1: Roll for Initiative by Jasmine Walls and Dozerdraws (June 22, 2022) Librarians can also hand this to readers who enjoyed the seaside setting of The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag and Tidesong by Wendy Xu. Mamo is perfect for readers who love witchy graphic novels such as Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker, Crumbs by Danie Stirling, and Witchy by Ariel Ries.
Orla’s internal struggle over her own future is something that teens will definitely relate to.įans of Studio Ghibli movies like Kiki’s Delivery Service or Howl’s Moving Castle will enjoy this story’s magical qualities and art. The relationship between Orla and Jo as they work together grows in a slow and beautiful way that teens will love. Sas Milledge effectively evokes the magic of this world in each panel with natural imagery. The art is beautiful and whimsical with cottagecore vibes. Mamo is a lovely LGBTQ+ coming of age story that tackles the struggle of pursuing your dreams. Mamo was the witch of Haresden, and now Jo and Orla must bury her bones correctly in order to save the town. Orla has returned to Haresden because of the death of her grandmother, Mamo. Magic has gone out of control, Jo’s mom is cursed, and the whole town is suffering. Sas Milledge (The Lost Carnival: A Dick Grayson Graphic Novel) debuts her first original series perfect for fans of The Last Witch and Sabrina The Teenage Witch that answers the question of how we all reconcile our responsibilities with our dreams for our own future.Mamo is a magical story in which Jo seeks out the help of a witch named Orla to help her seaside village of Haresden. Can the two girls work together to save the town? Now, Orla and Jo will both be pulled into worlds they never wanted to be part of. Without Mamo managing magical relationships between the townsfolk and the fae, the seas are impossible to fish, the crops have soured… and Jo Manalo's attic has been taken over by a poltergeist!
Orla, the youngest in a long line of hedge witches, finds herself pulled back to her hometown after the death of her grandmother – Mamo. Check out a preview of Mamo #1 below.īOOM! Studios is proud to showcase the incredible artistic vision of Sas Milledge!Ĭan Orla O'Reilly embrace her destiny in order to bridge the divide between humanity and the faerie world? The five-issue series will be published by BOOM!'s BOOM! Box imprint. Mamo debuts on Wednesday from explosive publisher BOOM! Studios, the first original series by Australian artist Sas Milledge, who may be best known for her work on the DC Young Adult graphic novel, The Lost Carnival: A Dick Grayson Graphic Novel.
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