![]() ![]() Their hopes rest in a magic amulet that seems to be working in the interest of the children "until it suddenly isn't. ![]() There is little hope in his dark world as Kibuishi removes Emily and Navin's frame of safety. There is the strong, young, heroine cute, furry, sidekicks scary monsters "all extraordinary components, but pieced together in a patchwork manner. With stellar artwork, imaginative character design, moody color and consistent pacing, this first volume's weakness lies in its largely disjointed storytelling. Emily and Navin are lost children, literally lost in a dark, new world and struggling to save their mother, who has been kidnapped by a drooling, tentacled beast. Almost too clever and poignant, Amulet is, on the surface, about navigating the murky waters of adolescence and, beneath that, an exploration of abandonment and survival. ![]()
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