When you can float Through the air and conjure up monsters out of ectoplasm, you\'re bound to attract attention.
Even in shades of gray rather than color, it has enough attitude to stop a truck, making it a nice contrast to all those stuffy superheroes on the graphic-novel shelves..
A.\'s artwork is beautiful, a sort of dark homage to animation genius Chuck Jones with a splash of Ameri-manga for good measure.
While the setting is an urban gothic subculture, plenty of potshots are taken at the cliches of cool among its inhabitants. (for Alexovich) isn\'t afraid to take time to develop a plot, which means there is also time to get to know the characters and appreciate the full-on snarky sarcasm of his humor.
Aaron A.
There are a lot of words to read in Serenity Rose, but in the first collection of it, they\'re all worthwhile.
It\'s bad enough trying to avoid becoming a tourist attraction and dodging the goth wannabes, but when vampires start turning up and rock star-witch Rivet Hed\'s creepy manager wants something from her, she knows her life won\'t be quiet much longer.
But the fact that she is a witch makes her dreams of anonymity seem out of reach.
For the most part, she is happily sullen among Crestfallen\'s gothy not-quite-subculture.
She has her friends Tess and Kelton and her art.
A Booklist Starred Review - Serenity "Sera" Rose tries to live a quiet life.
Serenity Rose, local witch, as she spends the day dodging goblins, goths, and a bad case of social phobia in the spookiest lil town in America.
Come stare at Ms.
When you can float Through the air and conjure up monsters out of ectoplasm, you\'re bound to attract attention
