KITTY QUEST

On the Islands of Pawdor monsters haven’t been a problem for years, but that could be changing.

Kitties Perigold and Woolfrik are just starting out as monster hunters, and things are kind of slow. A little old lady’s monster-in-the-cellar problem seems a perfect first quest, however—her house is pretty creepy and full of some questionable objects. They venture into her dark cellar, but, alas, the monster turns out to be a faulty pipe. They fix it, and she insists on paying for the service with a giant pink gem. At the broccito stand (a portmanteau for a broccoli-filled burrito) they not only find out the gem is worthless, but they accidentally step on a broccito belonging to the evil, mustachioed kitty Dagzobad. When Perigold tosses the useless gem away, a tower abruptly sprouts from it, bonking Dagzobad’s pet monster in the kisser. Then the ghost of Earl Mortimore rises to tell them the history of Kitquaroo, an ancient kitty monster slayer. It seems their adventures are just beginning; can they revive the Guild of Kitquaroo? (And is it really necessary?) Corbett’s graphic-novel debut, a series opener, will entertain fans of Dog Man and Zita the Spacegirl. Bright cartoon panels full of slapstick and sarcasm (with a soupçon of gross) zip across the pages like stills from the best Saturday-morning cartoons.

An adventure in giggles for feline fantasy aficionados.