by Ben Hatke, 187 pages When Zita's curiosity about a mysterious gadget with a red button gets her friend Joseph sucked into another world, she only frets a few moments before she bravely dives in after him.
Sweet and funny and even a little moving, Zita's rescue mission is filled with danger, interesting characters, fun dialogue, and a handful of unpredictable twists. The odd assortment of characters (humans, aliens, robots, giant mice, pipe cleaners [hairy, Henson-esque beings that live in the pipes and compulsively pop out to do repairs whenever they hear a leak--hee!]) with individual personalities is particularly refreshing. There are a few issues of panel continuity (e.g., she's got the gadget in her hand, then she doesn't, then she does again), but kids aren't likely to be too bothered by them when there's so much other fun stuff to latch onto.
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