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nothing else, Bryan Lee OMalleys manic “Scott Pilgrim” series proved that video games and comics are a natural pair, like peanut butter and jelly or Han and Leia.
Now, like an overcaffeinated younger sister, comes Izzy, the star of Sarah Graleys charming and irreverent YA graphic novel, “Glitch, ” Bright, candycoated fun, the book sneakily delves into the issues of what it takes to maintain friendships in the face of personal priorities, but its such a hoot that you barely notice that youre being taught.
In a catalog already stuffed with winners, “Glitch” is a standout comic from Scholastic,

Izzy and her best friend, Eric shes a girl but has a “boys name”, . . theres A LOT of quirky, superinclusive touches like that are obsessed with video games, The inseparable friends are overthemoon excited to have a weekend together to play their latest game but, when Izzy tries the game early without Eric, shes sucked into the world of Dungeon City where she meets a robot named Rae who proclaims her to be the mythical savior of the realm who is destined to beat the Big Boss.
As Izzy gets deeper and deeper into her quest, she forsakes her schoolwork, family, and most importantly her best friend, creating tensions in both her digital and real lives.
As I mentioned before, anyone who liked “Scott Pilgrim” will like “Glitch, ” It has the same dry scattershot humor, pop culture fixations, and lively energy, “Glitch,” however, leans a little more into Cartoon Networky territory than “Scott Pilgrim,” which wore its mangastyle heart on its sleeve this isnt a surprise, though, considering that Graley in addition to her lovely autobio comic, “Our Super Adventure” also does a “Rick amp Morty” spinoff comic series.
Its definitely its own thing, though, Graley does an amazing job of worldbuilding with Dungeon City and its so refreshing to read two fullyrealized, nonboycrazy female characters.
Front to back, “Glitch” is a rollicking good read,

Like a piece of hard candy, “Glitch” is sweet and tart, Sweet with its depiction of two best friends trying to navigate their changing relationship and tart with its humor, Its almost a disservice to keep comparing it to “Scott Pilgrim” because its so unique despite mining the same territory, Regardless, its an easy reference point and Ill say this: I liked “Glitch” more than “Scott Pilgrim” and I really liked “Scott Pilgrim”.
A plucky video game obsessed girl, Izzy, is captured literally by a new game that she promised her friend Eric pronouns she/her shed wait to play with her.
In the game, Izzy is befriended by the robot Rae pronouns they/their and together, they begin the quest to defeat the bad guys.
Actual time passes when Izzy is in the game, so she is continually late to school, sleeps in class, and alienates Eric and her parents who just shrug off the fact that she locks herself in her room every night and doesnt eat.
Eventually Izzy confesses to Eric, and they join forces to beat the unexpected sort of big boss, The genderfluidity is subtle, possibly so subtle that some readers will be confused, But brownskinned, eyelinerwearing masculine Eric is also a welcome unique character for MG GNs, Likely to be aScholastic book fair favorite, Readers who also game will enjoy the realistic quest game action,.
liked the art plot was a little childish tho Cute and bold, and full of excitement, . . worth reading this middle grade graphic novel! Cute gamer fun for kids, teens and adults of all ages, Glitch tells a simple and silly story of friendship in the geekiest way possible, Bad decisions have consequences, lies never stay hidden, friendship pwns all, Graphic novels, Sarah Graley and video games A winning combination, indeed!

Plus, it is a really quick read, Easy to devour inorsittings,.stars. Super fun nod to video gaming and friendship! Super fun, energetic and definitely reminded me why I like being a gamer.
Bonus my niece currentlyrecommended this to me with the highest praise, She assured me, with page specific details, why I would really enjoy it,

Including the fact that the villain was whoops! Don't want to ruin that!

The friendship between Eric and Izzy was the backbone here, giving us a good glimpse of their dynamic and why it works so well.


Rae, the robonerd Izzy meets in the

game, is a bit lecturey at first they're definitely expositiony, but is committed to the Questing.


Several well known adventure game or fantasy tropes are played with, sometimes really well the whole "chosen one" aspect for instance and sometimes less the Big Bad reveal felt a bit too convenient.


Overall a very good rec from my niece and an excellent graphic novel to give to kids intrigued by the concept.
Glitch is brought to you by the same artist/author as the Kim Reaper series, It both reads and looks like that series, the only difference is the story line, This is part of the Scholastic Graphix imprint, Izzy is obsessed with video games, And her best friend Eric pronouns she/her is a gaming master, They have both been eagerly await a big game drop, Izzy promises Eric that she will not play the game until the two have their super video gaming sleepover, Izzy lied. It was like candy, to tempting not to partake, This video game is special, It pulls the player into the game, Bad guys await around every corner, The adult in me sees the “evil/power of video games on young users” message, but I think for many kids that will go right over their heads.
Younger audience will get involved in the friendship story, the colorful artwork, and the is they, is they not the good guy story twists.
Super cute! Might be a fun companion to Warcross, : This book was ADORABLE. The perfect light and fun read, Plus Jasper the cat is EVERYTHING, Mixed feelings about this one,

cute art style and a very light hearted middle grade, but nothing ground breaking, its pretty much what youd expect from it and there was nothing really surprising, the characters were only semilikable, which is probably the biggest reason i didnt enjoy it as much as i couldve since i did like the premise of it.

however, i can see how this could be something for younger people, especially if you are into video games, A very cute graphic novel where, for once, someone isnt trapped in a RPG! All the tropes would be quite familiar to anyone whos played MMORPGs or watched/read series on a similar subject, but this was light hearted and silly.
The resolution came about a bit too quickly and it was hard to believe that your best friend would take that long to confront you.
. . but otherwise it was a fun read,

Not the biggest fan of this drawing style, although it seems to be becoming quite popular lately, Nothing earthshattering or super original, but at least it's one more tool in the "I read all of Raina Telgemeier so find me something similar now or I'll burn this library down" kit.
This graphic novel has absolutely terrible characterization, Even though I was willing to give an enteravideogame adventure a chance, I could not suspend disbelief, because the character's real life and video game life were both full of inconsistencies, strange behavior, and random, plotserving choices that made no sense.
The weirdest and most unbelievable part is the climax, where the character and her friend stand around bantering while the villain stands by, waiting for them to be done.
This happens multiple times. The pacing and characterization in this book are terrible, and it was so unrealistic and unbelievable that I wish I hadn't spent twenty minutes on it, even though I skimmed really quickly.
Not a fan. The internal logic was so screwy, I couldn't get into the story, There was just no mechanism for Izzy to be pulled into the game, Magic is never mentioned it's the "code" that makes everything that happens in the book possible, At the end of the book, Eric asks, "Are we the only people that have entered the game, though How did this happen How does any of this make sense" I would have enjoyed this a LOT more if I could have had answers to those questions as well.
I had no idea what to think at the beginning but really loved this story of video game obsession, girl power and BFFs.
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This was a silly book about friendships, video games, making choices that have consequences and growing up just a little.
The art here works really well for the story being told and I appreciated that poor life choices were reflected as hurting friendships and relationships around us.
There was some nice subtle work being done for parents here, Adorable art, fun colors, but the story wrapped up too quickly, Still super cute, and I think parents will appreciate the parallels to video game addiction,.My thoughts Brilliantly written and illustrated, All of my older kids love video games and this book is right up their alley, Ive read a few books that have a similar premise, but not a graphic novel like this, I really enjoyed being drawn into the author and the writers created world,

There is so much that I can say about this book, The main thing is that it is spot on about how my children like to act when they get overly involved in playing a video game.
However, in their case it doesnt matter if it is new or not,

Izzy and her friend Eric have been waiting for the release of a new game called Dungeon City, Izzy promises her friend Eric that she isnt going to play the game until the weekend, She isnt able to keep the promise, She ends with more issues then she bargained for once she starts playing the video game,

This book is great for any child that loves video games, It is also a great book that I think even the most reluctant of readers will be able to enjoy, I have come to love graphic novels almost as much as my older children and I cannot wait to start introducing them to the babies when they are old enough! it great! It was awkward.
It was real. It was fake.
This books is made for gaming kids and it shows them a rediculous rendition of what would happen if they became a part of their favorite RPG.
It shows what happens with relationships between friends and strangers you meet 'online', I am not a gamer myself and I enjoyed this,
Let's not forget the artwork was pretty great,
I was laughing the entire time I was reading!,