Comics Squad #3

Edited by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm — the creators of Babymouse and Lunch Lady — Comics Squad: Detention! brings together a stellar roster of contributors including Ben Hatke, George O'Connor, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Matt Phelan, Victoria Jamieson, Lark Pien, Rafael Rosado, Jorge Aguirre, and more. The cover bursts with panels of kid characters in all kinds of delightful trouble: a ghost lugging a backpack, a shrieking student clutching a detention slip, a girl wielding a giant paintbrush, a kid leaping mid-air, two friends sharing a laugh, a tiny figure triumphant atop a mountain, and a brooding boy sizing up someone just out of frame. With so many beloved 2017 middle-grade comics voices packed into one anthology, this is a genuinely joyful celebration of sequential art at its most kid-friendly and inventive.