Magdalene Visaggio is the Eisner and GLAAD Media Award-nominated writer of Eternity Girl, Morning in America and Kim & Kim. ( From Balzer + Bray)Ģ0 Canadian comics to check out in the first half of 2023 With the whole town acting weird and nowhere left to turn, it's going to be up to Val, Lanie, and their small group of friends to return things to normal-if "normal" is even something they want to return to. and accidentally summon the Ojja-Wojja, a demonic presence connected to a slew of mysterious tragedies throughout Bolingbroke's sordid history. But after a run-in with the resident middle school queen bee (who also happens to be Lanie's former friend), they decide to take things to the next level. When a school project about their hometown's supernatural history leads to a for-real ghost sighting, Val and Lanie realize Bolingbroke might not be as boring as they'd always thought. Which is important when you're queer, like Lanie, or on the spectrum, like Val, and just don't seem to fit in anywhere. They're the best of best friends-they love the same comics, they watch the same shows, and they're always there for each other. or so eighth graders Val and Lanie think. And an immortal demon with the power to take over the world. The first in a new graphic novel series from indie comic stars Magdalene Visaggio and Jenn St-Onge is a coming-of-age story about the transformative power of friendship.
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