Mishka and the Sea Devil HC

Eleven days trapped on a mysterious island. Eleven chapters drawn in eleven different styles. One incredible artist. After a chance encounter at sea, fisherman Mishka washes ashore on an uncharted island. Surrounded by monsters and worse, can Mishka survive long enough to solve the mystery of the Sea Devil and return home? Join her, Captain Furball, and Admiral Ghost on the adventure of their lives!

Mixed in with the many dramatic, serious, sometimes even scary books, it’s always fun to break into the lighthearted and quirky titles.  It’s really no surprise that just such a book would come from the beloved folks from Action Lab.  Thus far, they have yet to disappoint with any of the releases I’ve read from them.  The collected adventures in Mishka and the Sea Devil add yet another notch to their ongoing list of great stories.

What starts off as a perfectly normal story of Mishka the town fisher quickly turns into a fantastical adventure after the giant Sea Devil strands her on an island.  Being hit with a case of amnesia, she eventually finds two new friends along the way – a talking cat and a ghost admiral.  They’ve all apparently been wronged by the Sea Devil and set out on a quest to take back what they’ve lost.

Without a doubt, the artwork for the series was the most impressive aspect for me.  Not only has Xenia Pamfil given us a wonderful story, she has taken on all the art as well.  What makes it so impressive is with each chapter, the style changes.  You’d honestly think it was different people every time, but it’s just her using a new approach and all were done wonderfully.

This is really such an enjoyable story that is most certainly bound to be a good time for readers of all ages.  Not tied down to any particular genre or interest, pretty much everyone will have a blast sitting down with this one.  I really liked this one and would definitely recommend it to anyone especially now that it has a collected hardcover edition.

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Geek-o-Rama received a copy of this book for the purpose of this review. All thoughts, comments and opinions are those of the individual reviewer.