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The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner (9781534431454)
For more middle grade supernatiral-ish comics, check out Fake Blood by Whitney Gardner, Ghosts by Raina Telgemeir, and Kodansha s Interviews with Monster Girls series. With that revelation, Moth s adventure truly begins an adventure that spans centuries, generations, and even worlds as she unravels the legacy at the heart of her life.
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Comic Review: The Okay Witch
Thirteen-year-old Moth Hush loves all things witchy. But she’s about to discover that witches aren’t just the stuff of movies, books, and spooky stories. When some eighth-grade bullies try to ruin her Halloween, something really strange happens. It turns out that Founder’s Bluff, Massachusetts, has a centuries-old history of witch drama. And, surprise: Moth’s family is at the center of it all! When Moth’s new powers show up, things get totally out-of-control. She meets a talking cat, falls into an enchanted diary, and unlocks a hidden witch world. Secrets surface from generations past as Moth unravels the complicated legacy at the heart of her town, her family, and herself.”
-Goodreads
This is a solid debut for Steinkellner. The fun plot and loveable moments and characters make this fall squarely in the middle grade designation for me. There’s the right balance between drama, reality, and humor.
Moth is tremendously likeable, and walks the line between petulance and righteousness very well. Her relationship with her mother is fairly realistic, and her mother’s personality is best described as “the mom-version of Dad jokes”. I enjoyed getting to know the Hush family and their history.
The Okay Witch does an excellent job of deconstructing history and invites readers to question the perspectives that their textbooks might be coming from – especially when it comes to marginalized groups and their history. Steinkellner does an excellent job of showing this, rather than proselytizing about the woes of Kids These Days.
There were only two things that I disliked about this graphic novel: the climax, and other’s people’s comments on Moth’s friendship with Charlie. You can probably see where I’m going with the last one… I really disliked that this comic pushed the sad and worn out hetero normative idea that girls can’t be friends with boys without romance. And that it was the LGBT sidekick character perpetuating it no less. Let’s stop that now please. The climax felt a little disconnected from the rest of the book, not just in terms of action, but in terms of the magic system that’s been established already.
My other point of concern is that, while I loved having a POC as the protagonist, this was written by a white woman. Please don’t get me wrong, I’m happy this book exists, but there didn’t appear to be much other thought given to that aspect of Moth and her family’s identity, and it came across as a bit Ambiguously Brown rather than true representation. Especially since the magic, goddesses, and other pagan things mentioned were Eurocentric in nature.
The art is a highlight for me. Steinkellner uses lots of bold colors and keeps a cohesive color scheme for each setting. I especially liked the body shape diversity, as well as art style diversity when it came to exploring the witch world. Her style when it came to mouths was a little off putting since I’m so reliant on reading whole faces or eye brows when it comes to comics, but it added a great touch of artistic flair which also emphasized that all teens are a little akward with their bodies. Steinkellner didn’t limit Moth’s faces or poses to those that were aesthetically pleasing, which made her all the more likable to me.
I still liked this graphic novel a lot, despite my concerns, and I cared about the characters by the end. I think Steinkellner has left herself open for the possibility of a sequel, but this could be a standalone. For more middle grade supernatiral-ish comics, check out Fake Blood by Whitney Gardner, Ghosts by Raina Telgemeir, and Kodansha’s Interviews with Monster Girls series.
Reviewed from copy provided by Aladdin.
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Reviews for "Animal Magic Eyeshadow Palette: Achieving the Perfect Smoky Eye"
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