THE GRAPHIC NUT featuring SPILL ZONE and WIRES & NERVE

June 19, 2017     jennzahbooknut     Uncategorized

THE GRAPHIC NUT  featuring SPILL ZONE and WIRES & NERVESpill Zone (The Spill Zone, #1) by Scott Westerfeld, Alex Puvilland
on May 2nd 2017
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Three years ago an event destroyed the small city of Poughkeepsie, forever changing reality within its borders. Uncanny manifestations and lethal dangers now await anyone who enters the Spill Zone.

The Spill claimed Addison's parents and scarred her little sister, Lexa, who hasn t spoken since. Addison provides for her sister by photographing the Zone's twisted attractions on illicit midnight rides. Art collectors pay top dollar for these bizarre images, but getting close enough for the perfect shot can mean death or worse.

When an eccentric collector makes a million-dollar offer, Addison breaks her own hard-learned rules of survival and ventures farther than she has ever dared. Within the Spill Zone, Hell awaits and it seems to be calling Addison's name.

This month marks a new feature here on The Book Nut – THE GRAPHIC NUT! (you’ll have to bear with us….. we are new to graphic novels and are on a learning curve when it comes to reviewing them!)

Today we are featuring two amazing titles from Macmillan – SPILL ZONE by Scott Westerfeld and WIRES AND NERVE by Marissa Meyer!


Writer:
Scott Westerfeld
Artist: Alex Puvilland
Publisher: First Second
Release Date: May 3, 2017

Three years ago an event destroyed the small city of Poughkeepsie, forever changing reality within its borders. Uncanny manifestations and lethal dangers now await anyone who enters the Spill Zone.The Spill claimed Addison’s parents and scarred her little sister, Lexa, who hasn’t spoken since. Addison provides for her sister by photographing the Zone’s twisted attractions on illicit midnight rides. Art collectors pay top dollar for these bizarre images, but getting close enough for the perfect shot can mean death—or worse. When an eccentric collector makes a million-dollar offer, Addison breaks her own hard-learned rules of survival and ventures farther than she has ever dared. Within the Spill Zone, Hell awaits—and it seems to be calling Addison’s name.

What I really enjoyed about SPILL ZONE was the artwork, and the character of Addison. She was gritty, but funny. The story is absorbing and the graphics work seamlessly with the story. I’m excited for the second volume!

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WRITER :  Marissa Meyer
ARTIST : Douglas Holgate
PUBLISHER : Feiwel & Friends
RELEASE DATE : January 31st, 2017

In her first graphic novel, bestselling author Marissa Meyer extends the world of the Lunar Chronicles with a brand-new,action-packed story about Iko, the android with a heart of (mechanized) gold.When rogue packs of wolf-hybrid soldiers threaten the tenuous peace alliance between Earth and Luna, Iko takes it upon herself to hunt down the soldiers’ leader. She is soon working with a handsome royal guard who forces her to question everything she knows about love, loyalty, and her own humanity. With appearances by Cinder, Cress, Scarlet, Winter, and the rest of the Rampion crew, this is a must-have for fans of the bestselling series.

I’m a big fan of THE LUNAR CHRONICLES, and I’m so disappointed it took me so long to read this graphic novel set in the world. I absolutely LOVED that Iko is in the fore-front, as she’s pretty much my favourite character from the series! It was great to see everyone from the series featured in the graphics, to put faces to the characters I’ve loved for so long! (Carswell Thorne, anyone?).  The second volume of this cannot come fast enough!

Did you like this first Graphic Novel feature? Join us next month for another installment! And don’t be afraid to leave a comment to let us know how we’re doing!

 

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