Bumperboy's Adventures Are Fun for Kids and Adults
by mariah
It's tricky to create a comic for all ages. Balancing complexity with creativity and delight is a tall order for any creator. Bumberboy and the Loud, Loud Mountain by Debbie Huey manages this feat with aplomb, with charming art, characters and plot that are simple enough for young readers, but creative and unexpected enough to hold adult readers' interest.
This charming graphic novel follows the adventures of Bumberboy and his dog Bumperpup as they "borp" through portals from place to place. They discover a secret “borp-hole” and stumble upon an expressive-but-lonely mountain. Before they know it, they’re unraveling a much larger mystery involving special trees, a nefarious villain and creatures that communicate only in "pictionese."
Though this is the second installment in the Bumberboy series, anyone can start in with this comic and not feel as if they have missed out. Fans of Owly who are looking for something a bit more quirky, or kids ages 4-8 and their parents in search of comics to read together, may have found a treasure in this edition of Bumperboy and Bumperpup's adventures.
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