For such a short month, February sure has a lot going on. There’s Black History Month all month, Chinese New Year this weekend, and Waitangi Day to celebrate and/or protest in Aotearoa/New Zealand today. Many countries have Valentine’s Day coming up, too. And, of course, there are new comics to investigate, like these ones!
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Bookish Goods
Demon Rubber Key Cover by HighDesertGoodsLLC
What a clever key cover! Chainsaw Man fans will smile every time they unlock a door with one of these. $10
New Releases
King Cheer by Molly Horton Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm, and Jamie Green
The sequel to Twelfth Grade Night is here! The Shakespeare-inspired adventures continue as Leah steps down as captain of the cheerleading squad, leaving a power vacuum that threatens to tear both the cheerleaders and the basketball players apart. Is Leah up to the task of fixing it all?
Amulet Book Nine: Waverider by Kazu Kibuishi
The Amulet series ends with this one final, epic confrontation! Siblings Emily and Navin have been through so much to protect their family and the many strange worlds they have encountered along the way. Now, they must combine their powers with those of some unlikely allies to find the peace they have long fought for.
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Riot Recommendations
Today’s Riot Rec theme is: sequels! Since both of today’s New Releases are part of preexisting series, I figured we’d continue that theme down here, too.
The Night Eaters: Her Little Reapers by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
In the first book, She Eats the Night, twins Milly and Billy spent the night in a haunted house where a murder once occurred. Now, they continue to learn about their terrifying family history, which includes all manner of mythological creatures that might be even more frightening than they look…
Sunshine by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
In this sequel to the award-winning Hey, Kiddo, Krosoczka recalls the summer he spent working as a counselor at a camp for sick children. Despite his initial reservations, not only does he end up having a good time, he learns important lessons about how to cope with trauma and hard times.
If I have anything to say about it, the Stack will continue generating sequels for a long time to come! Stay tuned for the next edition on Thursday, nerd friends!
~Eileen