We just added two volumes of Bandette to the Graphic Novel and Manga section of the library.
I read Bandette Volume One: Presto! this weekend, and I had to write a blog post to recommend this gem of a graphic novel.
1. I loved all the characters! The title character Bandette is a feisty thief who has been compared to both Nancy Drew and Robin Hood. Like Robin Hood, she steals from the rich and redistributes to those who deserve it. Like Nancy Drew, she appears to be part detective. Neither Nancy Drew nor Robin Hood work alone. Bandette has a band of urchins who help her. Not sea urchins! But the other use of the word urchin!
I read Bandette Volume One: Presto! this weekend, and I had to write a blog post to recommend this gem of a graphic novel.
1. I loved all the characters! The title character Bandette is a feisty thief who has been compared to both Nancy Drew and Robin Hood. Like Robin Hood, she steals from the rich and redistributes to those who deserve it. Like Nancy Drew, she appears to be part detective. Neither Nancy Drew nor Robin Hood work alone. Bandette has a band of urchins who help her. Not sea urchins! But the other use of the word urchin!
2. I loved the dialogue. All the characters are terribly witty. Bandette is exceptionally so. She is rivaled by her archrival, Monsieur who is pictured below in black. Here they have to put aside their differences in order to fight the super villainous group Finish and its leader Absinthe!
3. I loved the setting! Who doesn't like Paris? There is a great scene in Paris's famous cemetery called Père Lachaise.
This is a super quick read that is sure to charm and delight. We have two volumes on this comic currently available. Come check it out!