed style diminishes their strengths; the most readable scenes are those told in pure comic-book format, without gimmick.