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The Examiner Examines Emily's 13th Hour Trade Paperback

The Examiner Examines Emily's 13th Hour Trade Paperback!
This trade paperback collects a four issue run into a single graphic novel that serves, near as I can tell, as essentially the origin story for Emily. Even the back cover asks: "we all know Emily the Strange is the world's weirdest thirteen-year-old, but do you have any idea how that came to be?"  The 13th Hour begins on Emily's 13thbirthday, a day of a solar eclipse, a day when a strange gift is sent by an aunt neither Emily or her mom have never met. Written by Rob Reger, and interestingly drawn my Buzz Parker (who demonstrates a wild graphic sense) this tale is told in four parts. And let me be very clear about this, Emily lives up to her title.

Continue reading on Examiner.com: 
Emily The Strange: 13th Hour - National graphic novel | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/graphic-novel-in-national/emily-the-strange-13th-hour-review#ixzz1M9p8r5su