Calamity Jack is another graphic novel by the husband and wife team—Dean and Shannon Hale, and the illustrator is Nathan Hale (no relation). It came out January 5th, 2010 from Bloomsbury Publishing.

Jack thinks of himself as a criminal mastermind with an unfortunate amount of bad luck. A schemer, a trickster …maybe even a thief? But, of course, he’s not out for himself he’s trying to take the burden off his hardworking mum’s shoulders. She’d understand, right? He hopes she might even be proud. Then, one day, Jack chooses a target a little more …’giant’ than the usual, and as one little bean turns into a great big building-destroying beanstalk, his troubles really begin. But with help from Rapunzel and other eccentric friends, Jack just might out-swindle the evil giants and put his beloved city back in the hands of the people who live there …whilst catapulting them and the reader into another fantastical adventure.

I was so excited to read more about Jack and Rapunzel as Book 1, Rapunzel’s Revenge, was adorable and this book was no different! I’m not usually a fan of graphic novels, but I really enjoyed this one. It is jam packed with action, witty dialgoue and humor.

Calamity Jack had a great plot! It keeps you interested the entire time! You have Jack and Rapunzel off on more adventures, only this time they recruit some new help! The one thing I would’ve liked to see revisited a bit more was Jack and Rapunzel’s friendship. You see it building much more in Rapunzel’s Revenge, and I would’ve love to see a bit more of it in Calamity Jack. I felt as if the connection between them wasn’t as apparant.

I absolutely love the pictures in Calamity Jack! The cover is gorgeous, and the drawings are just plain awesome! Calamity Jack is a great entertaining read that doesn’t take a long time to read. It’s cute, has action, and has pictures you could stare at all day!

Our featured authors/illustrator have really cool websites that I hope you’ll take a few minutes to check out. Just look at the addresses and know that you are in for a treat!

Shannon’s: http://www.squeetus.com/stage/main.html

Dean’s: http://www.dreadcrumbs.com/

Nathan’s: http://spacestationnathan.blogspot.com/

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