CRYSTAL CADETS

by Anne Toole, illo. by Katie O’Neill
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
SRP: $12.99
Age Range: Middle Grade (8-12)
Publisher: Roar Comics (an imprint of Lion Forge Comics)
Distributor: IDW Publishing / Diamond Book Distributors
Pub Date: December 29, 2015
ISBN: 978-1-63140-431-3
Item Code: OCT150478

What kid doesn’t dream of finding out they’re secretly destined to greatness, with hidden powers passed down through the generations to their adventure-seeking hands? In Crystal Cadets, the new magical girl series from Roar Comics, we meet six young heroes who find their true calling to save the world, but this time they come from all walks of life to form the most relatable and diverse cast in the genre.

First up is adopted Zoe, who has always felt out of place. That is, until she finds a mysterious diamond left to her by her birth mother. Zoe soon realizes it’s no ordinary gem; it grants her powers of light and she’s not the only one. Her discovery creates a disturbance in the force (so to speak), and she soon finds new friends Jasmine, Gwen, Olivia, Liz, and Milena who come together to form the Crystal Cadets! Reading like an action-packed, modern love letter to Sailor Moon, Crystal Cadets invites girls from all over the world to join this team of power-packed teens as they take on the malevolent evil known only as The Darkness.

The charming, Studio Ghibli-esque adventure comes to us from writer Anne Toole and Tumblr superstar artist Katie O’Neill. Recalling both the fun of ‘80s Saturday morning cartoons and the thrill of the first manga explosion, Toole and O’Neill have updated all of that questing magic for today’s eager young readers.