ZANADU RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 4/25/12

PTERODACTYL HUNTERS IN THE GILDED CITY

(W/A) Brandon Leach

Winner of the Xeric Award in 2010 and included in Houghton Mifflin's Best American Comics of 2011, The Pterodactyl Hunters (in the Gilded City) tells the story of Eamon and Declan Sullivan, young members of New York City's Pterodactyl Patrol, a municipal organization protecting the city from the menacing pterodactyls that plague its evening hours. As the New York City of 1904 moves into the modern era, only a few vicious pterosaurs remain. While Eamon makes headlines eradicating the final beasts, young Declan faces a future without the pterodactyl infestation, and without his anticipated role in a new generation of Pterodactyl Hunters.

If you have never checked out any Xeric Award winning comics, you might want to start, as some of the past winners include Farel Dalrymple, Jordan Crane, Jason Shiga, and Derek Kirk Kim. If this book reads even half as good as it looks, I'll have to add it to my "Why aren't people buying this book?" list. Also, kudos to Leach for having a character named Declan. recommended by erin.