Read it for the mystery and the curious and unique magical world, but read it a second time for the beautiful art. Mamo is a patient, ethereal, and beautiful work for fans of the magic of all sorts. Colors are warm like a brisk, cool day, while interiors are a bit darker in tone, adding to the eerie vibe when the characters eventually reach the protagonist’s house. It helps every child character has rosy cheeks - even adults for that matter - which give them a youthful and unique design aesthetic. The characters themselves are quite young, which gives the book an adventure feel. Nature is all around these characters, and by extension, the magic is too. Milledge blends a simplistic style with well-timed close-ups of animals or a clever curve to the horizon. It helps convey the fact that maybe magical creatures are around us but may not be visible. A good example of this is a scene involving a spoon - we soon learn it’s a trap, but instead of a magical creature, we see insects. In a way, this character and the entire vibe of the book is similar to Studio Ghibli films. There’s a visual theme that reoccurs that helps prove they are magical, but their general look makes them ordinary. They have a cat, which is quite animated, but they wear regular clothes and certainly don’t carry a wand.

It’s also interesting to see how the witch character isn’t conventional in the least. Studios today revealed a first look at MAMO 3, the third oversized issue in the five-issue debut comic book series from acclaimed illustrator and rising star cartoonist Sas Milledge ( The Lost Carnival: A Dick Grayson Graphic Novel ), about a young hedge witch who returns to her hometown after her grandmother’s death, only to find an.

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