Nightmare in Savannah

by Lela Gwenn, Rowan MacColl (Illustrator), Micah Myers (Letterer)

Overview

High school student Alexa Bowman moved to Savannah, Georgia to get away from her old life. Too bad her past is a Google search away and her family’s criminal past quickly made her an outcast. From tormenting cheerleaders to dreamy football players, Alexa can’t keep up, especially when Fae, Skye, and Chloe take her into their group of outsiders. But after a night in the woods, a power has awakened within them, a power that’s equal parts magical and terrifying. But there are no coincidences in Savannah, and once they find out how to control their powers the town is in for a rude awakening.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781952303265
Publisher:	Mad Cave Studios
Publication date:	11/10/2021
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	1,016,210
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	13 - 16 Years

About the Author

Lela Gwenn has written Hellraiser Bestiary #4 (BOOM!), Where We Live (Image), All We Ever Wanted (Wave Blue World), Bad Luck Chuck (Dark Horse). She's a proud social justice warrior, and the town weirdo in her rural community. She's currently in school despite being way too old, but she loves it.

Rowan MacColl is a comic artist who was born and raised in the New England fog. She loves her ink, her spooky folktales, and, of course, her four black cats.

Micah Myers has lettered stories and books for DC Comics, Image, Dark Horse, IDW, Mad Cave, Webtoon, Devil’s Due, Heavy Metal, Aspen, Starburns, Scout, Darby Pop, and many others. He has worked on comics with Steve Orlando, Matthew Erman, Magdalene Visaggio, Michael Avon Oeming, Mark Bertolini, Joe Corallo, Shane Berryhill, Cullen Bunn, Josh Blaylock, JT Krul, Chris Sebela, Curt Pires, and many more.

Editorial Reviews

An intriguing premise” — Kirkus

From the Publisher

2021-09-15
Beware of fairies. Or risk facing perilous consequences.

Fairies are menacing, petty, and vengeful beings who abduct human children and replace them with changelings who become dangerous as they grow. Alexa Bowman moves to Savannah from Chicago to live with her grandfather and finish high school. After they discover her parents’ criminal history, Alexa is mocked by some new classmates, but she is soon befriended by three other girls—Fae, Chloe, and Skye. A night out with her three new friends brings about mysterious physical and emotional changes for Alexa, and life in Savannah continues to get stranger and more menacing as time goes on. Can she discover the source of all this weirdness and put an end to it? Gwenn’s concept is interesting, but the execution falls short: Frantic pacing makes storylines seem disjointed in a way that prevents immersion in Alexa’s world, and abrupt scene changes in panels reflect the story’s lack of cohesion. The illustrations, primarily black-and-white art enhanced by a color palette of predominantly lilac and mulberry hues in both muted and high-contrast segments, suit the mystifying, eerie vibes of the book. Alexa is Black; there is ethnic diversity in the supporting cast.

An intriguing premise in need of polishing and tighter pacing. (Graphic fantasy. 13-16)

Kirkus Reviews