Okay, so it’s a little too warm to be hiding under the covers, but that chill up your spine is sure to be welcome as the weather gears up for another season of warmth and sunshine!
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Bookish Goods
Uzumaki Junji Ito Inspired Bracelet by PrettyPossumTreasure
This lovely accessory evokes the unnerving imagery and black-and-white art that make Ito’s work so memorable. $12
New Releases
Next Stop by Debbie Fong
After her brother’s death and her family’s move to a new town, Pia is really struggling. She puts all of her hopes on a road trip that ends at a special lake that supposedly has mystic powers. Maybe the lake can solve Pia’s problems…or maybe the trip itself, and the friend she travels with, hold the true answers.
The Curie Society: Eris Eternal by Heather Einhorn, Adam Staffaroni, Anne Toole, and Sonia Liao
Picking up where The Curie Society left off, Eris Eternal follows a group of young female science geeks as they travel to France to find out who has poisoned a brilliant scientist. Can they stop the culprit and make science more accessible for everyone?
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Riot Recommendations
Today’s Riot Rec theme is: horror! Why wait for October when you can read these terrifying comics right now?
Specs by David M. Booher and Chris Shehan
This one is for all the kids who ever read a comic and were tempted by the ads for ridiculous, cheap gimmicks. When bullied loners Ted and Kenny find a pair of x-ray specs that contain real magic, they are, of course, excited — and quickly tempted to use their newfound power in all the wrong ways.
Two Graves Volume One by Genevieve Valentine, Annie Wu, and Ming Doyle
Death is supposed to escort souls from the land of the living to the realm of the dead. And yet, when it comes to Emilia’s soul, he can’t seem to let her go. And so the two embark on a treacherous road trip that will have momentous consequences for everyone involved.
Look, here is my dog Poppy to protect you from all the scary horror comics! Assuming she doesn’t run to hide behind my legs instead…
~Eileen