Bad Machinery Vol. 5: The Case of the Fire Inside

by John Allison

Overview

The new year brings the all the joys and near-drownings of young love in THE CASE OF THE FIRE INSIDE, the latest volume of BAD MACHINERY! Sonny meets a mysterious new girl who seems to have climbed out of the sea itself, while Mildred falls for the bad boy of Saturday detention. But can either of them succeed in the face of jealous exes, overprotective fathers, and the persistent tide of DESTINY?What is a "selkie"? Is a Morton's toe fatal? And can Dark Rotuss truly save the galaxy?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620102985
Publisher:	Oni Press
Publication date:	05/04/2016
Series:	Bad Machinery Series , #5
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	29 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Born in a hidden village deep within the British Alps, John Allison came into this world a respectable baby with style and taste. Having been exposed to American comics at an early age, he spent decades honing his keen mind and his massive body in order to burn out this colonial cultural infection. One of the longest continuously publishing independent web-based cartoonists, John has plied his trade since the late nineties moving from Bobbins to Scary Go Round to Bad Machinery, developing the deeply weird world of Tackleford long after many of his fellow artists were ground into dust and bones by Time Itself. He has only once shed a single tear, but you only meet Sergio Aragonés for the first time once. John resides in Letchworth Garden City, England, and is known to his fellow villagers only as He Who Has Conquered.

Editorial Reviews

BOOKLIST — While Mildred struggles with her feelings for Lee, a bad boy she met in detention, Sonny is intrigued by the mysterious new girl in school, despite his reluctance to move fully into adolescence. Mildred's troubles are compounded by Lee's still-current girlfriend, from whom he is unable to break away, and by Mildred's friends,
Lottie and Shauna, who are full of unhelpful advice. Meanwhile, the usual problems of school and family cause their own stresses for the teens. As in the other volumes of the popular webcomic series, Allison seamlessly blends realistic teenagers, full of both silliness and angst, and fantastic events, in this case, Sonny's crush, which has a strange connection to both a fur pelt
Lottie found on the seashore and a weird, hairy man who has been seen in town.
Allison's bright colors perfectly highlight his expressive art, with each character having his or her distinct personality. The result is a charmingly odd story that will appeal to both teens and adults.

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