Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo Book 1: The Road to Epoli by Ben Costa and James Parks

Title: Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Good, Book 1: The Road to Epoli

Authors: Ben Costa and James Parks

At first glance, the cover art of this graphic novel could lead you to believe that it is meant for children. It is actually intended for teens, and once you dive into the book you can see this through the art that might be too scary for young children, and the plot that may be too deep for young children to understand. There are also a couple of things brought up that are inappropriate for children.

Rickety Stitch is a singing, and lute playing, skeleton with a soul, an unexpected creation no doubt. An unusual song that he cannot fully remember haunts his dreams, giving him little clues as to who he may have been in life. This is a soul-searching story of some depth about this skeleton trying to find out who he is and who he once was. Along for the ride is his friend that only he can understand, the Gelatinous Goo. This fun quest story changes up the traditional fantasy stories, with the skeleton being the hero, now setting off on his own quest, having previously worked in a dungeon that the traditional hero might traipse through.

The art is beautiful, the songs are great. Some of the jokes are juvenile, but it is meant for teens, so that is forgivable. If teens can get past the initial thought that the cover art seems a little too young, I think they will enjoy this grand adventure series.

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