Chanukah starts tonight! If you’re celebrating, I hope you have a good time. The comics in today’s Riot Recs are a fun way to relax during this holiday or any other season — or, if you are not Jewish, for expanding your horizons!
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Bookish Goods
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New Releases
Oni Ronin by Mack Flavelle, Tatsubi, and Kohei Nagamine
Sarobei is a coward, but he is determined to change that by going on an epic quest across feudal Japan. Along the way, he encounters obstacles, both historical and fantastical, as he pushes himself toward self-discovery and redemption.
Tasty: A History of Yummy Experiments by Victoria Grace Elliott
Learning how to cook is great and all, but what about the history of the food you’re making? In Tasty, a group of food sprites will teach you about both! From learning how to make pickles to uncovering the real history behind macaroni and cheese, this delicious graphic novel is sure to whet your appetite for both food and knowledge.
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Riot Recommendations
Today’s Riot Rec theme is: Bar/Bat Mitzvahs! Because today seems like an appropriate time to talk about comics that celebrate Jewish traditions.
The Rabbi’s Cat by Joann Sfar
One day, a cat belonging to a rabbi and his daughter eats the family parrot — and starts to talk. Before long, the cat is insisting on having his own Bar Mitzvah, despite some people claiming that cats cannot be Jewish! Set in 1930s Algeria, this charming historical comic is both witty and adorable.
The Unfinished Corner by Dani Colman and Tuna Petrovicz
Miriam’s Bat Mitzvah is coming up, but she’s not sure she wants one — or if she wants to be Jewish at all. Her faith is put to the ultimate test when she and her friends are spirited away to the Unfinished Corner, an area of the universe that God is alleged to have left incomplete. Can Miriam defeat the monsters there and finish the Unfinished Corner?
Whatever your plans are for the next eight nights, may they go just how you want them to!
~Eileen