New Books

Michael Townsend's Amazing Greek Myths of Wonder and Blunders (978-0-8037-3308-4)
This is great. The Greek myths as cartoons. The art is colorful, the characters are expressive, and the violence is quite literally "Censored" with a black box and that word over top like a stamp. (The worst gore I saw in a glance through was some blood at the base of Medusa's neck.) I love it. It's a hardcover shelved with Mythology (Dewey 292.13), since that's what it's all about.

Missile Mouse and the Star Crusher by Jake Parker (978-0-545-11714-2)
Here's another good one, which is no surprise since it's been on my "must-buy" list since I read a review. Nice clean art, hardcover binding, good story with an interesting main character. Missile Mouse is an agent of the Galactic Security Agency, and he's got a bit of trouble with his lack of caution. My favorite bit in the whole book is when his boss is complaining that he's "crashed too many ships...endangered the public welfare...and brought too much attention to the GSA." First I see his crashed ship, then the frame pulls back to show that the ship is crashed on the front steps of a library! Missile Mouse is doing the best he can however, and in the end, his willingness to take risks saves the day.