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Review: Scurry

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By Mac Smith
Portland, OR: Image Comics, Inc. 2023. Comic. 329 pages.

In a post-apocalyptic world where a strange winter lingers and the humans have all disappeared, a colony of house mice struggle to survive.  Predators lurk around every corner, food is nowhere to be found, and traitors are in their midst.  The mice must defy all odds to keep hope, and themselves, alive. 

Wow, I loved this graphic novel!  The illustrations were top notch and really enhanced the story.  You can't help but to root for the tiny intrepid heroes, Pict and Wix, along with a stellar cast of helpful sidekicks.  The bad guys are equally outstanding, albeit in a bad guy way.  Legitimately scary, sometimes complicated, and devious to boot makes for some compelling storytelling and awesome character development.  If you have readers that are a bit squeamish or easily scared, I'd skip this one for now since death is definitely part of this book and stakes are high (the illustrations are also occasionally intense.)  For everyone else, I highly recommend this and dub it my current favorite graphic novel of the year.   

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