Copyright Date:
2022
Edition Date:
2022
Release Date:
07/19/22
Pages:
1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN:
1-684-15838-9
ISBN 13:
978-1-684-15838-6
Dewey:
Fic
Dimensions:
23 cm
Language:
English
Reviews:
Publishers Weekly
(Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)
Fifteen-year-old Latinx-cued Desideria “Dizzy” Olsen yearns for greatness in this joyful magical girl graphic novel by Fontana (Batman: Overdrive) and Moscote (Juliet Takes a Breath: The Graphic Novel). Even though ballet, soccer, trumpet, and street art don’t immediately prove to be her path toward public adulation, Dizzy is sure she’s destined for big things. When a mystical portal suddenly opens up in her neighborhood and she’s attacked by Negatrixes, shadow creatures that feed off negative energy, enigmatic Latinx-cued Chipper Diaz arrives with life-changing news: the portal chose Dizzy as the next Burb Defender. Decked out in rainbow-hued, magical roller skating gear, Dizzy fights the Negatrixes that threaten her small hometown. Chipper supports Dizzy as she comes into her powers, while searching for her friend, the previous Burb Defender, who mysteriously disappeared. With an art style that harkens back to its anime influences, Moscote pays homage to classics such as Sailor Moon as Dizzy defeats Negatrixes with luminescent, colorful power blasts and grapples with her own self-confidence. Fontana’s buoyant story turns the chosen one trope on its head by depicting a daring protagonist who wants nothing more than to be the hero of everyone’s story. The cast features characters of varying abilities, body types, and skin tones. Ages 13–up. (July)
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Publishers Weekly
(Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)
It’s the ‘Burb Defender vs the Negatrixes in this new graphic novel from New York Times bestselling author Shea Fontana and acclaimed artist Celia Moscote!
Dizzy is a fifteen year old who wants to be the best! The best at what? She hasn't figured that out just yet. When one idea after another fails, she’s ready to even give up roller skating—until the Negatrixes attack! Under the mantle The ‘Burb Defender, Dizzy finally has a chance to be the best, but only with the help of her skating crew: Chippe, Scarlett, Payton, and Av. But first, she’ll need to learn how to use her colorful powers endowed by the Blaster Bracelet, overcome her self-doubt, and the negative Negatrix energy affecting her crew, not to mention her own personal Negatrix… an emerging Chosen One complex! But, will the ‘Burb Defender and her crew be enough to defeat the Mega-Negatrix? Find out with this new graphic novel from New York Times bestselling writer Shea Fontana (Monster High, DC Superhero Girls), artist Celia Moscote (Juliet Takes A Breath), colorist Natalia Nesterenko (League of Legends), and letterer Jim Campbell (Giant Days). Collects Getting Dizzy #1-4.