Nimona

A surreal graphic novel that I went into with absolutely no clue what to expect (I just wanted to read it before watching the film with my daughter) and was blown away.

What does it mean to be a hero or a villain? Where does a sidekick end and a supervillain begin? Is friendship more important than winning?

And dragons, monsters, fighting, evil plans, cute cat, science, more fighting, dinosaurs, love ...?

This began as a web comic and grew an audience there. This version has some bonus content: sketches showing the evolution of the characters and Christmas mini-stories.

The artwork is individual, beautiful and horrifying at times. At first I found it simplistic but I wasn't being fair and now the intricacies of the beautifully drawn characters stay with me. The story, also, has depth and complexities that deserves pondering over and probably returning to.

Another graphic novel read on my phone that I'll be seeking out in print as I feel I've not (literally) got the full picture in this format.