The Sword of Mali Mani (Bird Boy, #1)

Posted on 02 October 2018 by Anne Szabla

Bird Boy follows the story of Bali, a 10 year old boy, desperate to prove his worth to his Northern tribe, despite his small stature Banned from the ceremony that would make him an adult in the eyes of his people, he takes matters into his own hands To prove that he is capable of taking care of himself, he sets out into the forbidden forest and stumbles upon a legendary weapon Bali fights his way across a dangerous land of gods, men, and beasts to keep the sword of Mali Mani, the savior of the sun, from the hands of the terrifying Rooks. Best Download The Sword of Mali Mani (Bird Boy, #1) [ By ] Anne Szabla [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr I read this for the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge task to read an all ages comic This was rather wonderful and charming, with gorgeous artwork, so a good choiceI wantof this RIGHT NOW Art that combines Northwest Native American and Central American stylistic tradition with hints of Central Asian, Japanese, and even Venetian material culture to illustrate a prototypical return of t... Bird Boy, Volume 1 The Sword of Mali Mani is a book that seems very, very old and in many ways familiar, yet startlingly foreign and fresh The story is simple a young boy wants to prove his worth to his tribe by making his way through th...I read the webcomic Now I have the first collection An unusual world Full of masks That is, all the humans wear them, and all the animals too Bears, owls, wolves you name it, wears a mask.It opens with a very mythic prologue Then we have a hunt where Bali, a small and clumsy boy, is brought on the hunt and told that he was brought to carry, not throw, spears When the hunters go off, he tries throwing a spear at birds It ends with the spear in the forest, which is forbidden He goes in I read the webcomic Now I have the first collection An unusual world Full of masks That is, all the humans wear them, a...This web comic came to my attention because it won the 2017 Eisner Award for Best Web Comic It s the beginning of an all ages tale about a young tribe member yearning to be a contributing part of the whole There s something so engaging and charming about the art that I can t quite put into words Szabla literally draws you into the story with her use of color and perspective There s a charmingly poetic feel to the sequence of the panels, and a kind of tenderness and fragility existing amidst This web comic came to my attention because it won the 2017 Ei...Bird Boy is one that I will be recommending to any kids I can., , , , .Exquisitely beautiful art that will take you away to mythic lands, in the service of a worthy tale I love everything the sense of mystery coupled with the outright bizarre which never ceases to be beautiful the fun and humor which does not distract from the serious story and t...Evocative artwork and a sparse and steadily meted out hold on storytelling make Bird Boy what it is It reminds me of Hellboy crossed with anything made by Team Ico.Fans of either of those will find much to love here.Szabla s illustrations are absolutely wonderful in this first of the series graphic novel I ve read a fair few graphic novels for children recently but this delivers a style and character that is new and exciting The world, although a little like ours, is distinctly not and reminded me a little of Aiken and Miyazaki Although beautiful to look at, I don t quite know how I feel about Szabla s use of cultural icons from North American native people s history possibly to aim and support a white Szabla s illustrations are absolutely w...

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02 October 2018

Anne Szabla