Overview
Electric Girl Volume 2 is a fun-filled collection of stories of the decidedly all-ages comic book, Electric Girl.If having electrical powers doesn't complicate a young girl's life as it is, add an invisible trouble-making gremlin into the mix and then things will get very interesting. Electric Girl stars Virginia (the young girl who happens to have the electrical powers), her dog Blammo, and her invisible friend, the gremlin Oogleeoog, and chronicles their various misadventures through life.
This volume collects the stories from issues 5 through 8 of the Electric Girl comic book by Eisner-nominated cartoonist Mike Brennan.
Synopsis
Having electrical powers isn't such a problem in a young girl's life, but add an invisible trouble-making gremlin into the mix and then things get very interesting. This volume collects the stories from the second four issues of the Electric Girl comic book by Eisner-nominated cartoonist Mike Brennan. Included are color reproductions of the covers, plus special, never-before-seen bonus material.
Library Journal
This is writer/artist Brennan's second collection of comic-book stories involving Virginia, a teen endowed with electrical powers who has a mild invisible gremlin on her back. The gremlin sometimes prods Virginia to higher levels of achievement but generally does not. The basic story line revolves around Virginia's attempts to minimize the impact of the gremlin in her life, while the electrical powers serve as a subplot. The book parodies the conventions of superhero comics and comic-book culture (in one installment, Virginia and a friend attend a comic-book convention, where Virginia has her photo taken with "Electric Girl") while scratching the surface of some of the difficulties that teens often experience. The black-and-white drawings serviceably move the story along. Brennan has created a cute package that is most appropriate for YA readers. Purchase where demand warrants. Stephen Weiner, Maynard P.L., MA Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.