Mark London Williams, author of the Danger Boy time-travel series, had some nice things to say about Dwight MacPherson’s and my graphic novel Kid Houdini and the Silver-Dollar Misfits.

“Not everyone in a graphic novel has to have cape. There have been some terrific, recently published adventures as well: Into the Volcano, by Don Wood, kind of an updating of Danger Island for new readers, as kids head to Hawaii to visit mysteriously lost relatives, only to find themselves taken literally into a roiling volcano, that’s about to blow; Rapunzel’s Revenge is a fun, old west spin on the Rapunzel tale, as the titular heroine slings her long hair like a bullwhip, when encountering baddies; and Kid Houdini and the Silver Dollar Misfits is kid-friendly while offering enough gothic elements — magic, children orphaned to a dark carnival — that it will get your reader ready for when she does finally read some Alan Moore. Or Neil Gaiman.

“Which will be soon. In Middle School. 

“In the ‘adventure’ category, we reviewed both Rapunzel’s Revenge and Into the Volcano previously in this space. Kid Houdini is a new entry here, published by Viper Comics. It’s just creepy enough — in reimagining the great illusionist’s childhood — to serve as a ‘gateway’ comic to those older, darker — inevitable — titles.”

You can read more of Mr. William’s reviews on his Nexus Graphica site.

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