The Night Riders
by Maria PopovaA charming and unexpected adventure story by one of today’s most extraordinary young comic artists.
Much has been written about what makes a great children’s book, but at the end of the day, it’s like porn — you know it when you see it. That’s precisely what The Night Riders (UK; public library), the picture-book debut of comic artist Matt Furie, presents — the whimsical, imaginative story of a night frog and a mouse, who encounter a cast of wild and colorful characters on a dirt bike adventure.
Images via 50 Watts
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